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http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/margery_eagan/2014/03/eagan_parade_of_sponsors_run_from_toxic_eventEagan: Parade of sponsors run from toxic event
Margery Eagan
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Its become South Bostons toxic parade.
Every major company that St. Patricks Day Parade organizers touted on their website as a proud supporter of todays parade is a supporter no more.
First the Westin Waterfront. Gone. Then Gillette. Then Clear Channels JAMN 94.5, which used to send a float. Then Entercoms WAAF 97.7/107.3, which sent a float with a station banner. Then Entercoms WEEI 93.7, which sent station street teams to hand out Red Sox schedules along the route. Then CBS locals Mix 104.1 and AMP 103.3, which used to send station cars. Then Great Medias Hot 96.9 FM. Gone, gone, gone, gone, and gone.
The Boston Beer Co. held on to the parade until Thursday. There are more than a few pubs along Broadway. Then Club Cafe, a longtime South End restaurant and bar popular with Bostons gay community, announced it would stop selling Sam Adams beer until such time as either the parade organizers change their position or Sam Adams removes its support.
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A few more Boston articles on the subject:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/15/the-south-boston-patrick-day-parade-story-you-haven-heard/1cWGE9P41gWgvCTRodcbRI/story.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/15/more-marching-fine-line/vBAHJ4NrkywCvHdgCtSBmJ/story.html
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Our assembly area: the intersection of D Street and Broadway.
This will be the first time ever that the VFP section of parade will march in front of the street sweepers.
If you're in the area, we should be stepping off around two-ish.
Like Earnie Boch (local car salesman) usta say: Come on down.
Paper Roses
(7,473 posts)The old timer who chairs this parade needs to get with the times. This blatant bigotry and discrimination needs to end now. A big celebration like St Patrick's day is just the place to do it.
Top 'O the mornin' to all.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)LGBTs and w/o any commercial ramifications. That I know of anyway.
The *new* NYC political establishment ( deBlasio, et al) boycotts; it but the old sleazeballs, panderers and opportunists continue to participate or ... presumably... send people.
I speak of the Cuomo/Schumer/ Bloomberg dominant wing of the party.
I'm *assuming* they participate anyway. Anyone know for sure?
Perhaps they simply maintain a "judicious" ( i.e. craven) silence. That's their way
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)Not that he isn't a "sleazeball" but he does, in fact boycott, the Parade.
OTOH, Schumer and Bloomberg both participate and thereby promote and encourage the continued exclusion and ostracism of LGBTs.