I think it's fantastic that the One Million Moms want to take full advantage of the fact that ENDA hasn't passed yet. What courage! Standing up for discrimination when its been under siege all these years!
Anyways, the point of this video is that frankly, I don't think we really want the One Million Moms shopping or eating in the same places that we do. So, we should encourage them not to. Support their boycott!
JC Penny deserves extra credit because they would legally have been completely fine to fire Ellen due to her sexuality -- there are no protections afforded LGBT employees in the state of Texas (where JCP's corporate offices are). Standing by her in the face of any controversy is great. Although, y'know, you also can't buy this kind of publicity -- maybe this was their intention all along.
Actually, I was kind of hoping this controversy would bring public attention back to ENDA -- which still hasn't passed -- but so far, it's mostly just stayed on Ellen and this particular situation.
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