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When you care enough to boycott...

mudpuppie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:29:48 -0800

"It is against the fiber of God's Law and against all of Christianity, that a company who makes religious worship cards, religious holiday cards and Christian greeting cards, would stoop to the lowly depths and ok the Homo Sexual wedding cards. WILL NOT STAND IT!"

Hallmark's decision is also being boycotted by the American Family Association.

"We've all given or received Hallmark Cards – remember their slogan – "when you care enough to send the very best." But promoting same-sex marriage for profit is not the very best for families or our nation. Hallmark is a private company obviously driven by greed. Let them know you do not appreciate Hallmark promoting a lifestyle which is illegal in 48 states. American Greeting Cards, Hallmark's competitor, does not offer same-sex marriage cards."

According to the AFA, Hallmark seems to be blocking the AFA's protest emails.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:32:23 -0800

Klan guys, pretty much all wedding cards are gay, we thought you knew.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:32:31 -0800

Thanks, I'll buy a couple extra to make up for the boycott. Go Hallmark.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:35:08 -0800

Hallmark is a private company obviously driven by greed. You got a problem with that, commie? (I'm trying to make their pointy heads explode)

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:35:17 -0800

Can you hear that? The change is happening. It's little steps like this that will inch us closer and closer to equality.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:35:18 -0800

9 out of 10 hateful morons hate gays.

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:35:54 -0800

It's cute that AFA has a Digg badge.

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:39:56 -0800

So I'm thinking that anything actually put out on a pamphlet labeled as being from the KKK must be a sly reverse-psychology trick designed by maybe art students or something. I mean, seriously, the KKK?

By: supermedusa

supermedusa — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:39:56 -0800

hallmark cards for everyone this year!!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:39:56 -0800

American Greeting Cards, Hallmark's competitor, does not offer same-sex marriage cards." Hmmmmmm...

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:39:56 -0800

Klan guys, pretty much all wedding cards are gay, we thought you knew. That comment is so girl wearing a skirt for a top.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:39:56 -0800

Also: God's law has fiber?

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:39:56 -0800

The $4 a pop is enough to make me want to boycott the cards. Make your own, folks! Cooler, cheaper, more thoughtful, and you can make them as gay as you like.

By: catwoman429

catwoman429 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:39:56 -0800

Awesome! It's about time. The fundies might boycott, but I'll be telling everyone I know to go buy some Hallmark cards.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:41:20 -0800

Wait. The Klan didn't call it quits on Hallmark when it started printing Kwanzaa cards? I don't like this new direction the Klan is taking. What about traditional Klan values? Me hate change!

By: MrBobaFett

MrBobaFett — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:41:50 -0800

Why hasn't someone burned down the HQ of the AFA yet? They don't actually benefit society in any way. In fact they hurt society. Hell you want to boycott someone? Boycott whoever hosts their website. Seriously some people have no scruples.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:42:26 -0800

Oftentimes, when a company is targeted by hate groups, I will go out of my way to purchase their products. But I will still not be buying prefabricated sentiments.

By: punilux

punilux — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:42:47 -0800

I must confess a degree of disdain for nazi-esque groups from the Illinois area.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:44:56 -0800

I'm going to buy stacks of these cards and use them anyway, personalize them even: "Congratulations on ~~getting married~~ finally getting a driver's license!"

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:45:34 -0800

Oftentimes, when a company is targeted by hate groups, I will go out of my way to purchase their products. But I will still not be buying prefabricated sentiments. There goes Hallmark's nights sleep.

By: Joe Beese

Joe Beese — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:46:24 -0800

Hallmark crunched the numbers and came to the not-very-surprising conclusion that they'll make more money selling cards to gays than they'll lose from some boycotting gay-haters. Do they offer health insurance to the domestic partners of their employees? If not, let's table the kumbaya-ing.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:46:41 -0800

I'd buy these homophobes a Sorry That You're A Bigot card, but I don't know where to get one.

