Wal-Mart Now Selling Anti-Gay Children’s Books

[DearAbby]

Great, now they’re marketing hate speech at the Wal-Mart. I understand that Wal-Mart caters to a certain, um, clientele, much of the time, but is this really necessary?

A children’s book written by the wife of anti-gay Standard of Liberty president Stephen Graham is being carried by over 100 Walmart stores. Chased by an Elephant, the Gospel Truth about Today’s Stampeding Sexuality by Janice Barrett Graham was written to “help shed the clear light of truth on today’s dark and tangled ideas about male and female, proper gender roles, the law of chastity, and the God-given sexual appetite,” according to Janice Graham in the book’s introduction.

“The number of our young people involved in sexual sins has greatly increased in recent years. Some of the most stalwart-seeming youth find themselves involved in pornography, fornication, promiscuity, homosexuality, and the like,” Janice continued.

The Grahams claim that their son, Andrew, successfully changed his sexual orientation and is now a happily married man.

More:
http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/10/11874/

[Obamanaut]

1. What is the "...certain, um, clientele..."? Some people go there because

of their finances. Others because it is the only place available in the area that has whatever it is they need - in my town for instance, WM is the only place that sell baby clothes/car seats/etc.

Is that the "...certain, um, clientele...?

[asthmaticeog]

3. If the shoe doesn't fit, don't wear it.

OR, alternately, you could uselessly derail a thread into the internet's one billionth Wal Mart flamewar before the actual topic of the book the O.P,'s about even gets discussed. Your call.

[cleanhippie]

20. +1

[Just One Woman]

5. yes and no

I detest the fact that the only place you have to go is wm. But that is exactly what wm did, made it the only place to go. So, now you have no choice but to buy foreign made goods that support foreign communists countries. Like it or not, in most places, wm is known for supporting communism. They will not support a labor union in the US, but will pour money into the communist union/regime in China. Wm is the closest store to me and I try like hell to not go there. Maybe you could buy those products online from American companies that support American ideas? If that is not possible, then start asking your wm to give you American choices. If more people understood what they are supporting, they would insist on changing where their products come from. I know how hard it is to find products not made in China, but the only real powers we have as Americans is with our purchase power and our vote. Wm has proven time and again, since Sam's death, that they don't really care about Americans. They worship the almighty $.
So it can be said that the people still shopping at wm are either ignorant of what they are supporting or they don't care. It is a simplistic statement. One I am sure that will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. But think about it. If China wanted to dominate American life, all they have to do is cut off the supply chain and we are all screwed. We have to demand that we support American products. And we wonder why we have no jobs.

[Hannah Bell]

11. the certain clientele is idiots. does that answer your question?

[Obamanaut]

15. Considering how many DUers tell us they have no choice but to shop

at WM, what does that say about the people who demean those 'certain clientelle' because of their transportation issues, finances, etc?

Are those DUers, some of whom may even be liberal thinking progressives, 'certain, um, clientelle'?

[Hannah Bell]

16. what does "some people's" invariable defense of walmart (slave labor for the world) say about

its defenders?

walmart = bigger than all of its "competitors" combined, & then some

walmart = funder of right-wing initiatives everywhere

walmart = fundies & supporter of fundies, as in the case under discussion

walmart = union-buster

walmart = tax evader

[Obamanaut]

17. some people=walmart shoppers through necessity.

[Hannah Bell]

18. oooh, the poor people! like that's the reason the walmart defenders defend that slave-labor camp.

fundie-funding, union-busting hellhole.

walmart = a prime cause of our present situation.

and it's no accident.

[Obamanaut]

23. Here's a post from a long time DUer with over 13,000 posts, appearing

in an earlier thread from awhile back.

"It's easy to demand that others have the courage of our convictions when they have to pay the price and our convictions really do not require any courage from us, but a lot of self-righteous and sanctimonious posturing."

You are right "oooh, the poor people." Yes, some are poor, but that doesn't seem to matter to some of the supercilious twits who will denigrate them. "Don't eat unhealthy fast food" they are told, "but also don't buy vegetables from WM even if it's close and affordable. Instead, look at meeeee!"

There are people living in their cars, some of them members of DU, who regularly post here. "But look at MEEEEEE! I don't go in WM, so neither should you."

Some would have no medications if it were not for the $4 prices on many of the items in their formulary, but "Look at MEEEEE! I have insurance so I don't go to WM for anything."

Talk about zero tolerance.

[apocalypsehow]

25. +1. n/t.

[Hannah Bell]

26. $4 prescriptions = loss leader for slave labor camps.

and supporting the poor isn't motivating the walmart apologists.

[Obamanaut]

27. You're right of course. Rather than a $4 Rx that may keep them alive,

they should hop onto a nearby ice floe.

But that's good, if the poor go away, the sanctimonious, supercilious twits can say "Oooh, we got more people to stay out of WM." And won't you be proud.

[Hannah Bell]

31. walmart talking points pretend they help the poor too. it's complete bullshit.

walmart jacked my town for property taxes, provided shit jobs, & destroyed businesses.

its "philanthropy" is a fascist joke.

[GSLevel9]

29. lower income folk would have a lower SOL if it weren't for WM. nt

[Hannah Bell]

30. no, they'd have a higher sol. walmart = biggest private employer in us, & all those jobs + more =

jobs taken from employers who use to pay more: in the selling, distribution, & production of goods.

walmart has been one of the biggest market forces in outsourcing & racheting down wages & benefits.

