TF are you on about? I'm not a member of the Church of Satan or The Satanic Temple. I think all religion is stupid.Lmao. Not gonna lie this reads like how far right extremeists say about not actually liking Hitler for the bad parts, they just admire and use his iconogrpahy as a symbol of European ("white") greatness, independence, etc. etc.
Suuuper cringey. I hope you dont think anyone actually takes you seriously. All I can think about is the South Park goth kids episode with the Vamp kids, and how they tried to be edgy but refused to actually do anything "bad".
Oh man I feel bad. Yeah we get it, its meant to piss off wacky hardcore christians. Congratulations, you pissed off the 60 year olds. To the rest of us. Yikes.
Anyone you have ever told about your "religion" was laughing at you in their head. Even if they pretended they were interested to your face. They turned around and made fun of you to the first person within earshot.
I just reread your post again and my coworker next to me asked what I was laughing so loud about. Whoops! I tried to get through the whole thing but after the part with the "I-theist" we both burst out laughing together.
He asked me "how bad do you have to be bullied in school to be atracted to a group like that"
Im not even trying to be overly mean here, just trying to save you from cringing at yourself in another 10 years when you look back and remember you made posts like this.
The Satanic Temple is the one that's always in the headlines, recruiting anyone that wants. The Church of Satan is more laid back, do your own thing and only accepts adults. The 2 don't like each other apparently.As silly and edgy as some of the Satanists are there are others who seem to have taken the concept and run with it as a way of challenging some of the current issues we are facing.
Their recent win at a school where christian clubs were allowed after school so the school had to allow the Satanist club did a good job of pointing out the issue of schools being used for any religious group.
The lawsuit that is still working its way through the courts that anti-abortion laws break the Satanist's Freedom of Religion is another one.
Christians seem to think this country is only for them (unless they decide to lump us Jews in with them and no you don't fucking either).
They seem constantly surprised when the Constitution protects even their polar opposite.
The phone numbers are on the zebras under store facts.They need to quickly make more with numbers to local PD, corporate, district and (612) 307-7777
I think people's problem is that its right in your face when you walk in the building and in some cases its right next to or sharing a floor space with kids clothing. It may force parents to have a conversation with a child that they aren't ready to have.You really can't tell me that this doesn't just come down to one side viewing the other as inhuman. Homosexuality is objectively no different from heterosexuality and Target sells clothing that caters to both, with Pride being in the front of the store as a seasonal set, just like Black History Month.
No one screeches about Target indoctrinating children because they sell books that feature a *gasp* boy kissing a girl! If anyone is really that hurt by the way other people want to live, maybe society just isn't for them.
As an aside, The Satanic Temple is a wonderful organization. When laws are established that focus on or promote one religion in particular, excluding or censoring all others by design, it's The Satanic Temple that acts to ensure religious freedom by challenging those laws.
Do parents stop to explain to their children what happened to slaves in the US when they walk right into the Black History Month section? I mean, c'mon.I think people's problem is that its right in your face when you walk in the building and in some cases its right next to or sharing a floor space with kids clothing. It may force parents to have a conversation with a child that they aren't ready to have.
Children know heterosexual couples because in order for them to be born, a heterosexual relationship had to take place(except in rare cases). They are familiar with their parents being affectionate with one another.
Like I've said before there has never been a "boycott" before because Target hasn't sold such "progressive" merchandise like they have this year. Maybe people were becoming more comfortable/accepting of "Pride" merchandise and lifestyle etc. Then Target took it a step further and people are uncomfortable again.
It's a bit wild to compare merchandise associated with love and inclusion to merchandise associated with hate and violence as if they're equal in some way, but you do you.I'd be very interested to see the opposite sides reaction to Target selling conservative merchandise. MAGA hats and flags. Desantis shirts. I'm sure it would be a very similar response and handled in a similar way by Target.
I mean it's entirely possible Black History month is sparking conversations, I'm sure some schools do lessons about it. So kids are probably already exposed to it. Also it isn't fostering ideas that it is ok to change your sex. Also that merchandise is typically shoved in the back of the store or floor pad.Do parents stop to explain to their children what happened to slaves in the US when they walk right into the Black History Month section? I mean, c'mon.
Again, there's objectively nothing different between homosexuality and heterosexuality. Yes, most children are aware of heterosexuality (not explicitly, of course, but they get the general idea), but what kind of discussion is needed to explain Pride beyond "people love who they love"? The real answer is, of course, the parents' prejudice against the "wrong" kind of love, but feel free to provide your own.
Dude, it's a simpler conversation to have than death is, and kids are around death all the time. Grandparents, pets, fellow students, etc... Call it for what it really is: these parents are just terrified their child might "have the gay".
Do you really have to? Most 5-year-olds are not going to run up to that specific item and ask what it's for. And even if one would do that, why is "it's for adults" not sufficient an explanation in that context? Hell, we have vibrators an aisle away from kid's cough syrup, but I've never overheard a mother explaining to their daughter the majesty of magical rocket wands for her vagina.So you think explaining why a man would want to wear a bathing suit that conceals his penis is an easier conversation to have with a little child than why grandma is dead? Yeah I don't think so.
Anything is possible, buddy.Do you really have to? Most 5-year-olds are not going to run up to that specific item and ask what it's for. And even if one would do that, why is "it's for adults" not sufficient an explanation in that context? Hell, we have vibrators an aisle away from kid's cough syrup, but I've never overheard a mother explaining to their daughter the majesty of magical rocket wands for her vagina.
You're really grasping there, buddy. Especially when most parents (I imagine; thankfully, I am not one myself) would prefer if bathing suits would better conceal their wearer's penises. That's a win all around.