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:48:09 -0800

The grammar used in the KKK statement is horrible. Who "WILL NOT STAND IT!"? On the plus side, at least the capitalize "Homo Sexual"

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:50:51 -0800

while ignoring the real menace of Hobo Sexuals. (they like it up the bum)

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:51:47 -0800

The fiber of God's law: keeping Satan regular for 6000 years! Also: Hellmark: When you care enough to sodomize the very best!

By: scody

scody — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:53:57 -0800

God's law has fiber? Dude, check out the ingredients for Oat Bran: "God's law" is like first or second on the list!

By: ob

ob — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:54:26 -0800

I'd buy these homophobes a Sorry That You're A Bigot card, but I don't know where to get one. If you can get one, it should have this message inside: "Sorry that you think that your point of view is so fucking important that you have to foist your petty bullshit onto other people that just want to be happy and left the fuck alone" just in case they don't know the word bigot.

By: Avelwood

Avelwood — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:55:20 -0800

Let them know you do not appreciate Hallmark promoting a lifestyle which is illegal in 48 states. Last I checked, the lifestyle wasn't illegal. States just weren't recognizing these marriages...

By: everichon

everichon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:56:29 -0800

This fiber in God's law, what percentage of the RDA is it? And then, how big is a serving size?

By: everichon

everichon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:57:15 -0800

Or did they mean there is fiber in God Slaw? Cos, yeah!

By: nola

nola — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:58:55 -0800

This goes against the very fibber of my bean.

By: strangeleftydoublethink

strangeleftydoublethink — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:00:42 -0800

The KKK took my baby shower away.

By: terranova

terranova — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:01:26 -0800

Uh-oh. And now the AFA is boycotting Campbell's Soup, McDonalds, and Pepsi. Pretty soon, God-fearing, overweight Amurrikans won't be able to eat any junk foods at all. Is the gay agenda a plot for healthy diet and nationwide weight loss?

By: mazola

mazola — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:01:47 -0800

There's a Fruit'n'Fibre joke lurking in here somewhere.

By: bclark

bclark — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:02:22 -0800

Joe Besse: Yes they do now (but not in 2001). Safe to start the kumbaya-ing?

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:05:22 -0800

Avelwood - that was my first thought, too. How many people are against gay people in general, versus gay marriage in specific? Then again, being against gay marriage may be the convenient way to be homophobic in public.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:08:24 -0800

Maybe we can give them a slightly-used Adolf Hitler Campbell cake as a consolation prize.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:08:58 -0800

God's law has fiber? It passed, didn't it?

By: Avelwood

Avelwood — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:10:21 -0800

They seem to be pretty keen on the Mormons, maybe if Hallmark released a "Congratulations on your third wife!" card to make up for it...

By: quin

quin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:11:42 -0800

I'm just a little smitten with the idea of how the KKK would have found out about this. I'm picturing some guy after a rally, his robes still sitting in the trunk of his car, stopping quickly into a Wallgreens to pick up a card for his buddy's upcoming wedding, and getting distracted by some interracial couple on the cover of a magazine, he just grabs the first card with in the marriage row. Then, a couple of weeks later, he friend comes to him and asks why exactly he thought that a card indicating that his wife was a man might be appropriate. Our poor klansman is sitting there wondering why Hallmark would wrong him so, he issues a statement, a call to arms, just to ensure that no-one ever again accidentally accuses someone who dances around in white robes and follows the advice of a wizard of being gay.

By: troybob

troybob — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:14:24 -0800

American Greeting Cards, Hallmark's competitor, does not offer same-sex marriage cards. I'm sure American Greeting is reveling over this endorsement.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:15:56 -0800

terranova - most companies can be boycotted for one reason or another. My plan? Boycott everything. (content may not make sense in this context - it was the first thing I found) I didn't realize this was a full-blown culture war. My question: how did AFA come to possess such material? Did their hands not burn when picking up such godless filth? Did their scanner not burst into flame while trying to capture the heathen images of a "married" lesbian couple and their "son"? But what if it is all chemical, and people are just born that way? Good thing science is all about questioning and being skeptical.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:24:28 -0800

According to the AFA, Hallmark seems to be blocking the AFA's protest emails. Heh! I'm sure this publicity will be wonderful for Hallmark's bottom line.

