Thursday, June 27, 2013

Shame on Target and Wal Mart.

Paula Deen fans lash out against Wal-Mart

"Return all of their items and ask for refunds if they cant support Paula Deen!" read the first comment on Wal-Mart's Facebook page.
"I think it is absolutely terrible what you have done to Paula Deen," a commenter said on the Facebook page of Caesars Palace Casino.
"That chicken looks a little racist. Maybe it shouldn't be on that salad," wrote a commenter on a Food Network Facebook post about its Buffalo Chicken Salad recipe of the day.

If you care to register an opinion to these companies, here is a tip:

"Despite the outpouring of support for Deen, social media marketing consultants note that Facebook (FB) comments typically don't impact brands on their own. Negative reactions on Twitter, on the other hand, can actually do some serious damage."  Emphasis added.

How to join Twitter. In case you want to comment for or against Paula Deen among other things.


Paula Deen Fans Flock to Her Cruise to Show Support   "Where other Paula Deen sponsors are dropping like flies, a small travel agency in New Jersey that handles booking for the "Paula Deen Cruise" continues to stand by the embattled former Food Network personality amid popular demand."

Martha Stewart: 'I Feel Sorry For Paula Deen'  "Paula Deen might be in the midst of a professional spiral - following her admission of using the N-word in the past - but she does have the support of a fellow TV lifestyle personality, one who knows her fair share about public scrutiny."

Talk about demagoguery and distortion, see the cartoons

While Caesars, the Food Network and Smithfield Foods have dropped her, at least nine companies are voicing their support for Paula Deen.
"Deen's camp earlier Wednesday sent out two releases with letters of support from some nine different partners with whom Deen does business." They are:
  • Tasty Blends Foods of Frasiers Bottom, W.Va.
  • Landies Candies in Buffalo, N.Y
  • Springer Mountain Farms
  • Sandridge Food Co. in Medina, Ohio
  • 450ID, a graphic design company in Philadelphia
  • Harvest NA
  • IQ Craft
  • Epicurean Butter
  • Club Marketing Services
Meanwhile, the worst of the racists pay no price at all
 
 

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