[Corkey]

Originally Posted by gayla

That's my point. The "company" didn't donate. The holding company didn't donate. Robert Rowling donated.

I'm all about boycotting companies that do stupid shit. Hell, I still feel a little twinge of guilt when the office orders pizza from Dominoes and I think they've been "good" for 10+ years now! I don't shop at Target. I found a local pharmacy that meets Walmart prices so I don't even get my meds from them anymore.

Where do we draw the line, or do we draw the line, between the business and the individual? With the way corporations work these days, most are more than just one common brand. TRT Holdings is more than just Gold's Gym. They own hotels, various real estate businesses, oil & gas exploration and, I'm sure much more. Their principles have probably been donating to Republican, right wing, conservative causes for decades but until now, it's not been a publicized fact. I know that I don't research every aspect of a company, including the giving policies of their senior executives, before I choose a hotel or a gas station or where I want to eat lunch. Even if I did, I'm still not sure that I would base that decision on the political beliefs of the individuals over the actions of a company.

Robert Rowling made an individual donation to a conservative cause but Gold's Gym as been supporting liberal/GLBT causes for years. Does boycotting them due to to Rowling's donation help us or hurt us in the long run?

I don't use them in the first place. But here's the thing, he made his money off the sweat of others, I will research him and his holdings and I will boycott all of the entities he has any association with. I no longer shop at wally world, nor do I buy campbell soups, and I don't ever shop Target. It is small, but it is my protest, you are under no obligation to join me.