Friday, November 11
Catholic League calls off Wal-Mart boycott
"Wal-Mart spokesman Dan Fogleman released a statement last night saying, 'We sincerely apologize to any person or organization that was offended by the inappropriate and inflammatory comments made by this former associate.'
The League adds:
"Fogleman was referring to the objectionable remark offered by a Customer Service employee, Kirby, who started the entire controversy by sending the insane statement regarding the origins of Christmas to a female customer.
Alas, Kirby has been fired. As for our third demand, Wal-Mart has now adjusted its website so that when a customer types
'Christmas' in its search engine, it no longer gets, ‘We’ve brought you to our 'Holiday' page based on your search.’ Now the customer is taken directly to a site named 'Christmas.'"
It's almost a shame, really; Kirby was the gift that kept on giving.
League prez Donohue concludes:
"Wal-Mart says it is not going to change its policy of encouraging employees to say 'Happy Holidays' instead of 'Merry Christmas.' This is dumb, but it was never part of the Catholic League’s complaint. We only trigger boycotts when we've been grossly offended."
The League adds:
"Fogleman was referring to the objectionable remark offered by a Customer Service employee, Kirby, who started the entire controversy by sending the insane statement regarding the origins of Christmas to a female customer.
Alas, Kirby has been fired. As for our third demand, Wal-Mart has now adjusted its website so that when a customer types
'Christmas' in its search engine, it no longer gets, ‘We’ve brought you to our 'Holiday' page based on your search.’ Now the customer is taken directly to a site named 'Christmas.'"
It's almost a shame, really; Kirby was the gift that kept on giving.
League prez Donohue concludes:
"Wal-Mart says it is not going to change its policy of encouraging employees to say 'Happy Holidays' instead of 'Merry Christmas.' This is dumb, but it was never part of the Catholic League’s complaint. We only trigger boycotts when we've been grossly offended."
