Whom do you boycott - and why? - Page 8

[pilesoflaundry]

averysmom- that is so sad!! I have a soft spot for turtles I just find them fascinating. It's horrible to think of them dying like that

[Ms.Doula]

Not *MY* plate!!!!

[sweetpeasmom]

This has been a great thread! I had no idea about Nestle.

I boycott

Christmas
Fast Food joints
places that do animal testing

[B52Bombshell]

I boycott :

the **evil** empire of WalMart
Disney (as much as possible)
fast food joints (hard to do driving on I95 on the East Coast)
Starbucks (caused my favorite coffee shop to close) & their bathrooms (in NYC) are nasty

I also *try* to not shop at most of the national chain stores since they're all pretty much working on squeezing out independent retailers. It's hard, though when we go into a Borders or B&N, or Virgin store. DH & I are such book & music addicts. So many titles in one place....

Luckily, we're in an area where we have choices as to where we can shop. I really feel for those who are stuck out in Generica & have no choice but to frequent the big chains.

[MelMel]

Originally posted by Gemini
Uh, yes he did.

"In 1992, his personal life became very public, when he left his long-term partner Mia Farrow after she discovered his secret affair with HER adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn"[/url]

but from your post it says she wasnt woodys adoptive daughter. I didnt know that, either.

people in 'hollywood' are always doing stupid things, imo,....in fact most people I KNOW (except me ) do silly things I cant explain:LOL

I also boycott all US presidents that were slave owners...so i only use penny's and five dollar bill's as currency.

washington participated in deforestation (chopped down cherry tree) so he's out.:LOL :LOL

:LOL :LOL :LOL :LOL :LOL

this is a great thread...I am learning alot and enjoying reading it!

[Annoia]

My mom's been boycotting nestle since I can remember - so I guess I've been boycotting nestle since I was a baby! Man, I wish some other company would buy Butterfingers and BabyRuths. Everytime we go shopping together, my mom always freaks about how much Nestle owns - do they rule the world or what?!?

I also boycott Nike. (that's me spitting on the ground as I type the name) Too many little kids hand sewing soccer balls for bupkiss a day while fatcat execs grow even fatter...

My little special boycott is Abercrombie and Fitch. Not that I would be caught dead in their over-priced, shockingly ugly clothes even if they weren't racists yuppie spawn.

And I always make a point to boycott ANYTHING that would turn me into a walking advertisement.

cheers

[Gemini]

Originally posted by MelMel
but from your post it says she wasnt woodys adoptive daughter. I didnt know that, either.

people in 'hollywood' are always doing stupid things, imo,....in fact most people I KNOW (except me ) do silly things I cant explain:LOL

That is true. The gal is Mia's adopted daughter from a previous marriage, so Woody would be a *step dad* of sorts. Not legally since they weren't married I guess. Still is weird to marry your partners daughter though. Ew.

[Greaseball]

That kind of thing seems to be condoned more often when it's a man going after his ex-girlfriend's daughter than when it's the other way around.

For example, if my stepmom married my dad's son, - who would be 30 years her junior - people would say that was gross. But when a man does such a thing, people slap him on the back and say "Yeah, buddy! Dump the old one and get the young one!"

[Arduinna]

My number one, Sandals and Beaches (owned by Sandals) resort company for their discrimination against same sex couples.

[Sustainer]

Originally posted by pilesoflaundry
propylene glycol is a preservative in vaccines, soaps some commercial baby wipes (huggies natural care is the only one I found without it)

Tushies and Seventh Generation don't have it.

[peace_lily_mama]

I also boycott all US presidents that were slave owners...so i only use penny's and five dollar bill's as currency.

you are so cool.... you don't really do that,do you???

[peace_lily_mama]

I also boycott Nike. (that's me spitting on the ground as I type the name) Too many little kids hand sewing soccer balls for bupkiss a day while fatcat execs grow even fatter...

okay, first, what's bupsis?
second, i see your point! It's really discusting. and the worst part about it is, people who you tell dno't even care!!

