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American Greetings, an Ohio-based company, sells
greeting cards via the Internet and through chain
stores, including grocery stores and drug stores.
(The company also sells greeting cards under the
marketing label "Carlton Cards.") In August 2004,
American Greetings added card #229 AFW 1-1240B to
its product line. That card, which is part of the
"just my style" collection and is displayed for
sale under the caption "we're talkin funny," shows
what appears to be -- and clearly is intended to be
-- a male voodoo doll with more than 20 pins stuck
in the crotch. The printed message inside the card
reads "Me?! Sick of Men? Why do you ask?" Measured
against any civilized standard of decency, the
sexual sadism plainly suggested by the card is
itself "sick"...and depraved. (Of course, American
Greetings does not market a similar card depicting
a female voodoo doll.) Moreover, the card
effectively conveys the message that sexual
violence committed by women against men is not only
acceptable, but is also amusing. According to
American Greetings, which has refused to pull the
card from store shelves, the card is an "above
average performer." Sadly, notwithstanding its
mission statement, which proclaims that American
Greetings "strives to adhere to the highest
standards of moral and ethical conduct," American
Greetings evidently has no compunction about
producing and selling a "greeting card" that
demeans men and condones, if not invites, sadistic
acts of sexual violence against them -- provided,
of course, that it is profitable to do so. A
company that promotes violence against men deserves
no patronage from men, so, before buying any
greeting card, check the back and be sure it's from
an American Greetings card or a Carlton Card.
The CEO of American Greetings is Zev Weiss,
American Greetings, One American Road, Cleveland,
Ohio 44144-2398 or americangreetings.com
or 216-252-7300.
Source:
Larry at
LKLEX@aol.com
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