American Family Association is boycott-giddy. Fresh off an attack on Kraft Foods, they are going after Ford Motor Company. Some of the not-so-stunning claims:
"If one looks for the company which has done the most to affirm and promote the homosexual lifestyle, he would be hard-pressed to find a company which has done more than Ford Motor Company," AFA Chair Donald E. Wildmon notes on the website.
"While this is hardly known to the general population, it is well known by numerous homosexual organizations. In fact, the Human Rights Campaign (a national homosexual organization whose goal is homosexual marriage) gave Ford a 100% corporate rating."
AFA also denounces the company for supporting GLAAD, saying "Ford believes the effort to legalize homosexual marriage by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is so important that the company is giving GLAAD up to $1,000 for every Jaguar or Land Rover (both Ford products) purchased this year."
I don't think I have to tell you that while these boycotts may seem silly to US, they can have an effect, whether in the short or longterm, particularly if pro-gay and moderate citizens do not speak out against this rhetoric. Don't just assume that Ford will continue to support these policies. Please make your feelings known. If you want to visit AFA's handy boycott site , which tells you each model of car and asks you to call up the dealers in your area, then be my guest. I'm sure Jesus won't object if you use their own site's contact information for "sinful" purposes. But if you don't want to go there, then here is Ford's contact information:
In United States:
Phone:
800-392-3673
800-232-5952 (TDD for the Hearing Impaired)
Mail:
Ford Motor Company
Customer Relationship Center
P.O. Box 6248
Dearborn, MI 48126
Hours of Operation:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
In Canada:
Phone:
800-565-3673
Mail:
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
Customer Relationship Centre
P.O. Box 2000
Oakville, Ontario, L6J5E4
Hours of Operation:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET. (Saturday)
Site for their GLBT employees:
http://fordglobe.org/index.html
I don't mean to take up so much space with these entries, but I do think that these boycotts are very important to diffuse. Ford is a strong ally and that can't be taken for granted. When they went after Kraft, the Kraft people were getting hate calls 10-to-1 over pro-gay calls.
Posted by: James | May 31, 2005 at 20:12
These guys are amazing.
So, why Ford, but not GM and Daimler-Chrysler, whose policies on employee benefits and other issues of importance to GLBT folks are almost identical?
Hmmm, wouldn't be because Ford's just retired CFO is gay, would it? Can't have anything to do with the fact that he was a major contributor to the effort to defeat the so-called "same-sex marriage amendment" in Michigan, where the proponents were forced to spend over $2 million (including the money spent by the Roman Catholic Church), more money than the combined amount spent in the other 10 states with marriage amendments on the ballot last November? Can't be because said retired Ford CFO contributed something like half a million dollars to the construction of an amazing GLBT community center being build in suburban Detroit, could it?
Nah, what would make me think such a thing...
Posted by: DHinMI | May 31, 2005 at 20:24
What could be better than "taking up so much space" with this stuff? One, we need to know who's catching flak for doing right. Two, what better way to illustrate the rapacious nature of the right-wing beast? The more space you're forced to take up, the more ridiculous they look.
There is absolutely a business to be built in consulting with corporations on this issue. How to recognize when you're vulnerable to attack, and from what quarters. And of course, what to do about it when it comes.
Just as with Kraft, this should be an issue of tremendous concern to Ford shareholders. If the company doesn't know by now that its customers are not going to care enough about its corporate giving to make a boycott feasible, then they're not doing enough to understand their market or their corporate philanthropy.
Posted by: Kagro X | May 31, 2005 at 20:27
Yeah, forgot to mention what Kagro said; if we're not going to point out this kind of hateful lunacy, we may as well shut this joint down.
Don't apologize for having to respond to the hate; we don't shoot messengers around here.
Well, normally we don't. ;-)
Posted by: DHinMI | May 31, 2005 at 20:29
Over at DKos someone mentioned the high Muslim population in Dearborn and the odds that they might support this boycott. I hope that doesn't happen...
Posted by: James | May 31, 2005 at 20:35
Nah. First of all, Ford is probably the biggest employer in Dearborn and the Wayne Co suburbs. Second, Arabs aren't the most gay-tolerant folks around, but they also don't hang out with the Wildmon lunatics. When the religious right backed school vouchers in 2000, it got slaughtered statewide, but I think the margins in Dearborn were even higher than the state averages.
I wouldn't worry about this in Michigan. People here aren't interested in hurting one of the state's two or three largest employers, especially when we already have the nation's highest unemployement rate.
Posted by: DHinMI | May 31, 2005 at 20:38
You know the state far better than I do, so I am going to go with your opinion. I hope the people in MI are smarter than the people in Ohio who keep voting for things that ruin their lives.
Posted by: James | May 31, 2005 at 20:42
Well, 57% of people who voted on Proposal 2 in Michigan supported it, so I'm not going to claim special virtue for my fellow Michiganders. But on the Ford thing, I'm not that worried, more bemused by the AFA's hypocrisy.
Posted by: DHinMI | May 31, 2005 at 20:52
I had been wondering about those convoys of rainbow-flagged Land Rovers you see everywhere these days.
Now I know!
Posted by: RonK, Seattle | May 31, 2005 at 21:23
My take.
Ford is still a place where (I joke with friends who are actually employed there, rather than working as contractors), you can't wear a "nice" shirt to work for fear of being labelled as gay with definite repercussions for your career. But if anyone wants to wear (egads!!) dockers and a polo shirt, then it doesn't matter who you sleep with. Me, I wear bitchy suits with flared legs and I ALWAYS get third and fourth stares.
But this might be turned on its head. I've talked with a number of businesspeople in MI since November who had NO IDEA that Proposal 2 makes domestic partner benes illegal. As soon as I explained this, they were up in arms, angry about what a bad economic move it was. This attack on Ford might serve as a nice opportunity to make it clear to the big employers in MI (the ones that are left, anyway) that the fundies really do mean to hurt their business. I think they call these teaching opportunities.
Posted by: emptywheel | May 31, 2005 at 22:50
Am I supporting a boycott if I wasn't going to buy their product in the first place? I'll call them and tell them I support their stance on gay rights, but I ain't buying a Ford (or a GM, for that matter) until they get their quality levels up. I'm not boycotting--I just don't have the money to spend on a POS that I'll have to get fixed every six months.
Posted by: Incertus | June 01, 2005 at 01:08
Incertus, you aren't under any obligation to buy a Ford product. All I would ask is that people call or write Ford and thank them for their support of gay rights. I would guess that many of the people who are calling or writing in complaint also don't own any Ford products.
Posted by: James | June 01, 2005 at 02:41
No, no. Incertus, you are obligated to immediately go and buy a Ford Windstar. Maybe two. More, if you are gay.
That way, not only are you supporting Ford, but you're making a "pro-family" statement. Then we can all attack the AFA for being anti-family for boycotting the leading manufacturer of minivans.
Posted by: Kagro X | June 01, 2005 at 10:05
But - but - but I spent all my savings on Velveeta in last month's Kraft counterprotest!
Posted by: RonK, Seattle | June 01, 2005 at 11:57
Aaaaaaahhhh!!1 I have conflicting opinions now! Who do I trust? Kagro X or JamesB3?
I gotta go with James on this one--and I've already sent my notes of support.
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