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Trap Queen Voxxy

1st July 2012, 20:21

One Million Moms Condemns Oreo Cookies For Gay Pride Support

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/668057/thumbs/s-OREO-GAY-PRIDE-large.jpg

In what can only be described as the week's least surprising news, the conservative anti-gay group behind this spring's scrapped JCPenney boycott is now targeting Oreos for the cookie brand's controversial endorsement of Pride month.

In a post titled "Oreo -- No Longer Favorite Cookie," members of One Million Moms are condemning a now-iconic image which showed the cookie filled with rainbow-colored creme. The image, which was praised by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates, was unveiled last weekend on Oreo's official Facebook page and quickly went viral on a number of social media platforms after its release.

"The cookie maker is quick to point out that the picture is simply an ad, and doesn't depict a true product," the group notes on its website. "But it announced to American consumers where it stands on the controversial 'gay' marriage issue nonetheless. Homosexuals are weighing in, hoping Oreo makes the fake cookie real."

"There are plenty of cookies on the market for moms to buy for their families that do not support liberal causes," the group's rant continues. "We have a choice. Kraft's brands include Oreo, Cadbury, Maxwell House, and Nabisco."

One Million Moms' assessment, unfortunately, is shared by a number of vocal consumers, as evidenced by a number of different Facebook groups which have sprung up denouncing the controversial image. The founder of one writes, "Kraft foods and Oreo cookies have decided to toss the morals that formed our great nation right out the window and literally toss them right down our throat! Boycott Oreo cookies and hit them where it hurts...in the wallet."

This latest tirade comes just weeks after One Million Moms members condemned DC Comics and Marvel Superheroes for their inclusion of gay characters. The group is perhaps best known, however, for threatening to boycott JCPenney, after the retail group hired Ellen DeGeneres, who is openly gay, as its spokeswoman.

Members of the group also blasted JCPenney in May, after the Texas-based chain included a lesbian couple as models in its Mother's Day shopping catalog, and yet again in June after a gay male couple was featured in the Father's Day edition.

link (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/one-million-moms-oreo-cookies-gay-pride_n_1638774.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular#slide= more235406)

I think it's safe to say, if you're boycotting Oreos, just in general, you're a pretty shitty mum.

bad ideas actualised by alcohol

1st July 2012, 20:23

I boycot them too, but that's because I heard they won't even make these cookies. Fuck 'em.

Veovis

1st July 2012, 20:27

Trap Queen Voxxy

1st July 2012, 20:41

Admit, the cookie both looks cool and delicious. I don't care if it's mindless pandering, it's awesome.

Deicide

1st July 2012, 21:00

I've never eaten an Oreo.

Zav

1st July 2012, 21:15

I've never eaten an Oreo.
:blink: *rushes over with a box of Oreos*

That is sooo much icing. The best part: the new Oreo recipe (in the U.S. only) is vegan. If they actually make these I will buy a whole crate.

Honestly it is just lame pandering. The company doesn't give a shit about queer rights. If they wanted to make a difference they would make large donations to HRC or something like that.

Veovis

1st July 2012, 21:19

Honestly it is just lame pandering. The company doesn't give a shit about queer rights. If they wanted to make a difference they would make large donations to BashBack or something like that.

Fix'd.

Leonid Brozhnev

1st July 2012, 21:27

I've never eaten an Oreo.

You're not missing much

Prometeo liberado

1st July 2012, 21:36

[QUOTE=Leonid Brozhnev;2472651]You're not missing much[/QUOT

Obviously you haven't tried the Haggis flavored Oreo cookies!

PC LOAD LETTER

1st July 2012, 22:29

I've never eaten an Oreo.
I'm sorry :(

You're not missing much

Obviously you haven't tried the Haggis flavored Oreo cookies!
I think I'm going to be sick

Leonid Brozhnev

1st July 2012, 22:52

Obviously you haven't tried the Haggis flavored Oreo cookies!

Hmm, hmmm... as much as I like Haggis, I think I'll be sticking to Party Rings.

MuscularTophFan

1st July 2012, 23:00

One Million Moms is a hate group. I think I'm gonna go out and by some Oreo Cookies just inspite of them.

I hate it when jesus freaks form hate groups under the illusion of being a "pro-family" organization. Yeah "pro-family" unless it has "teh gays" in them.

Princess Luna

1st July 2012, 23:03

Ha, according Alexa onemillionmoms.com's ranking is 148,118 while Revleft is 122,072, more people vist Revleft then their shitty little website, one million moms my ass :laugh: But seriously is liberals just shut up about their stupid campaigns nobody would even know they existed

RedCloud

1st July 2012, 23:12

One Million Moms is a hate group...

... I hate it when jesus freaks...