[TingTing]

Nike (sweat shops)
Disney (sweat shops and generally poor labor practices)
The Gap (and its subsidiaries, Old Navy and Banana Republic, for same reasons as above)
Nestle
Wal Mart
Dominos Pizza (anti-choice)
Fast food (I don't like the stuff anyway)

I buy organic food as much as my income allows, and I don't drive, so I guess I'm effectively boycotting all gas companies most of the time, lol.

And for the person who said they boycott Sandals and Beaches Resorts due to their discrimination against gays, here's another reason: Sandals is based in Jamaica and their practices go something like this - Pick one of the most beautiful beaches/areas on the island, buy it up, cut down as many trees necessary to put some concrete tourist monstrosity, surround the whole thing with 10 foot security fences and guards with machine guns to prohibit local people from setting foot in an area they've been fishing and swimming and picnicking with their families in for generations…Unless of course they're there to make beds and sweep floors for substandard wages. The owner of Sandals is aware of the damage his projects do to the local environment as he once admitted that he had refrained from building one on Jamaica's east coast because that was HIS personal favorite area of the island. I have family in the Caribbean and because of the detrimental affects of rampant tourist development I've witnessed down there, I could never stay at a true "resort" and aside from the odd big city trip, avoid staying in larger hotels altogether. Anytime I'm traveling to an ecologically and/or economically sensitive area, I'm very careful about making sure that any accommodations or other services I pay for are environmentally and socially responsible. There are places I simply will not go because the government has allowed so much damage in the name of tourism.

[Megs Mom]

Originally posted by peace_lily_mama
okay, first, what's bupsis?

bupkiss (sp?) = nothing; so the comment means they are working for no money.

[Greaseball]

I boycott all Jamaican vacations - not so difficult when you never want to go anywhere and hate flying!

They have people stay in resorts which were former plantations, and tours of slave quarters are given for amusement.

I guess Hawaiian vacations too, since tourists have destroyed Hawaii and the natives now all have jobs cleaning up after white people.

[Sustainer]

Originally posted by Greaseball
tourists have destroyed Hawaii and the natives now all have jobs cleaning up after white people.

Boy does that make me

[TingTing]

QUOTE]I boycott all Jamaican vacations - not so difficult when you never want to go anywhere and hate flying![/QUOTE]

LOL, yes, that's stretching the definition of boycott just a tad. I had a conversation with a co-worker who went on one of these All-Inclusive packages to Jamaica recently in which she complained about "sensing" resentment from Jamaicans towards tourists while she was there. We talked about it and ultimately I asked her how she would feel if, say, some foreign businessman bought up the vast majority our province's most beautiful wilderness/camping areas, put up a bunch of exclusive resorts and charged a thousand bucks a night for the priviledge. Wouldn't we be a little resentful? That's what's happened to the Jamaicans. Their land isn't for them anymore. And what do they have to show for it? Poverty is still the norm.

Shame about Hawaii too...It's a lot harder to imagine now, but in their natural state they truly were among the most beautiful, ecologically and geographically diverse islands on the planet, with a vibrant cultural history. Places like that leave me depressed when I go home, because their beauty, however faded, is still apparent and you wonder how anyone could have looked around and thought the view might be improved by a 20-story Hilton.

[Sustainer]

Originally posted by TingTing
Places like that leave me depressed when I go home, because their beauty, however faded, is still apparent and you wonder how anyone could have looked around and thought the view might be improved by a 20-story Hilton.

Reminds me of that line from Douglas Adams: "a sunset that no one of any sensibility would dream of building a city like Los Angeles in front of"

[Mona]

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SBFmommy--- have you had your baby yet?

[mavkevmom]

Our family boycotts all Coca Cola products. This company's efforts to prevent the unionization employees it its plants and bottling facilities in Colombia have included intimidation and murder. Coke has collaborated with right-wing paramilitary death squads to accomplish this--in some cases actually allowing these death squads to enter the plants and assassinate Union leaders in front of their coworkers.
While Coca-Cola is the target of a boycott for these actions, it is not the only company guilty of working with the Colombian military and paramilitary forces to fight unionization. On average, three trade unionists are murdered in Colombia each week, and, unfortunately, U. S. tax dollars fund much of this violence.