Falwell Calls For Kraft Boycott Over Gay Games

(Lynchburg, Virginia) Evangelist Jerry Falwell is calling on his followers to threaten Kraft Foods with a national boycott over the company’s support for the Gay Games.

Last month the American Family Association began a campaign against Kraft Foods for its sponsorship of the event, but stopped just short of advocating a boycott. (story)

In his monthly column, in his publication National Liberty Journal, Falwell says that “multiple millions of Americans who loyally purchase Kraft products have a right to express their opinion on the company’s decision to link itself with the Gay Games. These people have a right to say, ‘If Kraft insists on sponsoring the Gay Games, I will be compelled to seek alternative brands at the grocery store.’” (source)

I say let Falwell start looking for another brand then. It’s not enough that in 1986 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) successfully challenged in court my community’s use of the term “Gay Olympics”. It was decided that we would never be able to use the term “Olympic” again. Today, because of that decision, we use the term “Gay Games”. Yet, we still have the “Frog Olympics”, “Special Olympics”, and my favorite, the “K-9 Olympics”.

Falwell and his ilk want us to have nothing. Ford, along with other companies have been under attack because they favor diversity in the workplace. So far Ford has held it’s ground. Disney never gave them much consideration.

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