Sounds an awful lot like hate to me... >.>

One Million Moms and friends of moms who support LGBTQ rights. Lets put a positive spin to the group name One Million Moms by supporting equal rights for people of all orientations, creeds, genders and colors.

Just because they condemn this specific Oreo cookie advertisement (and that's exactly what it is, an advertisement and an attempt to capitalize on other people's situation and drive more sales - not a sympathetic gesture) does not make them a hate group. Though I don't know much about the actual group is besides the point- because I'd boycott it too, not that I ever really buy them in the first place...

Only hate I see is coming from you.

Princess Luna

1st July 2012, 23:27

Sounds an awful lot like hate to me... >.>

Just because they condemn this specific Oreo cookie advertisement (and that's exactly what it is, an advertisement and an attempt to capitalize on other people's situation and drive more sales - not a sympathetic gesture) does not make them a hate group. Though I don't know much about the actual group is besides the point- because I'd boycott it too, not that I ever really buy them in the first place...

Only hate I see is coming from you.
On their website they call homosexuals degenerates.........
And I would much rather see companies pander to the LGBT community, then donate money to anti-gay groups, like fucking Chick-Fill-A does

MuscularTophFan

1st July 2012, 23:36

Sounds an awful lot like hate to me... >.>

Just because they condemn this specific Oreo cookie advertisement (and that's exactly what it is, an advertisement and an attempt to capitalize on other people's situation and drive more sales - not a sympathetic gesture) does not make them a hate group. Though I don't know much about the actual group is besides the point- because I'd boycott it too, not that I ever really buy them in the first place...

Only hate I see is coming from you.
Are you serious? Are you joking? One Million Moms boycotted JC Penney because the new JC Penney spokeswomen Ellen DeGeneres was gay. That's it. No other reason other than the fact she's gay. It didn't even had anything to do with gay marriage. Just simply because she's a gay.

Prometeo liberado

1st July 2012, 23:58

Hmm, hmmm... as much as I like Haggis, I think I'll be sticking to Party Rings.

Your a Party Ring! Whoooaaa!!!!:laugh:

Danielle Ni Dhighe

2nd July 2012, 04:42

Though I don't know much about the actual group is besides the point- because I'd boycott it too, not that I ever really buy them in the first place...
So you'd boycott Oreo because they did a pro-LGBT ad? WTF?

TheGodlessUtopian

2nd July 2012, 04:46

Prometeo liberado

2nd July 2012, 04:49

One Million Moms is a the group no matter how you cut it but this most recent attack of theirs will fail like all of their other attempts at boycotting. They are almost a dead group at this point anyway.

If they could only get their shit together and re-form as One Million and One Moms then I feel that they would at least be a wee bit stronger. Mathematically at least.......just sayin.

PC LOAD LETTER

2nd July 2012, 04:57

I have to say, when One Million Moms went on a rage a few months ago about how we should all boycott girl scout cookies because they support LGBT rights and allow LGBT members, it reminded me to stock up on crack cocain- I mean Thin Mints.

I'm beginning to think they're a covert advertising machine because now I want Oreos.

Ostrinski

2nd July 2012, 05:10

god I love oreos

Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'

2nd July 2012, 09:18

Oreos suck and these 'moral' crusader moms suck...I have no dog in this fight

But, gun-to-my-head-pick-a-side, I'd have to go against the moral mommies because that kind of right-wing bullshit makes me more sick than cynical corporate pandering to a worthy cause.

shinjuku dori

2nd July 2012, 09:28

Really odd statement. America has strange political life. America was founded by morals? Which ones? Slavery, killing Indian and many war was foundation of America. No?

Danielle Ni Dhighe

2nd July 2012, 12:49

Slavery, killing Indian and many war was foundation of America. No?
That plus Puritanism.

Stalin Ate My Homework

2nd July 2012, 13:26

Is it just me that hates any values, groups, events, products, services etc... that invokes the word "family"?! I had "family sized" crisps, I hate "fun for all the family" and I especially hate family values.

Why does everyone love the "family"?! Why is it worth defending? Is it just me who had a childhood where they felt smothered by the family and hated even going on holiday with them? Who would sit up in his room and pray for everyone to leave the house?!

shinjuku dori

2nd July 2012, 13:34

Friend, I believe you are one of few genuine communist humanist.:thumbup1:

electrostal

2nd July 2012, 13:55

Is it just me who had a childhood where they felt smothered by the family and hated even going on holiday with them?Probably. There are criticisms of family in general to be made but this isn't one of them.
You feeling "smothered" and not wanting to go to holidays is of no relevance.

shinjuku dori

2nd July 2012, 13:57

What an odd country has been created on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Intelligent species in space must think its kind of insane area where we keep our lunatic fenced in.

