Target's Political/Social Position

Subject: Target's Political/Social Position

Just another reason NOT to shop at Target:





Here's an article from CBS news:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20011983-503544.html

Thanks for posting this. As though I need another reason not to shop at the Atlantic Ave. Target, ha!

melcsims wrote: Thanks for posting this. As though I need another reason not to shop at the Atlantic Ave. Target, ha!

Ditto. No more Target for me.

There are many reasons not to shop at Target, many of which are the same reasons you people cross the street when you smell a Walmart. To presume a corporation has a moral code similar to a vegan living in the shadow of the Park Slope Food Coop is incredibly naive.
Does anybody know what Target's policy is on late term abortion?

I can only imagine how long the employee orientation and handbook would need to be if they had a postion on every social issue..

I will be at Target tomorrow looking for a picnic blanket.

Ishtar wrote: I will be at Target tomorrow looking for a picnic blanket.

Steal it! :twisted:


:jocolor:

Consumer my ass. She's a well known gay activist as is her husband.

Do you know every donation from every store you frequent?

Off to Target.com now.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=melcsims]Thanks for posting this. As though I need another reason not to shop at the Atlantic Ave. Target, ha!

Ditto. No more Target for me.

Good grief. Please make sure to ask every restaurant owner, bar owner, clothing store, Hospital etc who they donate to before you step foot inside. Get back to us with the results.

eggcream wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=melcsims]Thanks for posting this. As though I need another reason not to shop at the Atlantic Ave. Target, ha!

Ditto. No more Target for me.

Good grief. Please make sure to ask every restaurant owner, bar owner, clothing store, Hospital etc who they donate to before you step foot inside. Get back to us with the results.

Ordinarily, I'd agree with you. But Target passes itself off as the model corporate progressive citizen, so they might be more sensitive to this kind of criticism, lest people decide that there's no difference between it and Wal-Mart and opt for the lower prices.

eggcream wrote: Consumer my ass. She's a well known gay activist as is her husband.

Do you know every donation from every store you frequent?

Off to Target.com now.

Have at it! I can almost guarantee that whatever you spent there will be less than I would have spent there. You have been more than canceled out.

you may not have noticed but, 90% of the employees at the target store on atlantic ave. are young african americans, who would be affected if a boycott were to take place.

should we care if they lose their income because their company donated funds to what some see as a supposed anti gay governor and who want to shut down target,or should we continue to buy at target and preserve the jobs that are desperately needed by inner city kids.

i'll see you at targets.

while there be sure to stop by the lingerie dept. you'll more then likely see uncle jake and my aunt fred shopping for something to wear at chelsea's wedding.

Ah modern day activism, gotta love it

This is about a step up from liking a cause on Facebook

So basically many of the folks in this thread believe I should continue to support a company that contributes money towards a candidate that stands on a platform of hate. I should just ignore the fact that they're doing so and be a good consumer, handing over my cash to further their profits then, huh?

Just because I'm not actively asking companies for their stance on political issues doesn't mean I'm going to willingly contribute to companies that promote hatred.

This is why they make taxes mandatory. Who would pay them if we understood some of the things they went for?

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target, supports the GLBT community,twin city pride , holds equal workplace summits and has domestic partners benefits.

who can ask for anything more.

As I understand their policy, any local community non-profit can get on the list of places that are eligible to receive a % of the store's overall profits.

....Target tries to play it safe by staying out of assigning a worth to the various non-profits.

It would be a huge pain if they had to review the merit of the various organizations on some political basis.

...as Hamilton points out, they seem to give lots of funds and support to organizations that have the opposite agenda.

Their object is to sell cheap stuff to lots of people, and they pursue it by making people feel good about where a % of their dollar goes. It's a good strategy.

(...despite my dislike of this specific donation)

so can we after this finally get a walmart and me want some people of walmart pictures in brooklyn !!!

oh you guys do know most corporations donate to both sides and anyone they think is going to win right?

whynot_31 wrote: As I understand their policy, any local community non-profit can get on the list of places that are eligible to receive a % of the store's overall profits.

....Target tries to play it safe by staying out of assigning a worth to the various non-profits.

It would be a huge pain if they had to review the merit of the various organizations on some political basis.

...as Hamilton points out, they seem to give lots of funds and support to organizations that have the opposite agenda.

There object is to sell cheap stuff to lots of people, and they pursue it by making people feel good about where a % of their dollar goes. It's a good strategy.

(...despite my dislike of this specific donation)

target's policy on pharmacists filling your birth control/plan b prescription is troubling at best. been boycotting them since 2005.

brooklynpotter wrote:

target's policy on pharmacists filling your birth control/plan b prescription is troubling at best. been boycotting them since 2005.

I'm fairly positive that this policy is the same for most chain pharmacies and is an an attempt to not infringe on the civil rights of the pharmacists themselves- I remember a similar situation in my hometown from a large chain drugstore (story relayed by a friend who was a pharm tech in the pharmacy.) I believe it's not only perfectly legal, but is also a common policy.

brooklynpotter wrote: [quote=whynot_31]As I understand their policy, any local community non-profit can get on the list of places that are eligible to receive a % of the store's overall profits.

....Target tries to play it safe by staying out of assigning a worth to the various non-profits.

It would be a huge pain if they had to review the merit of the various organizations on some political basis.

...as Hamilton points out, they seem to give lots of funds and support to organizations that have the opposite agenda.

There object is to sell cheap stuff to lots of people, and they pursue it by making people feel good about where a % of their dollar goes. It's a good strategy.

