Re: Making money from Java


"Judson McClendon" <judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AxZpf.16314$k76.12687@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Oliver Wong" <owong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> <quote>
>> The Christian Right would seem to have a lot to celebrate as Christmas
>> approaches. In recent days, it has scored a number of significant
>> victories over its perceived opponents in Corporate America. Many of the
>> nation's biggest cable operators have just announced plans to offer a
>> "family tier" of networks in response to the Christian Right's
>> long-running campaign against "indecent" TV programming.
>>
>> Disney (DIS ), which has come under fire from some Christian groups, is
>> now cultivating Christians to promote its big new hit, The Chronicles of
>> Narnia. On Dec. 9, the American Family Assn. (AFA) called off its boycott
>> of Target (TGT ) after the retailer said it would include Christmas in
>> its advertising and in-store promotions.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. The Catholic League has had better luck with its
>> campaign to fend off corporate efforts to malign Christmas. On Nov. 11,
>> the League called off its boycott of Wal-Mart after the world's largest
>> retailer apologized for a statement it gave a customer who had complained
>> that it was replacing "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays."
>>
>> The statement argued that Christmas was "an ancient tradition" with roots
>> in pagan cultures. And this month, the Catholic League got Land's End to
>> repudiate its earlier explanation of why it no longer mails out catalogs
>> wishing customers a "Merry Christmas." The reason: It didn't have any way
>> to determine which customers celebrated Christmas.
>>
>> But are these companies bowing to the Christian right -- or to economic
>> realities? Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research Group, a market
>> research firm based in Charleston, S.C., thinks it's the latter. "Some of
>> these retailers are awakening to a sleeping giant," he argues.
>> </quote>
>>
>> It would seem that Christians are not "powerless" in the media circles
>> either.
>
>
> This is the marketplace, not the media. -)

"Disney" and "cable networks" are in the business of media, I think. As
for the walmart thing, what "The Catholic League" was complaining about here
had nothing to do with prices or products offered (i.e. things to do with a
market), but rather with what was written on catalogs (which has to do with
media -- text). I.e. they weren't unhappy with the products and services of
Walmart, they were unhappy with the message that their advertisement sent
out. This is a media issue too.

- Oliver


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Making money from Java
    ... The Christian Right would seem to have a lot to celebrate as Christmas ... after the retailer said it would include Christmas in its advertising ... The Catholic League has had better luck with its campaign ... determine which customers celebrated Christmas. ...
    (comp.lang.cobol)
  • Walmart apologizes to Christians over Christmas dispute
    ... After a series of reports by WorldNetDaily, Wal-Mart officials have ... satisfied demands by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, ... which had called for a national boycott after accusing the retail giant of ... withdrawn "its insane statement" on the origins of Christmas and revised its ...
    (alt.religion.islam)
  • Re: Making money from Java
    ... > The Christian Right would seem to have a lot to celebrate as Christmas ... > of Target after the retailer said it would include Christmas in its ... the Catholic League got Land's End to ... > It would seem that Christians are not "powerless" in the media circles ...
    (comp.lang.cobol)
  • Re: Trailer empire now under cover...
    ... Many don't come from the local area ..they move in with Chelsea Tractors that have never driven over anything more challenging than a street level access cover. ... Portsmouth market has a royal charter from King Charles or somewhere when, so although the council often could not decide whether to support it or not through the ages, it must be allowed within the city boundaries one day a week at least. ... markets that every Christmas and now throughout the year pick up sticks and move to another town, in another part of the EU, another country, for a long weekend! ... I frequented both Dusseldorf and Vienna Christmas markets and like to see them here. ...
    (alt.coffee)
  • Re: Do you call that "deflation"?
    ...  How a drawdown of investments will affect the market as they pull out funds to ... Think of it as "When the Republicans Stole Christmas" ... "For many retailers, holiday sales account for as much as 40% of their ...
    (rec.crafts.metalworking)