Stalin Ate My Homework

2nd July 2012, 14:03

Probably. There are criticisms of family in general to be made but this isn't one of them.
You feeling "smothered" and not wanting to go to holidays is of no relevance.

Fair enough, but I was just trying to make the point that the concept of the "family unit" as something pure and universally appreciated doesn't neccessarily concur with the experience of many individuals.

shinjuku dori

2nd July 2012, 14:08

You are not alone. Michael Jackson.

PC LOAD LETTER

2nd July 2012, 16:51

Really odd statement. America has strange political life. America was founded by morals? Which ones? Slavery, killing Indian and many war was foundation of America. No?
There's a lot of that nonsense being spewed here. Apparently, according to the Christian right-wing (a big demographic), the US was founded on Christianity and we need to institute some kind of quasi-theocracy

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/us/north-carolina-voters-pass-same-sex-marriage-ban.html

It's fucked up.

Also, a lot of people here think Obama is a socialist. That's just depressing.
Most people here think Israel is sacred ground and Palestinians are all foaming-at-the-mouth-terrorists.

Regicollis

2nd July 2012, 18:21

L.A.P.

2nd July 2012, 18:34

I've never eaten an Oreo.

You haven't lived

TheGodlessUtopian

2nd July 2012, 20:01

Here is a story about seven companies being boycotted by anti-gay groups for their "support" for queer rights...

http://www.queerty.com/seven-companies-anti-gay-groups-are-boycotting-and-you-should-be-buying-from-20120702/

A Revolutionary Tool

2nd July 2012, 20:45

There are like five people actually boycotting Oreos, all of whom never bought Oreos anyways.

Lobotomy

2nd July 2012, 20:51

While I despise the right-wing religious troglodytes who run these types of campaigns, I can't say I have much sympathy for the the usual corporate pandering to the consumerist attitudes prevalent among bourgeois and wannabe-bourgeois queers that is completely devoid of any real message of pride or liberation.

In other words, it looks like just one big circus to me.

Well, it's not that I disagree with you, but I think there's something to be said for viewing things such as this Oreo ad as progress. such advertisements and messages shouldn't be praised as "real" endorsements of queer lifestyles, because they are indeed just pandering to their consumers, but it is certainly an indication of how our society is changing.

I was at the pride parade in Seattle last year and there were several corporations participating in the parade- I think Amazon was there, Starbucks, Microsoft, some others. my mother was shocked to see so many big names and she commented that this never would have happened even just ten years ago. That has always stuck in my mind, because she's right.

Yuppie Grinder

2nd July 2012, 21:58

A handful of reactionary nutjobs whining about oreos is nothing compared to the hijacking of the gay liberation movement by bourgeois forces.

I've never eaten an Oreo.

that's awful

Danielle Ni Dhighe

2nd July 2012, 23:03

A handful of reactionary nutjobs whining about oreos is nothing compared to the hijacking of the gay liberation movement by bourgeois forces.
It was hijacked from within. The radical demand for gay liberation was eventually overwhelmed by more conservative LGBTs who thought "liberation" too radical. They were the ones who pushed for gay liberation or gay freedom parades to become gay pride parades.

NewLeft

2nd July 2012, 23:27

They should change their name to One Hundred Moms..

shinjuku dori

3rd July 2012, 00:03

I thought family values means you get a good price to purchase a family. Like value pack. 624% off :laugh:

Prometeo liberado

3rd July 2012, 04:34

They should change their name to One Hundred Moms..

More like two moms who collectively are maybe two payments shy of owning a banged up Minivan. Maybe.

shinjuku dori

3rd July 2012, 05:31

I have a movie about two moms, but it's no appropriate to discuss here :lol:

A Revolutionary Tool

3rd July 2012, 09:43

I'm glad this thread has become a joke because that's what One Million Moms is, a huge joke. Like no one should even cover a single thing this group says or does. It's like if the few close friends I have got together and started boycotting Coca Cola or something but got press coverage for calling ourselves "100 million idiots". When have their boycotts done anything accept boost sales of those it's boycotting?

A Revolutionary Tool

3rd July 2012, 09:43

Because seriously I want an Oreo cookie now.