By: revmitcz

revmitcz — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:25:15 -0800

My favorite thing about this FPP is that, following one of the links, I was able to happen upon what appears to be a sort-of KKK online headquarter site. And but one click away (on the frontpage, no less!) I've got the personal email address of a grand dragon. My greatest desire for having such information is to interview said fella, since I've been doing anti-KKK material in my stand-up for years and it'd be helpful to have more... ya know, fuel for the fire. On the other hand, the silly boy inside me just wants to use that email address to sign-up for the mailing lists of MoveOn, LGBTA, HRC, and every gay dating service and porn site I can find. I think I'll go w/the former, cause Henry Rollins told me I should "learn about my enemy"

By: bookish

bookish — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:27:42 -0800

I'm going to buy stacks of these cards and use them anyway, personalize them even: "Congratulations on ~~getting married~~ finally getting a driver's license!" My boyfriend gave me the best birthday card a few years ago. On the front it had a picture of a boy in a yarmulke and said, "Congratulations on your ~~Bar Mitzvah~~ Birthday!" On the inside, it said, "This is a great example of what a person can accomplish through patience ~~and hard work.~~" So yes, by all means, do this.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:31:05 -0800

now all we need is for Smith & Wesson, Colt, Winchester and other gun manufacturers to start making gay themed guns (The Colt 69! For when you don't want to fight over who shoots first!) and for someone in the KKK to realize that the word Flamer means it's too gay for them to burn any more fucking crosses.

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:35:51 -0800

When my girlfriend had her senior recital in college, I gave her a sympathy card that said, "So ~~sorry~~ happy for your ~~loss~~ recital."

By: Pseudology

Pseudology — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:40:21 -0800

Religions really need a better way to get people to pay attention to them. This whole anti-gay thing is getting old. Oh I know. How about this!

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:41:18 -0800

Rebranding cards should not be confused with re-gifting cards. Covering up or altering an old message with a new one is seen as cheap, and usually not funny (unless the recipient is known for being cheap, and has a sense of humor about it).

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:48:14 -0800

Pseudology - they're "religious folks," not whole religions, who are boycotting in this instance. Even in the earlier story today, The Roman Catholic Church was the only religion to all-out rejected the UN declaration for gay rights. Heck, only members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference were against it - not the whole group! There's hope for them is-lams yet! And to be fair, the Roman Catholic Church opposes the death penalty and other harsh repression of gays and lesbians. Just keep away from marriage, and the Roman Catholic Church will keep away from The Gays.

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:50:44 -0800

I liked gay marriage better before they sold out. Hallmark is not indie, guys. Not indie at all.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:57:01 -0800

they're "religious folks," not whole religions, who are boycotting in this instance. Even Catholics themselves are evenly split on the issue. But it's so much more fun to say "religions".

By: troybob

troybob — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:58:01 -0800

Not indie at all. But I'm laughing all the way to the bank...

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:59:55 -0800

But promoting same-sex marriage for profit is not the very best for families or our nation. Promoting, or exploiting?

By: theefixedstars

theefixedstars — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:00:23 -0800

Well, this is good I guess. The mainstreaming of gay marriage, itself the epitome of mainstreaming of gay culture. Personally, I'd prefer the same rights given to straight married couples than a "Happy B-Day, My Same Sex Lover" or "Get Better, You Big Dyke/Fag! " card, but hey, it's progress...both as sacchrine and overdue as Milk.

By: crapmatic

crapmatic — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:01:45 -0800

Thanks, American Family Association... I'm sure if in-home surveillance and warrantless searches came along to "keep the kids safe" I'm sure you'd be up for that, too.

By: jnaps

jnaps — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:09:56 -0800

Generally, anytime the KKK disagrees with something, I find myself reassured that I'm on the correct side of an issue. Hallmark sells "coming out" cards, too. Which is supportive. Weird, a little awkward. But supportive. Thanks, Hallmark.

By: dirty lies

dirty lies — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:11:55 -0800

That is right slimepuppy, time to move on and start marrying cats and dogs.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:12:14 -0800

I think I'll go w/the former, cause Henry Rollins told me I should "learn about my enemy" I think you'll find that Sun Tzu said that long before Henry "The Talking Bicep" Rollins was even thought of.

