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xiphiasBack in the 90's, the then-owner of Domino's Pizza was an outspoken supporter of such groups as Operation Rescue, and other anti-abortion groups. The pizza chain itself had no political connections; just the owner, working as a (very wealthy) private citizen. And, for the record, said person hasn't owned the chain since 1998 when he sold it for a billion dollars.
Nonetheless, when I was in college, there was a boycott of Domino's.
In deciding whether to participate in such a boycott, there were many factors to consider. First, if you were pro-life yourself, you'd probably not have a reason to participate. But even if you were pro-choice, you had to consider several issues, such as "is it fair to penalize a corporation for the beliefs and actions of its owner, who is very clear that he is doing those actions on his own, and NOT through the corporation?"
But for me, the issue was even more fundamental. I could not boycott Domino's Pizza, because boycotting something means "not using something that you otherwise might." Domino's was, at the time, absolutely revolting and impossible to eat. (To be fair, they have, since that time, improved all the way up to "bad").
Now that the reviews are starting to roll in, it looks like AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER is in the same category. Personally, I would have been willing to boycott the movie to protest its whitewashing.
But I can't, for the same reason that I couldn't boycott Domino's. The product is apparently so revolting in itself to preclude consumption.
Apparently, the movie sucks. Some of the reviews do mention the "Racebending" group and the whitewashing issue, but then go on to say that the rest of the movie sucks rocks through a straw so hard that the racial insensitivity becomes irrelevant in the just overwhelming badness of everything else.
Nonetheless, when I was in college, there was a boycott of Domino's.
In deciding whether to participate in such a boycott, there were many factors to consider. First, if you were pro-life yourself, you'd probably not have a reason to participate. But even if you were pro-choice, you had to consider several issues, such as "is it fair to penalize a corporation for the beliefs and actions of its owner, who is very clear that he is doing those actions on his own, and NOT through the corporation?"
But for me, the issue was even more fundamental. I could not boycott Domino's Pizza, because boycotting something means "not using something that you otherwise might." Domino's was, at the time, absolutely revolting and impossible to eat. (To be fair, they have, since that time, improved all the way up to "bad").
Now that the reviews are starting to roll in, it looks like AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER is in the same category. Personally, I would have been willing to boycott the movie to protest its whitewashing.
But I can't, for the same reason that I couldn't boycott Domino's. The product is apparently so revolting in itself to preclude consumption.
Apparently, the movie sucks. Some of the reviews do mention the "Racebending" group and the whitewashing issue, but then go on to say that the rest of the movie sucks rocks through a straw so hard that the racial insensitivity becomes irrelevant in the just overwhelming badness of everything else.