And thanks to Powerline for reminding me (emphasis mine, reformatted):
The second example is Target. According to Wray, it has taken a beating on the heels of a March announcement that promoted an all-comers bathroom and changing room policy — an expression of solidarity with the current policy goals of liberal LGBT activists. With sales lagging, Target recently announced the departure of its e-commerce director.
And at last look, $6 billion in market cap. And for the record, they fired the wrong guy. They should have hit the guy who actually caused their problem and I’m betting it wasn’t this guy.
The lagging sales are no coincidence. According to Wray, 1.42 million people signed the American Family Association’s boycott pledge.
Ayup. A while ago, I said I wasn’t going to shop there anymore. Haven’t, even to purchase a replacement Target lamp that died (one I had bought before this all happened) and it looks like others are doing the same. But they are just darned determined to be stuck on Stupid:
Target has steadfastly defended its bathroom and changing room policy. But now it appears to be seeking an accommodation. Wray notes that in August it announced a $20 million plan to install family friendly, single-stall bathroom facilities. Whether this gesture of accommodation will win back customers remains to be seen. Noting Target’s partnership with liberal organizations like Human Rights Campaign and other LGBT advocates, Wray is skeptical.
Accommodation? Nay – an appeasement. Really, you keep the the same policy that drove people away and you think that putting in a single stall is going to have us all declare “there, see? All better!”. You’re signaling that you want to split the difference – but no, what this does is yet another poke in the eye. I’m betting that the signs over the bathrooms could be “Men”, “Pervs welcome” and “Stupid Bigots”. So I want to shop there….why?
Either way, Wray concludes, the developments with Target and Lands’ End indicate that conservatives may actually be voting with their dollars, and that such voting matters. My guess is that this sort of economic backlash will be key to preventing conservatism from being routed during a Hillary Clinton presidency.
‘Bout time. Even if the Right starts, they’re still behind the Left that not only does its own boycotts but tries to eliminate ALL support for their “target” that must be destroyed by leaving them penniless.
