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Boycotts
Tyler Perry Joins Chorus Condemning Georgia’s Anti-Gay Bill “We do not tolerate bigotry, division, and discrimination.”
By Karen Brill
Hathaway, Daniels Condemn Georgia Anti-Gay Bill Aaron Sorkin, Seth MacFarlane, and Julianne Moore are also urging Governor Deal to veto the bill.
By Dee Lockett
sequential art
Jan. 7, 2016
By Abraham Riesman
Police Unions Cease Boycott of The Hateful Eight They don’t want to give him any more “free publicity” by making ominous threats.
By Greg Cwik
Tarantino Tells Bill Maher He’s Not a Cop-Hater “If they were really really serious about this, they wouldn’t close rank on what I’m obviously talking about, which is bad cops.”
By Jackson McHenry
Basta Pasta
Sept. 26, 2013
Barilla Chairman Says Gays ‘Can Eat Pasta From Another Manufacturer’ “Ours is a classic family where the woman plays a fundamental role,” says Guido Barilla.
By Hugh Merwin
Stevie Wonder Won’t Play in Florida or Anywhere With Stand Your Ground Laws “Until the Stand Your Ground law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again.”
By Zach Dionne
stand clear of the closing doors
Mar. 1, 2013
By Margaret Hartmann
Azealia Banks ‘Definitely Boycotting’ Dolce & Gabbana She’s not a fan of those controversial Blackamoor earrings at all .
By Alex Rees
one million moms
July 21, 2012
One Million Moms Set Their Sights on The New Normal The conservative group does not like the idea of NBC’s new show one bit.
By Andre Tartar
advertisers running scared
Mar. 10, 2012
Big Advertisers Avoiding Conservative Talk Radio Or, “environments likely to stir negative sentiments.”
By Andre Tartar
Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Slut’ Attack Costs Him Advertisers Including two mattress-makers. But is he losing any sleep?
By Andre Tartar
Pheasant Hunt Disrupted by Unseasonable Weather; The Food World Is Full of Plus: Not enough salt is almost as bad as too much; and this is why your kids are fat, all in our morning news roundup.
Boycott Brewing Around Lassen’s Prop. 8 Donations After the family’s donations to support Proposition 8 are discovered, neighbors are taking action.
By Hadley Tomicki
white men who have better things to do than attend stupid speeches
Apr. 22, 2010
Why Wasn’t Jamie Dimon at Obama’s Speech Today? Was the onetime White House favorite boycotting?
By Jessica Pressler
Wild Edibles Ends Epic Standoff With Picketing Workers There’s been a settlement in one of the food world’s most twisted labor cases.
By Daniel Maurer
Seinfeld Star Shills for Jenny Craig; $177,000 Tuna Protested in HongJason Alexander becomes a Jenny Craig model and a record-breaking tuna is boycotted.
By Hadley Tomicki
Green Truck Stands Against Boycott of Mid-Wilshire Eateries Even with business down, one food truck owner says “no” to boycotting those possibly responsible.
By Hadley Tomicki
Food Politics
Aug. 17, 2009
Whole Foods CEO Ignites Boycott An essay about national health care angers some shoppers.
By Aileen Gallagher
Every Movie Now Being Boycotted There was a time when a movie needed to be pointedly critical of a religion to earn itself a hilariously ineffective boycott.
By Lane Brown
Civil Disobedience
Oct. 10, 2008
By Daniel Maurer
Wild Edibles Denies Using Front Companies to Dodge Boycott Company president Richard Martin says he’ll continue to protest the protesters.
By Daniel Maurer