You're comparing something that espouses love and inclusion to something that expounds hate and violence. They are not in any way comparable. Is selling To Kill A Mockingbird the same as selling Nazi memorabilia?How would you react if Target sold Trump merchandise and put a big display right in the front of the store? I'm seriously asking, please answer.
Why do you feel that this is being shoved in your face? Why this, specifically? We have lots of different collections and sets that cycle through Family Gateway, so why is it this one in particular that you feel is being forced upon you?I have no issues with how others live their lives. I just don't want it shoved in my face. That's the way I feel about sexuality, politics and anything else you can think of. I can have a civil conversation with anyone as long as they share the same courtesy.
In your opinion it expounds hate. Almost half of the country supports that side and would be happy to see that merchandise in the front of the store. Just because you disagree with their views, you'd be upset.You're comparing something that espouses love and inclusion to something that expounds hate and violence. They are not in any way comparable. Is selling To Kill A Mockingbird the same as selling Nazi memorabilia
It's shoved in my face because it's the first thing I see when I walk into Target and it is a controversial topic that I don't necessarily want to see on my way to pick up milk. The family gateway typically has regular clothing or holiday sleepwear, nothing that isn't typical in 99% of the other stores you go in to.Why do you feel that this is being shoved in your face? Why this, specifically? We have lots of different collections and sets that cycle through Family Gateway, so why is it this one in particular that you feel is being forced upon you?
What are you talking about? Black History Month is featured at the front of the store, it is not shoved in the back, nor should it - just as the Pride merchandise should not be either.I mean it's entirely possible Black History month is sparking conversations, I'm sure some schools do lessons about it. So kids are probably already exposed to it. Also it isn't fostering ideas that it is ok to change your sex. Also that merchandise is typically shoved in the back of the store or floor pad.
So you think explaining why a man would want to wear a bathing suit that conceals his penis is an easier conversation to have with a little child than why grandma is dead? Yeah I don't think so.
It objectively expounds hate by the definition of the word itself. It's not an opinion or something subjective, it's actual, legitimate, by-the-books hate. It wasn't that long ago that half of the country saw another group of people as inhuman and undeserving of rights, by the way.In your opinion it expounds hate. Almost half of the country supports that side and would be happy to see that merchandise in the front of the store. Just because you disagree with their views, you'd be upset.
Most people didn't support the violence or the riots. The vast majority of people condemned those things while supporting the movement those actions unfortunately stemmed from, as they always seem to do during emotional protests numbering in the tens of millions.During the BLM protests, people rioted and destroyed stores and businesses, Target included. That expounded violence and people still supported it.
It's not a topic that should be controversial. Again, and I feel like I've been saying this quite a bit, homosexuality is no different from heterosexuality. The only people that are turning this into a controversy are the ones who see the LGBTQ+ community as inhuman.It's shoved in my face because it's the first thing I see when I walk into Target and it is a controversial topic that I don't necessarily want to see on my way to pick up milk. The family gateway typically has regular clothing or holiday sleepwear, nothing that isn't typical in 99% of the other stores you go in to.
I'm not sure I follow. Do you mean transgender positivity or plus size positivity? And why do you think it's extreme for people to want to be comfortable in their own body?I also have a problem with the body positivity signing in the store that has nothing to do with Pride or a controversial issue. I think that the signing is extreme and is obviously forced and objectifying in a different way.
Black history month in my store is featured in the middle of the store by active wear.What are you talking about? Black History Month is featured at the front of the store, it is not shoved in the back, nor should it - just as the Pride merchandise should not be either.
"Fostering the idea that it's okay to change your sex". And there it is. As much as you people try to hide your homophobia and transphobia, it always seeps out somewhere.
Guess what? IT IS OKAY FOR SOMEONE TO CHANGE THEIR SEX. It's a deeply personal decision that is not made lightly or easily, despite the right-ring chuds who try to claim that adults are taking kids to doctors who are then operating on them left and right on a whim.
"I just don't want it shoved in my face." No, you'd rather it all be shoved back in the closet. Shame on you.
Gender isn't the same thing as sex, although I'm still confused why you don't think it's okay for people to want to be comfortable in their own body. Why do you feel someone's gender identity should be locked to their assigned sex at birth, regardless of their feelings on the matter?In my opinion there are only 2 sexes and it isn't ok to change your sex. But I respect your opinion and right to do what you want.
I used to feel that way, because I thought things like Roe v Wade and other rights were solid. I never dreamed that a woman's right to choose would be threatened again, and I figured if I skipped an election or voted for candidates whose beliefs didn't always align with mine (because "we need a change" or whatever bullshit I told myself) most things would still be fine.I don't know if I'd called MAGA'ism a conservative slam dunk vote. My Bible thumping parents think he's a fucking moron who was ruining the country and got what he deserved. Hell, they have Republican groups dedicated to anyone winning but the tiny handed orange dude. They voted for neither Trump or Biden, same as me, because they're both idiots.
We need better candidates.
I live in a solidly blue state. I have the liberty of voting the way I do.I used to feel that way, because I thought things like Roe v Wade and other rights were solid. I never dreamed that a woman's right to choose would be threatened again, and I figured if I skipped an election or voted for candidates whose beliefs didn't always align with mine (because "we need a change" or whatever bullshit I told myself) most things would still be fine.
How naive I was. A woman's right to choose is gone in several states, and now they're coming for trans rights and making it illegal to be a drag queen, ffs. If we aren't diligent, what's next? Gay marriage, no-fault divorce, reinstituting legal segregation? A woman's right to vote?
The only way to ensure that all the rights we have fought for as a society remain intact is to vote for the candidates that will continue to protect those rights. Progress may be slow, but it sure as hell beats going backwards.
So you think explaining why a man would want to wear a bathing suit that conceals his penis is an easier conversation to have with a little child than why grandma is dead? Yeah I don't think so.