11-06-2020, 01:03 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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I think I speak for all of us when I say: F##k you, Whole Foods.
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11-06-2020, 01:05 PM
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#3
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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I pledge to continue to shop at whole foods as much as I currently do.
Never.
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11-06-2020, 01:09 PM
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#5
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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What a stupid decision.
I can easily boycott Whole Foods, but do I have to boycott Amazon too??
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11-06-2020, 01:10 PM
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#6
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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While I don't agree with their decision, I agree with their freedom to make this decision.
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11-06-2020, 01:16 PM
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#7
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Franchise Player
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Sounds like they have already stepped back and will allow workers to wear them.
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11-06-2020, 01:23 PM
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#8
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Franchise Player
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This is how it will go.
1. Public backlash
2. Insincere apology from mega corporation
3. Retract policy.
Rinse and repeat. Stupid corporations.
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11-06-2020, 01:38 PM
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#9
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Had an idea!
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I don't get why? The poppy has been universally represented very well and seemingly free from political hijacking.
Honestly a bit confused here.
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11-06-2020, 01:44 PM
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#10
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Looooooooooooooch
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Originally Posted by Azure
I don't get why? The poppy has been universally represented very well and seemingly free from political hijacking.
Honestly a bit confused here.
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Someone saw it from far away and thought it was some MAGA thing since it's red.
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11-06-2020, 01:49 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
I don't get why? The poppy has been universally represented very well and seemingly free from political hijacking.
Honestly a bit confused here.
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I don't agree with the poppy ban, but I can understand it, especially if the decision was from the US head office.
I think it's because if they allow one form of expression, then it opens the floodgates for all of them. which would include many of the political variety.
easier to ban everything instead of opening a can of worms.
If it's a privately owned business they should do what they want, and then we can choose not to shop there if we disagree.
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11-06-2020, 01:52 PM
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#12
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Participant 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Weitz
Sounds like they have already stepped back and will allow workers to wear them.
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Wow another win for cancel culture, smfh
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11-06-2020, 01:59 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
I pledge to continue to shop at whole foods as much as I currently do.
Never.
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And Amazon?
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11-06-2020, 02:42 PM
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#14
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Franchise Player
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Annnnddd they have reversed this policy
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11-06-2020, 02:55 PM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Sobeys with a shrewd subtweet.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1324735382211252224
Banning poppies is such a weird, pointless hill to die on for an employer. I think this probably boiled down to total corporate cluelessness more than ideology, but it's still stupid either way.
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An employee of the Whole Foods in Ottawa says she was told by a supervisor that wearing the poppy would be seen as "supporting a cause."
"I was basically told … if they allowed this one particular cause, then it would open up the door so that they would have to allow or consider allowing other causes," said the employee.
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"Supporting a cause"... that's one hell of a reason.
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11-06-2020, 03:14 PM
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Norm!
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I guess I understand the initial reasoning of it, next thing you know people are showing up with Trump badges or Biden bages, or I grok spock badges or whatever.
Or a person claiming their rights to declare with whatever badges are out there.
But the Poppy is not a cause or political statement as much as a symbol, so I think they didn't understand the difference and went for the blanket, nertz to everything.
What's awesome was how fast other chains like the Coop and Safeway etc posted pictures of their employees wearing the poppy.
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11-06-2020, 03:29 PM
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#17
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Franchise Player
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Would love to see how this would have gone over if they tried to ban references to Memorial Day in the US.
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11-06-2020, 04:02 PM
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#18
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: The Honkistani Underground
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The poppy is the Legion's copyrighted symbol of Remembrance and, in my opinion, has become increasingly more a symbol of the Legion and not remembering the fallen. While the poppy is still portrayed as a symbol of Remembrance, the Legion is quick to ensure any funds raised with the use of the poppy goes to them (see Wounded Warriors). Because of this, and a host of other issues, you would be hard-pressed to find any currently serving military personnel who view the Legion in a positive light. However, the same military personnel are quick to get the torches and pitchforks out and lose their minds over Whole Foods.
Many people have their own views of Remembrance. Many (like me) like to keep those views personal. Some may wish not to wear a poppy. If you wear a poppy, great. If you don't, that's fine, too. I wear the poppy on my uniform because I have to, but I usually don't wear it with civ clothing. Why? Well, that's personal and I'm really not interested in getting in some internet argument over it.
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11-06-2020, 04:07 PM
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#19
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Franchise Player
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Despite their differences, sometimes it makes me feel really good when all sides of the political spectrum come to an agreement about something.
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11-06-2020, 04:51 PM
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#20
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
The poppy is the Legion's copyrighted symbol of Remembrance and, in my opinion, has become increasingly more a symbol of the Legion and not remembering the fallen. While the poppy is still portrayed as a symbol of Remembrance, the Legion is quick to ensure any funds raised with the use of the poppy goes to them (see Wounded Warriors). Because of this, and a host of other issues, you would be hard-pressed to find any currently serving military personnel who view the Legion in a positive light. However, the same military personnel are quick to get the torches and pitchforks out and lose their minds over Whole Foods.
Many people have their own views of Remembrance. Many (like me) like to keep those views personal. Some may wish not to wear a poppy. If you wear a poppy, great. If you don't, that's fine, too. I wear the poppy on my uniform because I have to, but I usually don't wear it with civ clothing. Why? Well, that's personal and I'm really not interested in getting in some internet argument over it.
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Somewhat related but poppies have become the American flag pin of Canadian politics.
All public figures wear one and it only matters if you don’t. And if you don’t, you’re a monster in the eyes of the public.
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