This edition of “Companies I avoid” is a temporary one. I love Target, and my wife and I shop there all the time. However, we’ll be staying out of Target this weekend and joining the AFA Boycott.
Banning of the words “Merry Christmas” in retail stores is something that deeply offends me, and I go out of my way to keep from being offended by anything. It makes no sense to me. Every year, billions of dollars are spent on Christmas gifts. However, to avoid “offending” those who are not buying Christmas gifts, or any “holiday” gifts for that matter, the more politically correct “Happy Holidays” is used. Now I’m not a retailer, and don’t make management decisions for anyone, but it really boggles my mind why anyone would care what non-customers think.
As a side note, I also don’t understand how any leftist can argue that Christianity is taking over this country. I hear it all the time, but it defies logic. No one is fighting to start putting creches up in public spaces, or to get stores to start using the words “Merry Christmas”. No, people are fighting to keep that which we’ve always had. I’m sorry, but when you’re fighting hard to keep from losing ground, you’re not winning the war. But then, this is from the same people who say that a smaller increase in spending than they want is a cut.
Indeed. This season, I’ve started judging larger stores by the presence of the bell-ringer out front. If they’re missing, I’m usually walking away.