[GSLevel9]

33. I understand the effect of what WM DOES in a community...

but in reality... it saves normal people a lot of money.

For example... if I buy shampoo at the grocery store it's like $7.99 and at Wm it's $4.99. I always buy TIDE at WM, it's consistently 40% cheaper than the grocery store.

Now having said that... they just built a "Super Target" near me and I'm anxious to go check it out.

Remember... if you can save 25% on your expenditures, it's like making 25% MORE income.

[Hannah Bell]

37. "normal people" aren't part of the "community" you speak of?

"saving" 25% on your purchases isn't equivalent to making 25% more income. think about it.

[Dappleganger]

45. Saving 25% off my grocery bill means

that we can pay to get our kids' cavities filled at the dentist.

[Obamanaut]

32. WM is good for some people. I'm on your side. However, the hard-core

WM haters will never agree that some folks can benefit from WM. Relatively inexpensive vegetables/fruits, etc., $4 Rx, and so on. In my area, it is the only store where one can buy certain baby goods - car seats, carriers, etc. Next closest store is in the neighboring town - 26 miles away - and we have no public transportation.

There are two other stores for groceries, and we shop one of them because they have a lot of 2 for 1 sales on a regular basis.

[Hannah Bell]

38. i can make the same argument for concentration camp guards & the mafia.

[stray cat]

2. Should they ban books?

[asthmaticeog]

4. They already do. CDs, too. nt

[Obamanaut]

10. That's no problem. If one wants to buy them, get them on line. I know

that's the answer - I just read it in post 5.

[mzmolly]

14. They should be thoughtful about what kind of books

they carry.

[Quantess]

24. They already do! Duh!

Fortunately they still sell Harry Potter, despite protests from fundamental christians who claim the series is satanic.
Try finding any Marquis De Sade novels in WalMart, as an extreme example.

[WVRICK13]

6. Just What A Gay Child Needs To Read

They are trying to get rid of gay people by making them all commit suicide. The Grahams son may be happily married in public but who is he meeting in private? I know many "happily married supposedly changed gay people" who have come on to me over the years. When I turn them down they start talking bad about me and making anti-gay statements. I am fine with me but I can't imagine the hell these poor souls live in.

[WestSeattle2]

12. Exactly. Human sexuality is just that - human sexuality. Gay

folks can no more change their orientation than straight folks can change their's. Sexuality is what it is. The Graham's son did not change his orientation; he's simply trying to suppress his sexual desires. There is a huge difference; and an extremely unhealthy one. The rampant ignorance surrounding human sexuality never ceases to amaze me. The fact that it is such an issue with some people never ceases to amaze either. It's only sex for crying out loud!

If we were somehow able to defeat human biology and nature's intent by eliminating homosexuality, would it solve world hunger? End unemployment? Eliminate wars? Stop racism, sexism, and all the other "isms"? If not, why are so many individuals so devoted to this one issue, when so many other more pressing problems exist? Wouldn't they, and the world, be much better off if their energies were invested in solving real problems instead of manufactured ones?

We live in a crazy world.

[gvstn]

34. Great post!

If we were somehow able to defeat human biology and nature's intent by eliminating homosexuality, would it solve world hunger? End unemployment? Eliminate wars? Stop racism, sexism, and all the other "isms"? If not, why are so many individuals so devoted to this one issue, when so many other more pressing problems exist? Wouldn't they, and the world, be much better off if their energies were invested in solving real problems instead of manufactured ones?

[HopeHoops]

7. Made in China, it is safe to assume.

[lightningandsnow]

8. Does anyone want to leave copies of "Daddy's Roommate" and "Heather has Two Mommies" in the store?

[TexasObserver]

36. That is an excellent idea! Start leaving copies of those books on the shelf.

Put it right by the Mormon propaganda.

[TexasObserver]

9. recommend

[KurtNYC]

13. The Mormon church again

But how appropriate (and frickin' creepy) that the title and cover art seem to refer to the GOP mascot chasing half naked children.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. Why are they pushing their sexuality on other people???!!!!!

How come they can get away with promoting the "heterosexual agenda" like that???!!

:wtf:

[ZombieHorde]

21. Religion seems do to more harm than good. nt

[Bigmack]

22. Dunno what the returns policy is...

at Mall-Wart, but how about buying up a bunch of copies, then holding them for the maximum time, then taking them back? Over and over again.

[Zebedeo]

35. Yeah, or just

burning them in a big bonfire. :sarcasm:

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[MadHound]

39. Interesting, Barnes and Noble and Amazon carry this book as well

For what it's worth.

Retailers of all stripes are going to carry things we don't agree with. What are you going to do, ban them?

[Donald Ian Rankin]

40. Just like with drugs: tackle the demand, not the supply.

If people want to read this sort of book, demanding that Wal-mart not stock them is not a sensible response. Book-banning - or even book-not-technically-banning-but-moving-in-that-direction - is a very dangerous route to go down.

[Hannah Bell]

41. yeah, tackling the demand has worked well for drugs, hasn't it?

"just say no" to fascism & dominionism.

don't bother exposing the pushers.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

43. It's never really been tried: the drug war has always focussed on stopping the supply.

[readmoreoften]

44. Another far right, Libertarian solution from a "Democrat"

quote unquote

[Donald Ian Rankin]

47. What, not banning books is undemocratic? N.T.

[KamaAina]

42. Bigotry at Sprawl-Mart??!!

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! :sarcasm:

[tomm2thumbs]

46. The Graham's don't know how the penis works, obviously

ask Larry Craig how that works - he'll tell you