By: turgid dahlia

turgid dahlia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:12:29 -0800

I'm going to send them to all my gay married friends, because I didn't get them jack for their weddings. Because there's no such thing as a generic "Congratulations for getting married" or "Have a nice wedding" card, anywhere, in the world. It's just, nobody ever thought of it. It just never occured to them.

By: turgid dahlia

turgid dahlia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:15:36 -0800

Other possible cards include: "Enjoy your heterosexual colonoscopy, fella" "Mum, I hope the baby comes out of your womb nicely" "Glad your male heart attack was just a mild one you fat fuck" "I'm leaving you you bitch, and yes that's my piss in your handbag"

By: christhelongtimelurker

christhelongtimelurker — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:16:11 -0800

Everyone that knows me knows that I'm cheap and hateful. Greeting cards are retarded and so are homophobes; I'd rather money spent on them doesn't go to hatemongers but I love it when idiots pay a stupid tax. If you wanna go for class, you can get embossed personalized cards for cents per card. For less than the cost of a hallmark card, you can get your entire message embossed onto a card of vastly better paper stock. Or you can avoid people who value cards like me.

By: Guy_Inamonkeysuit

Guy_Inamonkeysuit — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:20:59 -0800

Who's this Homer Sexual guy, anyway?

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:22:02 -0800

Henry Rollins has said a lot of things. He's "in your face". He won't accepting slacking! He wants you to DEAL WITH REALITY. He's the thinkin' man's tough guy. Put on one of his spoken word albums if you dare, but get ready to have your MIND BLOWN and your world SHATTERED.

By: hooptycritter

hooptycritter — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:23:30 -0800

Is god's fiber better than Metamucil? Does it come unflavored b/c if it's also orange flavored it's really tired. I already have a slogan for marketing - "God's Fiber - for a heavenly poo."

By: terranova

terranova — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:27:27 -0800

... ok the Homo Sexual wedding cards Homo habilis ... Homo erectus ........Homo neanderthalensis .............Homo sapiens ..................Homo sexual

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:27:32 -0800

So is there anywhere I can get me some Klan-themed Greetings Cards? Because I'm really struggling to find something to congratulate the local Imperial Wizard on his promotion, but Hallmark just don't seem to have anything appropriate. Typical, isn't it. They'll sell you a card that'll congratulate you on having had your first non-consensual rectal examination, but for kids who are celebrating their first cross burning, there's nothing at all...

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:29:56 -0800

Just send him a PM on his Facebook.

By: woodway

woodway — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:30:01 -0800

They must hate Thanksgiving. Damn Europeans, another attempt at multi-culturalizing America.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:37:06 -0800

Henry Rollins just needs some more fiber in his diet. That'll cheer him up.

By: Mr. Bad Example

Mr. Bad Example — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:44:43 -0800

Also: God's law has fiber? Not only that--it also prevents conception 100% below pH3. (Insert teaspoon teaspoon juicy lemon pulp, pH2.) Dilute! Dilute!

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:53:35 -0800

I'm imagining Henry Rollins emerging from the bathroom, red-faced and misted with sweat, wearing a look of exasperated joy. And then going to the studio to record a string of early Beatles covers.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:55:50 -0800

You know - It's remarkably easy to send a hallmark card by mail to the AFA. You can even get Hallmark to physically send a card over the net. Plus Points: - Hallmark gets money. - AFA gets sent physical card declaring homo sexual agenda. - Lazy netizen does not need to clothe self. Everyone wins!!

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:07:46 -0800

I totally wanted to buy some lesbian friends hers and hers towels or a butch/lipstick towel set, but I couldn't find any ten years ago. Maybe a powerful anti-homosexual lobby will take a hit.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:18:10 -0800

I'm going to buy stacks of these cards and use them anyway, personalize them even: "Congratulations on getting married finally getting a driver's license!" 'moonMan thought that all pre-made Valentine's cards were tacky and ugly, so he decided to go overboard and give me the worst card he could find. It was "Happy Birthday, Nephew." It was indeed, bad bad bad. I thought that it was pretty funny, and I saved it. It wasn't so funny that he taped it to the inside of the kitty litter box. Not that I can really blame the card for that, but if I could, I would.

