aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Brokeback, Wal-Mart & The AFA
The antigay American Family Association is at it again, this time threatening Wal-Mart for selling DVDs of Brokeback Mountain.
The AFA is rallying its followers to contact the big-box retailer and request that the Oscar-winning film not be stocked in stores. This latest AFA campaign, following on the heels of the group’s continued boycott of Ford Motor Co. for advertising in gay publications, including The Advocate, is currently being shrugged off by Wal-Mart, which on Wednesday began selling DVDs of the gay love story throughout its 3,900 stores.
While not giving in to the AFA, Benton, Ark.-based Wal-Mart made no comment regarding its position on gay rights, telling the Los Angeles Times its decision to stock Brokeback is purely financial.
Via PageOneQ.
