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SCVDem

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12. Everything in life is pandering.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 05:22 PM

Feb 2013

In one way or another, we do our best to curry favor.

Are you saying we should be negative about everything since everything in life is marketing?

Have a Coke and a smile!

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(LMAO) Homophobes Threaten Boycott Over Mother's Day Ad with 2 Moms...JCPenny's Answer: [View all] Playinghardball Feb 2013 OP

Ha!! Nicely done, JCPenny, nicely done! nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #1

I hope JCP fitman Mar 2013 #54

Love it! LeftofObama Feb 2013 #2

Way to go! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #3

Hey Peggy, Playinghardball Feb 2013 #13

I'm pretty good, thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #24

You should just about be ready to resume the kick boxing, right? Playinghardball Feb 2013 #25

Resume??? CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #26

When is your next title bout? Playinghardball Mar 2013 #61

LOL ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #4

You know you're making strides forward when advertising is geared towards you :-D KittyWampus Feb 2013 #5

I started making it a point to try and find things I want/need at JC Penny's when... Little Star Feb 2013 #6

Yeah the Ellen OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #51

Well done, JC Penny Scootaloo Feb 2013 #7

Great advertisement but Rabid_Rabbit Feb 2013 #8

You're right about marketing, but... PennyK Feb 2013 #9

Agree Rabid_Rabbit Feb 2013 #10

Welcome to DU, Rabid_Rabbit! calimary Feb 2013 #31

Yeeeeeaaahh! Bucky Feb 2013 #11

Everything in life is pandering. SCVDem Feb 2013 #12

just be sure it's a Polar Bear Coke! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #16

It says a lot that they can do it and it doesnt hurt their bottom line. mountain grammy Feb 2013 #14

Um, I hate to break it to you, but JCP is a disaster. Dreamer Tatum Mar 2013 #56

I know they've been struggling mountain grammy Mar 2013 #57

I haven't been a fan of JCPenny's for years . . . MrModerate Feb 2013 #15

If only JC Penney would return to my town! Hekate Feb 2013 #17

need some new jeans hopemountain Feb 2013 #18

me too! sarchasm Mar 2013 #52

Yay Ms. Toad Feb 2013 #19

people, if you haven't been to JCP give them another chance Skittles Feb 2013 #20

I have always loved shopping at JCP Ishoutandscream2 Mar 2013 #53

I went again last night Skittles Mar 2013 #59

I just got home from JCPenney AndyA Feb 2013 #21

starting to look at JCP!! uponit7771 Feb 2013 #22

Yep, when JCP stood up for Ellen I decided they were worth patronizing. OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #23

Saw an insurance ad last night with a husband/husband couple. Homophobes appleannie1 Feb 2013 #27

Beautiful Smilo Feb 2013 #28

I love those photos they used. calimary Feb 2013 #29

And it doesn't hurt that those kids are xxqqqzme Mar 2013 #44

My thing with same sex parents is that if they want to have kids, they must really want them Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #47

Wow - such a smashingly GOOD point, Victor_c3! calimary Mar 2013 #66

Boycotts never work anyhow. Last year it was million moms against Ellen Leslie Valley Feb 2013 #30

Thanks for the tip! Will get to Penney's asap! And boycotts... displacedtexan Feb 2013 #32

Dominos boycott worked? No - they are doing just fine - Zax2me Feb 2013 #36

I never go to Penny's... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #33

Yeah, good idea.. Don't know if there's a Penny's Cha Feb 2013 #40

JC Penney has much bigger problems than any ad Zax2me Feb 2013 #34

I very much agree with Berlin Expat Mar 2013 #50

In your fucking faces, homophobes! Iggo Feb 2013 #35

Haha!! nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2013 #37

Good. Bullies and bigots are just gonna have to get over it: this society is changing for the apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #38

They already tried that with Cha Feb 2013 #39

And Starbucks. Lost that one bigtime. joeunderdog Mar 2013 #64

JCPenney got a huge sales boost the last time the religious right boycotted them Bjorn Against Feb 2013 #41

You know what I make of these ads? Beartracks Mar 2013 #42

I like the kids in those ads NBachers Mar 2013 #43

Well played, JC Penney, well played. tavalon Mar 2013 #45

Some but not all of my clothes came from JC Penneys madokie Mar 2013 #46

Good for them. Arkansas Granny Mar 2013 #48

Wow. Sold. I'll go out of my way to shop there now. Chorophyll Mar 2013 #49

"Don't look at gays, don't hear about gays, don't talk about gays." ck4829 Mar 2013 #55

Ha ha!!! I really hate hate groups like One "Million" Moms. Initech Mar 2013 #58

Fair & Balanced! Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #60

Haha, love that! K&R closeupready Mar 2013 #62

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #63

I think I will go to JC Penny, and see if they have anything I need. reverend_tim Mar 2013 #65