"Boy are stupid" - Schreibt E-Mails an "Claire's"

Sam, Monday, 26.01.2004, 17:02 (vor 8046 Tagen) @ Sam

Als Antwort auf: Re: Boy bashing: Some say girl power movement may have gone too far von Sam am 19. Januar 2004 18:47:57:

Aus einer E-Mail von Glenn Sacks (Quelle):

Last Sunday evening we initiated round 4 of our campaign against our largest target yet--Claire's, which has 2,875 retail outlets in nearly a dozen countries. They sell hats, wallets, wristbands, socks and other products which say "Boys are Stupid--Throw Rocks at Them" and "Stupid Factory--Where Boys Are Made." The next morning hundreds of you wrote and called Claire's to complain, and Claire's executives met Monday morning to decide whether they should continue to sell the products.

Apparently the result of that meeting was a decision to request that all letter writers and callers send Claire's their full names and mailing addresses so that Claire's could snail mail them a response. I speculate that Claire's did this to gauge our true level of support. Perhaps they believe that our campaign is really the work of a few individuals with a bunch of different e-mail addresses. Also, I believe they are stalling in the hope that our campaign will lose steam.

As I said during my January 18 broadcast, I did not expect Claire's to give in as quickly as our three previous targets did, all of whom capitulated before noon the day following our broadcast. Please give them the information they requested so they will see the broad support our campaign has garnered. Also, urge your families, friends, and colleagues to get involved.

Also, while I'm touched that hundreds of you have joined our campaign, given the size of this e-list it is clear that there are many of you who have not participated. If this is because you disagree with our campaign then I'll respect your opinion. If not, then I urge you to join us. All information about the campaign, including contact information for Claire's, will always be available at Join Campaign Against 'Boys are Stupid' Products.

The campaign against Claire's has received some prominent endorsements and press coverage. and has made local news in Cleveland, Washington state, and others. There are major media outlets who have expressed an interest in covering our campaign, though if our action against Claire's fails they probably won't materialize.

Some of you have been writing Claire's about "Boys are Stupid--Throw Rocks at Them" T-shirts. Please remember, as I stated in my broadcast and on our campaign page, Claire's sells many "Boys are Stupid" products but does not sell T-shirts.
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Eine E-Mail als Beispiel: hier

Da "Claire's" auch zahlreiche Filialen im deutschsprachigen Raum hat (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz), ist es wohl sogar günstig, die Mails auf deutsch zu schreiben. Etwa: "Wie ich erfahren habe, werden in einigen Ihrer Filialen Produkte angeboten, die auf die Verächtlichmachung von männlichen Jugendlichen und Kindern abzielen ..." - evtl. mit dem Hinweis, man werde die deutsche Presse darauf aufmerksam machen usw.

Also: Eine kurze E-Mail ist schnell geschrieben. Kontaktinformationen findet Ihr hier.

Sam