(...despite my dislike of this specific donation)

target's policy on pharmacists filling your birth control/plan b prescription is troubling at best. been boycotting them since 2005.

ah, thats a different policy.

One I am not familiar with, and one that moves the thread elsewhere (for once, I am not the guilty one!)

I am only familiar with their "no political questions asked donations to non-profit policy" because I've worked places that have begged from Target before. ....I predict if one were to dig, one would find offensive non-profits on the right and well as on the left.

Armchair is correct on this one.

armchair_warrior wrote: oh you guys do know most corporations donate to both sides and anyone they think is going to win right?

Carmen wrote: [quote=brooklynpotter]

target's policy on pharmacists filling your birth control/plan b prescription is troubling at best. been boycotting them since 2005.

I'm fairly positive that this policy is the same for most chain pharmacies and is an an attempt to not infringe on the civil rights of the pharmacists themselves- I remember a similar situation in my hometown from a large chain drugstore (story relayed by a friend who was a pharm tech in the pharmacy.) I believe it's not only perfectly legal, but is also a common policy.
Being legal and common doesn't make it ethical. Would a pharmacist who only believed in healing through prayer be allowed to have the job while refusing to fill any prescriptions?

Carmen wrote: [quote=brooklynpotter]

target's policy on pharmacists filling your birth control/plan b prescription is troubling at best. been boycotting them since 2005.

I'm fairly positive that this policy is the same for most chain pharmacies and is an an attempt to not infringe on the civil rights of the pharmacists themselves- I remember a similar situation in my hometown from a large chain drugstore (story relayed by a friend who was a pharm tech in the pharmacy.) I believe it's not only perfectly legal, but is also a common policy.

carmen, from what planned parenthood has said on the matter, it's not a common policy at all. as of 2006, when this was first reported, i believe CVS, kmart, and costco vowed not to do this.

I was at Target today and got my conditioner on a 2-for-1 sale, que ganga!

Btw, I don't have anything to add that's on-topic per se

Carnivore wrote: [quote=Carmen][quote=brooklynpotter]

target's policy on pharmacists filling your birth control/plan b prescription is troubling at best. been boycotting them since 2005.

I'm fairly positive that this policy is the same for most chain pharmacies and is an an attempt to not infringe on the civil rights of the pharmacists themselves- I remember a similar situation in my hometown from a large chain drugstore (story relayed by a friend who was a pharm tech in the pharmacy.) I believe it's not only perfectly legal, but is also a common policy.
Being legal and common doesn't make it ethical. Would a pharmacist who only believed in healing through prayer be allowed to have the job while refusing to fill any prescriptions?

I'm not saying that it's ethical, I just don't find it fair to attack Target as a corporation. Attack the specific pharmacist. And I highly doubt a person who only believes in "healing through prayer" would become (and be employed as) a pharmacist. What would be the point in all that expensive education?

Mougar wrote: I was at Target today and got my conditioner on a 2-for-1 sale, que ganga!

Btw, I don't have anything to add that's on-topic per se

they gave you a second free?

(yes, I am attempting to avoid a Plan B trainwreck by going off topic)

brooklynpotter wrote: [quote=Carmen][quote=brooklynpotter]

target's policy on pharmacists filling your birth control/plan b prescription is troubling at best. been boycotting them since 2005.

I'm fairly positive that this policy is the same for most chain pharmacies and is an an attempt to not infringe on the civil rights of the pharmacists themselves- I remember a similar situation in my hometown from a large chain drugstore (story relayed by a friend who was a pharm tech in the pharmacy.) I believe it's not only perfectly legal, but is also a common policy.

carmen, from what planned parenthood has said on the matter, it's not a common policy at all. as of 2006, when this was first reported, i believe CVS, kmart, and costco vowed not to do this.

I am a HUGE supporter of PP (and have probably spent more money with them than most of their average contributors) but they, too, have an agenda.

carmen, many other drug stores assure customers that they can get their rx--any rx--because there will always be another pharmacist on call at the time. one can opt out, and the person can still get their rx filled. target, the corporation, has chosen not to make this a policy

and yes, a huge agenda, i know.

"From: Target.Response [email hidden]
Date: Nov 14, 2005 11:14 AM
Subject: Filling Prescriptions

Dear Target Guest

In our ongoing effort to provide great service to our guests, Target consistently ensures that prescriptions for the emergency contraceptive Plan B are filled. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also requires us to accommodate our team members' sincerely held religious beliefs.

In the rare event that a pharmacist's beliefs conflict with filling a guest's prescription for the emergency contraceptive Plan B, our policy requires our pharmacists to take responsibility for ensuring that the guest's prescription is filled in a timely and respectful manner, either by another Target pharmacist or a different pharmacy.

The emergency contraceptive Plan B is the only medication for which this policy applies. Under no circumstances can the pharmacist prevent the prescription from being filled, make discourteous or judgmental remarks, or discuss his or her religious beliefs with the guest.

Target abides by all state and local laws and, in the event that other laws conflict with our policy, we follow the law.

We're surprised and disappointed by Planned Parenthood's negative campaign. We've been talking with Planned Parenthood to clarify our policy and reinforce our commitment to ensuring that our guests' prescriptions for the emergency contraceptive Plan B are filled. Our policy is similar to that of many other retailers and follows the recommendations of the American Pharmacists Association. That's why it's unclear why Target is being singled out.

We're committed to meeting the needs of our female guests and will continue to deliver upon that commitment.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Hanson
Target Executive Offices"

http://www.americablog.com/2005/11/target-digs-itself-deeper-hole-in.html
http://www.americablog.com/2005/10/target-now-saying-screw-you-if-their.html (see bolded exerpt)