American Hate Groups: An Update

Yes, hate groups are alive and well in America. I was watching CNN this morning before work when this story came on:

The [conservative American Family Association] launched a boycott of Ford in May to protest marketing aimed at gay and lesbian consumers, the Detroit News said. The automaker responded by promising that most of its brands, with the exception of Sweden-based Volvo, will no longer target gay consumers through advertising.

My initial thought was that I heard the story wrong -- or that CNN reported it wrong -- because the whole thing sounded ridiculous, but it is true: a conservative hate group really did pressure Ford to stop marketing to gay and lesbian consumers, and Ford caved.

I have a few questions. Does the Amerikan Family Association (AFA) pay someone to read gay and lesbian magazines to find out who is advertising in them? I also want to know why Volvo can still advertise in these magazines. Did the AFA give Ford permission to continue the Volvo advertising, and if so, why?

Finally, why does the AFA care if Ford is trying to sell cars to gays and lesbians? Is it because these gays and lesbians might use these cars to drive to orgies? What if they ended up taking city buses or light rail to these orgies -- would that mean that groups like the AFA would then be against funding public transportation?

I mean, I can almost understand why a hate group such as Focus on the Family would close all its Wells Fargo accounts -- after all, that bank "contributed to a gay rights group that promised to use the funds to 'fight ... the anti-gay industry.'" But all Ford was doing was trying to sell a few cars to some gays and lesbians.

It is pretty clear that the AFA hates capitalism, meaning that members of that particular group must also hate America. F&#king communists.