By: ricochet biscuit

ricochet biscuit — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:22:30 -0800

UNITED NORTHERN & SOUTHERN KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN STATE OFFICE PO BOX 24225 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Illinois Nazis. I hate Illinois Nazis.

By: Prospero

Prospero — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:36:01 -0800

Henry Rollins' finest moment. (Starts at about 1:10).

By: Huck500

Huck500 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:37:53 -0800

I find it interesting that they specify that WHITE people should be boycotting Hallmark... since if a person of color was reading the flyer, there's obviously a chance that he or she would be willing to boycott the company. When a person of color gets to the line about WHITE people boycotting, and the KKK info, though, they probably lose some potential boycotters. So do they hate black people so much that being on the same side of a boycott would be unacceptable? When they write about hating blacks, do they specify that only straight people should hate along with them? If not, does this mean they like gays more than they do blacks? I haven't bought a greeting card for years, but if I do, I'll buy Hallmark... that other company must hate the gays, the KKK said so.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:00:02 -0800

Well, at least now I know what to get Adolf Hitler for his fourth birthday. Thomas the Tank Engine toys.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:27:50 -0800

Oddly enough, I was shopping for a greeting card for just such an occasion last week. I ended up with a not-specifically-same-sex card because the deliberately same-sex cards were all particularly cheesy and lame. I mean, so were the not-specifically-same-sex cards, you understand, just not quite to the same level. Relatively few not-specifically-same-sex cards actually mentioned 'One Man and One Woman' or 'Bride and Groom', so I just picked one that wasn't covered in pink roses, didn't mention specific genders, and did express a sentiment about love that I could sort of get behind. So, sure, same-sex marriage cards are a worthwhile, if not entirely necessary idea, but jesus, did they have to suck so much?

By: klarck

klarck — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:02:19 -0800

By: oneirodynia

oneirodynia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:16:38 -0800

You know, if that means that in stationary stores across America people are seeing the category Same Sex Marriage nestled among Grandmother's Birthday and Expectant Mom I am OK with that.

By: sararah

sararah — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:20:21 -0800

I'm personally thinking about sending a Hallmark same-sex wedding card to the following address: UNITED NORTHERN & SOUTHERN KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN STATE OFFICE PO BOX 24225 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS I'll be sure to put some extra stickers on the envelope.

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:48:26 -0800

Wait. Aren't we all homo sexuals? I don't get what they're railing against.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:55:42 -0800

Sararah - the return address could be: American Family Association P O Drawer 2440 Tupelo, MS 38803 I think they could be pen-pals.

By: parmanparman

parmanparman — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:57:18 -0800

Future AskMe: "My girlfriend likes rainbows, and I am asking her to marry me. However, the only card with rainbows on it is meant for gay people. Will she care?"

By: munchingzombie

munchingzombie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:07:28 -0800

Thank you Halmark. To show my gratitude I will send a Sweetest Day card to my big gay boyfriend.

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:11:02 -0800

Isn't the greeting card industry largely responsible for Sweetest Day, Secretaries Day, Mothers Day and bunch of other stupid, how-could-you-not-have-sent-a-card holidays? I don't think it's overly cynical to suggest Hallmark's support for the gay community is largely driven by their desire to expand the greeting card buying community. That's how you become part of the American mainstream baby, you got some dollars? Welcome to the show, nice to see you. Capitalism is ugly as hell, but it's egalitarian across the board, the only thing it hates is broke. Gotta get in where you fit in.

By: mike3k

mike3k — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:48:25 -0800

I'm going to start buying Hallmark cards now. I always go out of my way to support anything the AFA boycotts.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:01:47 -0800

That's how you become part of the American mainstream baby, you got some dollars? Welcome to the show, nice to see you. Capitalism is ugly as hell, but it's egalitarian across the board, the only thing it hates is broke. Gotta get in where you fit in. I'm still waiting for my Bar Wife's Day card, you cad.

