Bigots speak out on the evils of Lesbian Soup

[ccharles000]

This holiday season, Swanson Broth (a subsidiary of Campbell Soup) decided to make a very sweet advertisement promoting their product. The ad features the story of a lesbian couple preparing their meal on Christmas Eve with their young son, and it was featured in The Advocate, who has many GLTBQ readers.

No problem, right? Well, not to the far-right gay-haters at the American Family Association . The organization, known for boycotting Disney, McDonalds and Hallmark for "embracing the homosexual agenda", sent out the following email blast:

Send an email to Campbell Soup Company President Douglas Conant. Tell him you want his company to stop supporting the gay agenda.
In the December, 2008 and January, 2009 issues, Campbell Soup Company bought two, two-page advertisements in the latest issues of the nation's largest homosexual magazine, "The Advocate." The ads promote their Swanson line of broth.
In one of the December ads, the Campbell Soup Company highlighted the lives of two lesbians with their son. The others feature New York City chefs. See the ads here.
Campbell Soup Company has openly begun helping homosexual activists push their agenda. Not only did the ads cost Campbell's a chunk of money, but they also sent a message that homosexual parents constitute a family and are worthy of support. They also gave their approval to the entire homosexual agenda.
What lovely holiday spirit, eh?

Fortunately, Campbell Soup is standing their ground, as company spokesperson Anthony Sanzio replied :

"We support all types of families, regardless of how they're defined, for more than 100 years," Sanzio offers. "We advertise in a variety of different media outlets that appeal to a broad spectrum of society. That's what we're doing here, and that's what we'll continue to do."
Bravo to Cambell Soup for standing up for human decency and against this ridiculous homophobic bigotry.

I, for one, am going to go buy a can of Campbell Soup and mail it to AFA headquarters, with a note telling them that I fully support Campbells and will continue to happily buy their products. Here's their mailing address, if you'd like to join in:

American Family Association
P. O. Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803

http://community.feministing.com/2008/12/bigots-speak-out-on-the-evils.html

[Peacetrain]

1. That is an excellent idea, I have some cans of Campbells soup,

But I think I will go buy some tomorrow and send those labels with the receipt. Back them up for supporting families. I will pass this on, at another area I chat in. Thank you for such a good idea.

EDIT: K& R

[noamnety]

2. Damn. The AFA is onto the new gay agenda.

Eating soup with dinner.

[ColbertWatcher]

3. Excuse me, I thought the gay agenda was eating soup AS dinner.

Shows what I know.

[TechBear_Seattle]

11. Well, if you'd read the newsletter once in a while....

:hi:

[ColbertWatcher]

17. Heh, heh. n/t

[yardwork]

4. The American Family Association strikes out against families again!

I grew up on Campbells and I'm glad to know that it's still a good company to support.

[sandnsea]

5. I support The Gay Agenda

Equal Housing
Equal Employment Opportunity
Discrimination Protection
Hate Crime Protection
Adoption and Parenthood Rights
Marriage Equality

If I missed anything, let me know.

[QC]

6. But we just need to reach out to these people! n/t

[Shiver]

16. I'm sorry, but no.

Reaching out to the anti-soup lobby is reaching too far. That's where I draw the line!

[StreetKnowledge]

26. You forgot to add

"and punch them in the back of their fucking heads."

:mad:

I'm going to so love watching this douchebags explain their homophobia to God after they die. It's going to be classic.

"Why did you hate people who love similar genders?"
"Because their f*****s."
"What did they ever do to you, anyways?"
"They were spreading their homosexual, anti-family agenda."

God then sighs.

"To purgatory with you, for being a total moron."

[Shiver]

7. "Lesbian Soup"?

I think I saw that video... :hide:


All kidding aside, major kudos to Campbells Soup for this for standing firm against bigoted asses. Can't afford the stamps to send in too many labels, but I'll figure out a way to join in. Kicked and Rec'd.

[Liberal Veteran]

10. It takes a skilled chef to make Lesbian Soup....

Every time I've had it, it was just bland.

[Shiver]

12. I made it once

Very, very long story that is honestly not suitable for this board and likely against the rules to tell...

[TechBear_Seattle]

22. I bet the recipe is similar to Bear Soup

Take one hot tub, add three to six bears, bring to boil.

[Vanje]

25. Next time , add more Butch

Really spices it up!

[Dragonfli]

8. I haven't had canned soup in years,,, but I Think I am in the mood

for some campbell's chicken noodle now.

I like to think there should be some consumer reward for not caving to bigotry.
Time to stock the pantry.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

9. The AFA sure spends a lot of time reading LGBT publications.

Whassup with that? :shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

13. The AFA has such a frikkin' narrow-minded idea of what "family" means.

I say GOOD for Campbell's for doing what they did, AND for sticking to their guns!

The AFA can bite my ass.

[Kceres]

14. So glad we go through Swanson's Cx Broth like water around here.

I'll write Campbell's a fan letter.

[alfredo]

15. they are pushing a homosexual agenda, they are selling soup.

[BrklynLiberal]

18. Gee, Is that purple Tinky Winky still gay? I have to write the AFA and find out.

:crazy: What a bunch of mental defectives..

[HillWilliam]

19. Honestly, the OP title gave me visions of a hot tub and a bottle of good wine

You can see where my mind went...(we guys call it bear soup, but that's a subject not suitable for this forum) :rofl:

Damn the AFA. If they spent less time reading magazines and more time on their own damn families, we'd all be a lot happier.

[FloridaJudy]

20. But is Lesbian soup

Made from real Lesbians? I only want the authentic kind, not the Mock Lesbian Soup.

[HillWilliam]

21. DMTA

and they're a terrible thing to waste.

:hide:

:rofl:

[Cheap_Trick]

24. You shouldn't mock lesbians.

My first thought with the title of this thread was "Lesbian Soup? Does that mean there's no meat?"

[ccharles000]

27. lol

[MidwestTransplant]

23. OMG rampant Lesbianism everywhere. Call the OK Governor.

[Froward69]

28. Can we place the cans of soup in

socks and bash them upside the head???

ok enough of my daydreams.

the only problem is the would redistribute those cans of soup to "deserving Christians". IE family's of 10 kids with unemployed dad saying "Jesus will provide."