Companies supporting Queers Against Israeli Apartheid

[Johnnny]

of course i can look how worked up we are

ive learned to accept my ADHD why not you?

And before you people say that people like me should be medicated ill say this....

The worst that happens is a sound as angry as gerryh

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I heard that a couple of church groups want to enter a float in the parade but Pride won't let them because they feel it would promote hate

I think that would depend upon what kind of message they were trying to promote. If the message was of brotherly love, compassion, charity etc., they probably would have been allowed to have a float.

But they were probably Fundamentalist Churches, who wanted to promote hatred against gays from their floats. If that was the case, they were rightfully excluded.

Companies supporting Queers Against Israeli Apartheid at Gay Pride Parade July 4 2010 in Toronto

To all Pride people make sure you support these businesses since they will be losing half of their customers.

Toronto Canada Trust

Bud Light

Via Rail

Barefoot Wine

Jones Soda Co

PizzaPizza

All Canadian Self Storage

Rogers

Winners

Homesense
.
.

I don’t know if they will lose half their customers (personally I think that is your delusional fantasy, same as your claim a few months ago that Conservatives were going to pass a bill in the Parliament, ban all the abortions and were going to get a majority as a result).

However, thank you for the list; I will try to do as much business with them as I possibly can. I am particularly proud of TD Canada Trust. I have an account with them; I hold considerable number of TD shares.

It is a well managed, well operated financial institution. Plus, it is gratifying to know that it is also socially aware, that it is being a good corporate citizen, giving something back to the society.

 

[Liberalman]

But they were probably Fundamentalist Churches, who wanted to promote hatred against gays from their floats. If that was the case, they were rightfully excluded.

So hating Jews and Israel who have Gay pride parades is acceptable?

This is a discrace for Gay Pride in Toronto on it's thirtieth aniversery

 

[Machjo]

Companies supporting Queers Against Israeli Apartheid at Gay Pride Parade July 4 2010 in Toronto

To all Pride people make sure you support these businesses since they will be losing half of their customers.

Toronto Canada Trust

Bud Light

Via Rail

Barefoot Wine

Jones Soda Co

PizzaPizza

All Canadian Self Storage

Rogers

Winners

Homesense
.
.

I don't personally agree with companies engaging n politics like that, especially when they're crown corporations. That said, a company's politics aren't likely to affect my purchasing habit either.

Companies supporting Queers Against Israeli Apartheid at Gay Pride Parade July 4 2010 in Toronto

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Isn't that word politically incorrect? :lol::lol::lol:

I don't know; but it's orthographically correct.

I would note here that WINNERS and HomeSense support PRIDE parades throughout the country in general, and not any particular float or group participating. I think it’s fantastic that organisations that we shop at are supporting the promotion of freedom of expression for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning Canadians in the face of a world that has only just begun its slow [but unstoppable] journey toward true equality.

I should clarify that though I oppose companies engaging in politics of any sort, I still see no reason to legally prohibit them form engaging in politics and would still prefer the private sector funding these events rather than the government.

That said, I also support German-style co-determination laws to ensure workers have more say in how their company is run too though.

But again, I'd rather the private sector fund this rather than my tax dollar by far.

I heard that a couple of church groups want to enter a float in the parade but Pride won't let them because they feel it would promote hate

Not a little presumptuous and hateful on the part of the Pride parade group?

ain't gonna happen numbnuts.

Just 'cause your nuts are numb, it doesn't mean our are. Just uncross your legs to let the circulation flow. That might help.

So hating Jews and Israel who have Gay pride parades is acceptable?

This is a discrace for Gay Pride in Toronto on it's thirtieth aniversery

Good point. Why politicize their parade so much?

 

[gerryh]

Just 'cause your nuts are numb, it doesn't mean our are. Just uncross your legs to let the circulation flow. That might help.

was I talking to you, ya brainless twat? No....so rather than sticking your sh*t covered nose into someone elses business..... mind your own.