By: ClaudiaCenter

ClaudiaCenter — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:08:32 -0800

Hallmark's benefits (including domestic partner benefits).

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:57:22 -0800

I am such a bad homo. I support in an abstract sense the right of all consenting adults to enter into their own legal arrangement (we agree to become BobJane INC!) and all the benefits they get due to, due to well, weird-ass thousands old traditions that just make everything easier cause we've all agreed to accept them so whatever but I don't really want to get married but I probably will end up all civil unioned cause I really need health insurance (some long-lasting health problems that will get nasty in the future, maybe) and because my BF doesn't want his kid and ex-wife (loooong story) to get a penny, so I'm reluctantly signing the forms and thinking I should be more YAH! Civil Rights! but I'm totally ambivalent on making it all legal or standing up for anti-gay marriage cards (you need a special card to send out for your same-sexin' marriages, really?) and I just want to get on with my life withou the feeling that I'm letting down the Cause cause I'm not on the steps on the Capitol with a flag, boycotting shit. Then again, my Uncle is on his 4th wife and my own Mom Never Married so maybe I shouldn't stress out so much.

By: cthuljew

cthuljew — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:43:06 -0800

"American Greeting Cards, Hallmark's competitor, does not offer same-sex marriage cards." YET

By: naoko

naoko — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:45:29 -0800

This thread is the first I'd heard of Sweetest Day. After some (very minimal) research, I still don't really get it: you give people candy and that's it? H

By: cthuljew

cthuljew — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:46:50 -0800

Wait. Aren't we all homo sexuals? I don't get what they're railing against. Take your taxonomy elsewhere. We all start from a taxonomic stub 6000 years ago. :(

By: winna

winna — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:51:08 -0800

"I'm leaving you you bitch, and yes that's my piss in your handbag" I had no idea domestic cats were giving cards these days. How do they hold the pen to sign the card with their paws?

By: LMGM

LMGM — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:20:35 -0800

Or did they mean there is fiber in God Slaw? Cos, yeah! Ok, MeFoodies, we need to come up with a GodSlaw recipe right quick. I'm going to propose that involves bacon—or better, French-style lardons—, fried to a crisp, with their fatty drippings whisked into the marinade somehow. Mayonnaise? That should probably be in there Oooh! Jell-o? Do we dare combine coleslaw with the white working woman's standby, jell-o salad? Maybe there can be marshmallows in there, too. All I know is, the final result should have a flaming sparkler set in it.

By: woodway

woodway — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:22:57 -0800

I wish they had an international section in card shops. 2008 was the first year I remembered to buy a Mother's Day card in March (UK) without losing it by Mother's Day in June (US). Apparently 2009 marks the 250th celebration of Burns Night. It'd be nice to send a silly card from the States to a Scottish friend. Ach no, wil'na be.

By: orme

orme — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:53:39 -0800

I only hope that Hallmark will expand this trend to all their cards, so that gays can be included in the side-splitting hilarity that is Shoebox!

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:00:36 -0800

The $4 a pop is enough to make me want to boycott the cards. Make your own, folks! Cooler, cheaper, more thoughtful, and you can make them as gay as you like. You cannot "make" a card gay. They are born that way. Its genetic.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:04:13 -0800

I'm looking forward to the Skittles boycott when they finally find out what "Taste the rainbow" means.

By: woodway

woodway — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:08:53 -0800

US Mother's Day is in May, not June. It's a wonder my parents still speak to me. Maybe Hallmark will sell Mother's+Mother's day cards in the future.

By: Danf

Danf — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:07:50 -0800

If I find out that my child is gay, and I send him/her to a camp, does Hallmark have a card that I could send to the camp to say that we do this out of love, and here's hoping that the kid comes home free of his/her sexual brokenness. . . That would be awesome if they had a card like that. It only seems fair. . .

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:54:33 -0800

You cannot "make" a card gay. You obviously have not been gluing on enough sequins.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:21:26 -0800

You cannot "make" a card gay. It's fun to flirt, though.