Oh, Target. We used to like your style. We even named you Tar-zhay.
But the news that you — a company we always perceived as gay-friendly — gave $150,000 to a right-wing anti-gay Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate whose pals promote execution of homosexuals? Well, that was pretty disappointing.
And not very good business either. Hence, the campaign led by MoveOn.org, who today released a second ad calling for a national Target boycott.
The ad's cool, but let's not stop with boycotts. Everyone, grab your favorite drama queen and do what this fabulous group of protesters did: Stage a musical-comedy invasion! Video after the break:
This article appears in Aug 12-18, 2010.