Ford stands fast.The Jaguar is a much bigger threat than the mouse. No, that's not the advice of some animal expert. It's the conclusion of the notoriously antigay American Family Association The American Family Association (AFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes conservative Christian values.[1][2][3][4] It was founded in 1977 by Rev. , which ended its nine-year boycott of the Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. on May 23 and launched one against Ford Motor Co.--maker of Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Volvo, Land Rover See LANRover. , and Jaguar. "From redefining family to include homosexual marriage, to giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to support homosexual groups and their agenda ... Ford leads the way," stated Donald Wildmon Donald E. Wildmon, born 18 January 1938 in Dumas, Mississippi, is the founder and chairman of the American Family Association. He graduated from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, in 1960. In 1961 he married Lynda Lou Bennett with whom he has two sons and two daughters. , executive director of the Mississippi-based AFA AFA In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Afghanistan Afghani. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . "We certainly are not going to be intimidated by this kind of thing," said a defiant Joseph Clapsaddle, public and community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. manager at Hornburg Jaguar/Land Rover in West Hollywood, Calif. "We have been serving [the gay] community for many years, and we're standing behind them." And so is Ford. "Ford values all people, regardless of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , and cultural or physical differences," responded Ford group vice president of human resources Joe Laymon. But some independent Ford dealers aren't so supportive. After the AFA launched its boycott, a group of dealers agreed to lobby the automaker to address the AFA's concerns. In response, the AFA agreed to suspend its boycott until the end of the year. In addition to Ford, Kraft Foods has recently been threatened with a boycott by the AFA for agreeing to sponsor the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. Kraft said it had received an avalanche of antigay e-mail, but like Ford it is standing by its support of gays and lesbians. In a May 23 internal memo leaked to the press, Kraft executive vice president Marc Firestone told employees the company is committed to the Games and has "taken the right stand on diversity." Just what impact the AFA boycotts are having is questionable. The Disney boycott didn't bring any changes to the company's pro-gay polices, and an AFA boycott of Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, which ended in April, also had no apparent effect. |
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