PC LOAD LETTER

3rd July 2012, 19:01

Prometeo liberado

3rd July 2012, 19:46

Can when we all hold hands, can we all hold hands when make new friends.
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4556342468020250&id=69f352abd3a724ff959081a5d80753eb (http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A2KJke3jPfNPAyYAU_aJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMT Q4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimage s.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3 Dimage%26va%3Dteletubbies%26fr%3Dush-mailn%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D25&w=365&h=292&imgurl=www.simpsonstrivia.com.ar%2Fpictures-images%2Fthe-teletubbies.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpsonstrivia.com.ar%2Ftele tubbies-pictures.htm&size=19.2+KB&name=Teletubbies+Pictures+Image+Gallery%3A+The+Tel etubbies+Pics&p=teletubbies&oid=fa5a2ef96fcb763033a71c2cd094faa2&fr2=&fr=ush-mailn&tt=Teletubbies%2BPictures%2BImage%2BGallery%253A%2 BThe%2BTeletubbies%2BPics&b=0&ni=21&no=25&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11pe5ssi4&sigb=13auj21gd&sigi=11tv7i61t&.crumb=/mVZI1VipCl)
Makes about as much sense as this thread.

homegrown terror

5th July 2012, 10:33

Why are "family values" always about banning abortion and discriminating against queers? It would make much more sense if family values were about improving conditions for families eg. by fighting for longer parental leaves, better schools and kindergartens etc.

As for the boycott I think it is vile, nasty and reactionary. The original Oreo campaign is just another example of capitalism colonising a counter-culture.

because longer parental leave means less money in corporate pockets, and better schools lead to smarter children, who are less likely to put up with corporate abuse.

it all comes down to a one-two punch by big-money and big-jesus to turn free people into fearful slaves.

EDIT: oh and by the way, to everyone who's never had an oreo, you're not missing shit. an oreo cakester, on the other hand....

MrCool

5th July 2012, 20:14

Are Oreos same as European Dominos?

Minyent

6th July 2012, 05:33

Sickening. I feel ashamed that people would dare to publicly hate others due to certain preferences. If they wish to be hateful, they need to keep it to themselves. Despite the dying protest, I still find the issue a very sensitive one. People have argued about this for quite awhile, and they won't stop in the near future. God forbid the government in my country try to implement harassment laws.

RedCloud

8th August 2012, 09:02

Are you serious? Are you joking? One Million Moms boycotted JC Penney because the new JC Penney spokeswomen Ellen DeGeneres was gay. That's it. No other reason other than the fact she's gay. It didn't even had anything to do with gay marriage. Just simply because she's a gay.

And you think I follow up on JC Penney's spokesperson and One Million Mom's news? I could care less.
What mainly jumps out at me is that people on this forum trash on "Jesus freaks" and us "evil Christians".

Flying Purple People Eater

8th August 2012, 14:27

And you think I follow up on JC Penney's spokesperson and One Million Mom's news? I could care less.
What mainly jumps out at me is that people on this forum trash on "Jesus freaks" and us "evil Christians".

I'm sorry to break it to you, but there exists a plethora of horrible people in this world who will use faith as a scapegoat for their monstrous activities. Quite a few christian groups are like this in America, and the one specified here is one of them.

If you aren't a radical, fundamentalist theist who wants to crush all things your martyr tells you to, then you obviously aren't a bad (evil feels too black and white) christian.

But if you do feel the need to force unsubstantiated and suppressive myths onto people and carry out action in it's name like these idiots, then you are very well deserving of the name "Jesus freak".

Leftsolidarity

8th August 2012, 16:00

And you think I follow up on JC Penney's spokesperson and One Million Mom's news? I could care less.
What mainly jumps out at me is that people on this forum trash on "Jesus freaks" and us "evil Christians".

No, they bash on bigoted people no matter what their faith is. I couldnt care less is you're a Christian. I do care if you're a bigot, though.

ÑóẊîöŉ

8th August 2012, 16:17

And you think I follow up on JC Penney's spokesperson and One Million Mom's news? I could care less.
What mainly jumps out at me is that people on this forum trash on "Jesus freaks" and us "evil Christians".

Maybe you should be taking your fellow Christians to task for their bad behaviour, rather than getting upset at us when that bad behaviour draws comment from us.

Igor

8th August 2012, 16:42

"Be proud of yourself". (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6dpiu5wWO1qk8bz2o1_1280.png)

That's how Fox advertised in Finland, I'm sure One Milliom Moms would love to hear about it.

Rafiq

9th August 2012, 01:39

PC LOAD LETTER

9th August 2012, 02:00

I went on the website and reported this:

"I saw this new show on ABC called Goatse. Look it up, it's about a GAY couple struggling with the community church. It demonizes christians and promotes homosexuality/GAY marriage. Seriously, look up Goatse on google."

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
Well that just wins this thread 1,000 times over.

Now someone needs to sucker them into going to Lemon Party. "Tired of Obama's War on Christianity? LemonParty.org!"

RadioRaheem84

9th August 2012, 02:36

People can get riled up and boycott fucking cookies but they can't step up and demand an end to this horrible system of capitalism?

Not even in a lefty way, but even just complain about this system from the standpoint that it's working for the vast majority of people.

Goddamn, I just get so f-ing pissed at people these days and what they consume their time with.