A Bulletin From the Non-news Department

In my daily blog-browsing, I came across this short article.

It talks about how Walmart is turning their smile upside-down towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community—GLBT as they refer to it, who knew there was an acronym?

Now I'm no expert on the GLBT, but isn't this a little like Avon saying they are going to stop selling manly fragrances and creams? Who the fuck will notice?

I'm sure Walmart's new stance will offend some members of the GLBT community. To those people, I will say this...you won't be missing much. That is, unless you like being greeted at the entrance by blue-smocked seniors with matching-coloured hair and competing with 300lbs+ shoppers in tights and moo-moos for that last piece of cheap low-quality merchandise marked pennies below the competing discount chain store so that they can honestly say they have the lowest price while at the same time killing the little guy who doesn't have near the buying power and is therefore forced to survive on good service and quality goods which no one is interested in these days anyway...

But I digress...

You folks have every right to be pissed if you want...me? I'll settle for offering the largest retailer on the planet one giant, happy-faced, discounted, Bitch Slap for their trouble.

Comments

[Nhi]

Wal-Mart is its own fascist nation and its business model reflects the same totalitarian philosophy as some of the worst governments in the world. I don't know anyone who enjoys shopping there. I've always opted to pay a little more to support an organization that doesn't enslave its employees.

If you get a chance, watch Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price when you get a chance. It's a revealing look at a company's complete lack of employee appreciation and corporate responsibility. But I guess as long as the shareholders are happy....

[Darrell]

Nhi, I saw "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price"... it's a little bit dated now but a good flick... I know it was only 2005, but that can be a long time for a company.
I think it brought some interesting issues to the public eye and caused a little bit of a corporate shift in a similar way as Morgan Spurlock's "Super Size Me" did, but unfortunately, on a much smaller scale - too bad it was not given a theatrical release as well.

Al, you're right about the awful shopping experience it is in those Walmart stores... The trek across the mammoth parking lot, the hassle of pushing through the discount searching masses, and the nasty lineups are just not worth the $5-$10 you 'may' save... your time and sanity are worth MORE!

[Al]

Nhi, I heard about that Doc from Darrell, but haven't gotten around to watching it. Ask him, it may take a few more years.

Darrell, remember Bi-way? I never thought I'd miss the days...

[Phil]

I'm always fasinated by the USA. The country with a direct constitutional embargo on state sponsored religion but having the most religious invective in their daily politics. In Oz we have our own brand of religious nuts (The Brethern etc) but I can't remember the last time a PM candidate was asked about their religion or a company targetted for sponsoring a gay pride parade.

It's not because we are an enlightened country but the reverse. We are so deeply conservative that we say fuck you for telling me (or my company) who we can or cannot suppport.

Teh third P is because I've been drinking while typeing.

[Al]

Phil, our nations are probably quite similar in many regards politically. I'm not sure I agree with you when you say though that you are deeply conservative. I thought you were more liberal than that.

[Al]

BTW, friends don't let friends blog drunk.

[jelena-nanana]

Hello to all,just joined the forum and to not be ghost user with no posts will post some USELESS joke :)

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"Smoking in the Rain"

Two old ladies were waiting for a bus and one of them was smoking a cigarette. It started to rain, so the old lady reached into her purse, took out a condom, cut off the tip and slipped it over her cigarette and continued to smoke.
Her friend saw this and said, "Hey that's a good idea! But, what is that thing you put over your cigarette?"
The other old lady said, "It's a condom."
"A condom? Where do you get those?"
The lady with the cigarette told her friend that you could purchase condoms at the pharmacy. When the two old ladies arrived downtown, the old lady with all the questions went into the pharmacy and asked the pharmacist if he sold condoms. The pharmacist said yes, but looked a little surprised that this old woman was interested in condoms, so he asked her, "What size do you want?"
The old lady thought for a minute and said, "One that will fit a Camel."

poor,poor Camel :) :)