 

[Machjo]

was I talking to you, ya brainless twat? No....so rather than sticking your sh*t covered nose into someone elses business..... mind your own.

I see circulation still ain't flowin' yet is it. Like I said just uncross your legs. You'll feel much better.

And SJP, if the government stopped funding these kinds of parades, we could pay off the national debt more quickly, and then these companies would have even more money to give to these parades if they wanted to, no?

 

[SirJosephPorter]

So hating Jews and Israel who have Gay pride parades is acceptable?

This is a discrace for Gay Pride in Toronto on it's thirtieth aniversery

I don't know the details of the Gay Pride Parade. If this group was a hate group as you claim, then it should not have been allowed. But because they were allowed is not a justification for allowing other hate groups.

I see circulation still ain't flowin' yet is it. Like I said just uncross your legs. You'll feel much better.

And SJP, if the government stopped funding these kinds of parades, we could pay off the national debt more quickly, and then these companies would have even more money to give to these parades if they wanted to, no?

But the government did stop funding them. They did not give a penny to the Gay Pride Parade this year.

 

[Machjo]

But the government did stop funding them. They did not give a penny to the Gay Pride Parade this year.

Excellent. Now if we could just get military spending under control...

You just can't win. Vote left, government wastes money. Vote, right, it still wastes money, It's like a balloon really. You know how if you press the right side of the balloon to inflate it, all the air goes to expand the left side, and same vice versa. How do we solve that problem? If we're going to cut spending on Gay Pride parades only to increase military spending to fight dubious wars abroad, then I think I'd rather fund the Gay Pride Parade. Damn it, you just can't win can you.:-(

 

[CDNBear]

But the government did stop funding them. They did not give a penny to the Gay Pride Parade this year.

Toronto most certainly did give money to the Pride Parade.

The about-face in the ongoing saga of a Pride board that has lost sight of its mandate, comes, somewhat suspiciously, a little more than a week after the city's culture officials handed Pride Toronto their $123,807 grant cheque -- on good faith that all applications to march would be "rigorously reviewed" and any group espousing hate would not be permitted to march this year.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/06/25/14511236.html

 

[Colpy]

Toronto most certainly did give money to the Pride Parade.


Gay parade allows Israeli apartheid group - Canada - Canoe.ca

Yes. Obviously Pride Toronto badly needs to be brought to heel over this crap.

 

[Colpy]

“Queers Against Israeli Apartheid” declare Canada to be an apartheid state, too

Jonathan Kay July 3, 2010 – 3:27 pm
For a while now, Torontonians have been wondering how, exactly, a “gay-rights” group like “Queers Against Israeli Apartheid” (QuAIA) could purport to demonize Israel — the only country in the entire Middle East where gay rights are honoured in the same way they are honoured in Canada.
Now we know the answer: QuAIA doesn’t just hate Israel. It hates Canada, too!
On Canada Day, July 1, here are the instructions that QuAIA was giving to supporters who wanted to help the group participate in Sunday’s Gay Pride parade:

“Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Noon: Instead of celebrating this colonial country (which the apartheid state of South Africa was modeled after), come hang out with us and help prepare for Sunday. We’ll provide materials, but if you can contribute paint, brushes, placards, etc. we’ll take em! Email keli.bellaire@gmail.com for the address.”
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(This posting was on the QuAIA web site as late as Saturday July 3 — though I would not be surprised if it got taken off soon.)
So there you have it: Not only is Israel an “apartheid state,” so is Canada!
My question: If Canada is such an apartheid hell-hole, why are these folks hanging around? Shouldn’t they all emigrate to a gay-rights nirvana like Iran, Gaza or Syria?
If you run into one of these luminaries at Sunday’s march, perhaps you might want to ask them.

