Have you ever boycotted a brand or company because of their political beliefs?

[FelixDeCat]

I never boycotted anything. Or girlcotted anything for that matter.

 

[outriding]

Whose ass did it taste like? 😮

Your mom

 

[MrSquished]

Now that I think about it I actually try to boycott entire states.

For example i've even poked around the organic milk section and found one coming from Colorado versus Wisconsin. I can't control if the Farmer was maga or not, but I try to support bluer states when there are options for things I buy often.

Or like I do buy yellow bird hot sauce which is from Texas but I know it's from Austin. So that makes me feel better.

The less my money goes to anything red, Trump, GQP supporting the better I feel. Can't get too involved otherwise you'll be searching through everything but there's some things you buy often and you can spend a few minutes and maybe support more decent people for those things.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Your mom

Imma haveto girlcott you.

 

[BurnItDwn]

My favorite is people who boycott "bud light" but then they still buy a bunch of other Ab InBev crap. (so essentially, they still pay money into the same pocket/parent company as bud light)

 

[outriding]

Currently boycotting hertz …. Fuck Tom Brady

I use to goto open secrets and try to avoid companies that give to the gop but open secrets changed their website and not as easy to data mine or you might need paid account

But California pizza kitchen. Chick fila hobby lobby. Home Depot and ATT

 

[Moonbeam]

Yes, whenever I see a person who finds something interesting about Jordan Peterson I stick my fingers in my ears and start screaming Nazi Nazi Nazi until the whole barn is full of cows and I have shut the door. I never take any chances with the liberal herding class. The are black and white ones are udderly ridiculous and and will gore you savagely if you wonder off the path. Just chew your cud and moo and all will be OK. Remember him, her, or they Peterson is a dangerous threat. The fucker tried to turn me into a lobster and told me to make my bed. How would that help me count my liberal gold stars or burnish my fingernails on my chest.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Yes, whenever I see a person who finds something interesting about Jordan Peterson I stick my fingers in my ears and start screaming Nazi Nazi Nazi until the whole barn is full of cows and I have shut the door. I never take any chances with the liberal herding class. The are black and white ones are udderly ridiculous and and will gore you savagely if you wonder off the path. Just chew your cud and moo and all will be OK. Remember him, her, or they Peterson is a dangerous threat. The fucker tried to turn me into a lobster and told me to make my bed. How would that help me count my liberal gold stars or burnish my fingernails on my chest.

The last time I burnished my fingernails on my chest was 1985. I remember that night fondly, I was wearing tight corduroy pants, had my red Members Only jacket on and was swigging on a can of "New" Coke.

 

[skyking]

"At the age of twelve, I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking- I suggest you try it."

Dr. Evil

 

[skyking]

it is a multi million dollar corporate choice. You give them profits and they do (X) with some of it.

 

[nOOky]

Prezactly why I discourage my wife from posting political things on her Facebook or elsewhere online. She owns a business that has a diverse clientele, but the majority are probably conservatives. I have no problem with taking their money. Similar to Bud Light people can speak with their pocketbooks, and either prosper or suffer the consequences. I'm firmly in the camp that if you want to serve to the public, you should remain politically neutral and let your product or service sell itself.

 

[pmv]

I have never chosen to stop supporting a brand because of their political connections or beliefs because I believe that political affiliation is a personal choice.

That's a weirdly contradictory statement. It's precisely _because_ political affiliation is a personal choice that people can choose to stop supporting a brand because of their political connections.
You seem to be saying that because it's a choice, you choose not to make a choice. Your choice, I suppose, but people can still judge you for it.

 

[hal2kilo]

Currently boycotting hertz …. Fuck Tom Brady

I use to goto open secrets and try to avoid companies that give to the gop but open secrets changed their website and not as easy to data mine or you might need paid account

But California pizza kitchen. Chick fila hobby lobby. Home Depot and ATT

Car rental companies in general. Constantly trying to upgrade you on the sly. Company won't reimburse you either. Learned to get smart with those Fs.

 

[cytg111]

Thank god they’re stupid

Kid Rock Causes Twitter Meltdown After Drinking Bud Light

It's been a couple days since Kid Rock was spotted sipping a Bud Light -- and the reactions across Twitter have been just as unhinged as you'd expect ... with people weighing in on both sides.

www.tmz.com

 

[Thump553]

OP's question implies a boycott is a bad thing. OTOH I view it as exercising my beliefs in the marketplace and I activistly try to do so whenever possible. To answer OP's question, yes I have boycotted companies hundreds, probably thousands of times in my life.

I do, however, do try to exercise my market power (miniscule as it may be) bother rationally and as effectively as possible. To use the Kid Rock/Bud Light example if I was offended by the Bud Light marketing message I would not buy any products made by the parent company.

 

[akugami]

In defense of Kid Rock, he had a bad case of stupid at the time, and he was drunk.

Now, he just happens to have a really bad case of stupid, and probably will have it for life. As for the drunk part, he's only drunk about 18 hours out of the day. The other time he's unconscious.