Checkin' the Naughty and Nice Lists (for the second time of many)
A site called War on the War on Christmas (Update: the list originally came from the Liberty Counsel at HelpSaveChristmas.org; thanks to Dumb Ox for pointing that out to me!) has their own version of the "Nice & Naughty" retailer list--like the one PatrickA has started. Here are some clips from their article of a few of the stores that Patrick has yet to mention that were noted there (By the way, I don't necessarily support that site; I'm just using it as a source here.). These are direct quotes from the other article, but I edited out stores that Patrick had already mentioned; I weeded out some less relevant details; and I stylized it a bit--with colors and bold and italics.
But with no more adieu:
NAUGHTY:
"Banana Republic – Web site has “Holiday Gift Guide” with no mention of any Christmas.
"Bed Bath & Beyond – No mention of any holidays.
...
"Dick’s Sporting Goods – Web site says gifts and has images, but no mention of Christmas.
"Eddie Bauer – Customer service would not recognize Christmas...
"Gap – “Holiday Survival Guide” no mention of Christmas.
...
"Lowes – In 2005, Lows stated they would modify their ads and no longer say things such as “Holiday trees”, however, their Web site has Holiday Living department and Holiday gift cards. Will not allow employees to greet customers with “Merry Christmas”.
...
"Mills Fleet Farm – (WI, MN, IA and ND) Changed their Christmas Catalog to “Toy and Gift Catalog”, replaced Christmas signs with “Holiday” signs. No mention of Christmas at all.
... "
It's interesting to note that this site put both K-Mart and Toys R' Us on the NAUGHTY list, whereas Patrick put it on the NICE list. Here's a comparison of their opinions:
Patrick on K-Mart: Another great example of a company not afraid to mention Christmas. Watch one of their commercials and you'll be pleased to hear copious mention of the term, and their slogan is "Where Christmas comes together". Also, they have one particular ad that begins with the slogan "Christmas on Elm Street", and two women go through the commercial singing alternative lyrics to the tune of "Hark! The Herald Angels, Sing". Sure, it wasn't the real lyrics about Jesus but it's closer than the new-age crap some of the retailers dish out, LOL....
Other site on K-Mart: Selling “Holiday trees” and “Holiday wreaths.”
Patrick on Toys R' Us: I'm not very familiar with Toys 'R' Us' initial Christmas campaign this year, but I think they were originally using "holiday", and were forced to use "Christmas" after a few threatened boycotts from small groups. Now, they still feature a "Holiday Shop", but have the slogan "Make it merrier this Christmas". It's a start. In either case, in today's PC-world we are forced to be content with even one measly mention of Christmas.
Other site on Toys R' Us: No mention of Christmas. “…Toys ‘R’ Us aims to be neutral in this regard… We endeavor to make our stores festive, while respecting that our customers celebrate many different customs throughout the holidays.”.
I guess you decide where these companies are on your list.
NICE:
"Dillard’s ~ Advertising their Christmas Catalog.
"JC Penney ~ Web site has their Christmas shipping countdown.
"Joann Fabrics ~ Offers Christmas and Holiday fabrics.
...
"L.L. Bean ~ Advertising and distributing their Christmas Catalog.
"Linens ‘N Things ~ Has a Christmas Shop and Christmas Checklist.
"Macy’s ~ “Merry Christmas!” on the homepage of their Web site.
"Michaels ~ Web site has a Christmas section.
... "
This list still isn't complete--of course--and, as I pointed out, there are points of controversy to be resolved. But, there are some good pieces of information in here.
~ Kingdom Advancer
6 comments:
Thank you for updating us all on the War on Christmas store list. I will be sending your blog link out to my family immediately. By the way, you are on my blogroll too!
See also
http://faultlineusa.blogspot.com/2006/11/progressive-god-responds-to-war-on.html
http://faultlineusa.blogspot.com/
Thanks for blogrolling The Christmas Watch, Dumb Ox.
I find your site amusing--especially since most of the posts seem to show the ridiculous nature of the secularization--but ultimately, as you probably can tell from the site, I take the controversy seriously.
And Merry Christmas to you too! (Doesn't that just sound good? ;))
Your welcome, Faultline.
Thanks for notifying your family and for blogrolling The Christmas Watch! If I can get another link list going, I'll put you and Dumb Ox on it (you are already linked from Kingdom Advancing).
Merry Christmas!
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