Read more: “Queers Against Israeli Apartheid” declare Canada to be an apartheid state, too | Full Comment | National Post

And we are supposed to pay for these drooling morons to parade around.......
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[taxslave]

Just on principle I disagree with government funding any special interest group. If you want to promote your group fine-just use your own money or get sponsors.
One would think that gays would be more about protesting muslim countries where homosexuality is outlawed and the penalty severe. This just makes them Jew haters with another name.

 

[captain morgan]

This group is risking any future opportunity to appeal to any level of government for funding and considerations for any future parade permits... If they are seeking to express themselves as a political lobby, they will exempt themselves from many benefits.

Too bad that this group has chosen this path, in the end, it will cost them much more than their actions will benefit them.

 

[lone wolf]

For some folk, it's all about attention....

 

[burzum]

Best quote I've seen referring to Queers Against Israeli Apatheid:

"Queers Lacking Cognitive Function & Marching Blindly To Our Deaths At The Hands Of Islamists But It's Ok Cause We'd Rather Hate Jews"

naw, that quote is pretty bad and devoid of any logic.

 

[petros]

This group is risking any future opportunity to appeal to any level of government for funding and considerations for any future parade permits... If they are seeking to express themselves as a political lobby, they will exempt themselves from many benefits.

Too bad that this group has chosen this path, in the end, it will cost them much more than their actions will benefit them.

Rogers get money for community programing. Doesn't bother me. I don't subscribe to any Roger's services nor do I drink Starbucks or have an account at TD.


Vote with you feet!

 

[CDNBear]

naw, that quote is pretty bad and devoid of any logic.

Really?

Shall we take a walk through some facts?

Israel is the destination of Palestinian homosexuals escaping state sponsored murder and honor killings, just because they're gay. Yep.

Israel is the only Country in Asia with an anti discrimination policy, one that includes homosexuals. Yep.

The publicly stated policy and opinion of Hamas leadership condemns homosexuality and promises to kill all fags. Yep.

QuAIA is marching in a Pride parade today, because it thinks Israel is an apartheid state, supposedly defending people (The Palestinians) that voted in a Gov't that would have them executed. To call QuAIA "useful idiots", is an understatement.

Yep, that quote is logical, well put and based on reality.

 

[captain morgan]

Rogers get money for community programing. Doesn't bother me. I don't subscribe to any Roger's services nor do I drink Starbucks or have an account at TD.


Vote with you feet!

No doubt... There are a number of companies that may regret associating themselves, or being associated, with this movement.

Do you recall the recent (relatively) announcement by the group Forest Ethics, that they had convinced a few companies to boycott all Alberta products/services because of the oilsands?

One of the companies was Bedroom, Bath and Beyond... Within a day of Forest Ethics making that comment (publicly), the backlash in Alberta (and later Ontario) resulted in B,B & B denying the statement and overtly disassociating themselves from the eco-morons that almost screwed their business in (Western) Canada.

 

[petros]

No doubt... There are a number of companies that may regret associating themselves, or being associated, with this movement.

I doubt it. The gay market is huge. You are messing with a very vocal group with a lot of family support. Don't forget, when you call for customer support at Rogers or TD the odds you are getting a gay person on the other end is far higher than average. Call centers are the literal voice of the company.

Very smart by TD and Rogers. If you don't grease your staff these days the wheels of commerce grind slowly.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I doubt it. The gay market is huge. You are messing with a very vocal group with a lot of family support. Don't forget, when you call for customer support at Rogers or TD the odds you are getting a gay person on the other end is far higher than average. Call centers are the literal voice of the company.

Very smart by TD and Rogers. If you don't grease your staff these days the wheels of commerce grind slowly.

At least in Toronto, it is huge; I think it is the single biggest source of revenue for Toronto, compared to any other event held there. Perhaps that is why; it is supported by most officials in Toronto. The police force, the council, local businesses, they are all for the most part supportive.

I read the report about the Dyke march which took place yesterday (I think). It emphasized the cooperation between the marchers and the police and drew a vivid contrast to the violence of the G20 demonstrations.

I think Toronto may be the most gay friendly city in North America.