LGBTQ news and entertainment
Donald Trump tried again to boast about how his administration has lowered grocery prices (“way down”), this time by touting the news that Walmart’s promotional ‘Thanksgiving meal basket’ is cheaper this year than it was last year.
But what Trump skips over is the fact that this year’s basket is different than last year’s – in particular, that it contains significantly fewer items. Continue reading “CNN: Trump Fact-Checked On ‘Cheaper’ Walmart Thanksgiving Meal”
Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, is ending some diversity, equity and inclusion efforts after feeling the heat from conservative activists. The retailer confirmed it will be removing some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website and stop sharing data with the Human Rights Campaign, a nonprofit that tracks companies’ LGBTQ policies, or with other similar organizations. Continue reading “Walmart Steps Back From Diversity, Equity, Inclusive (DEI) Policies”
Some news items I thought worth your while: • Variety: A list of 65 subtle nods to The Wizard of Oz and the Broadway stage production of WICKED in the spectacular new film iteration. I noticed many of these when I saw the movie, but not all. Continue reading “How Many WICKED Easter Eggs Did You Spot? + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: Walmart is walking into 2024’s Pride merch season with its head held high despite the ugly outcome of last year’s far-right meltdown over Target’s rainbow products. Continue reading “Pride Month At Walmart + ‘Hacks’ Actor Carl Clemons-Hopkins + More”
After being attacked on social media and in person at stores, Target has reduced its LGBTQ-themed Pride merchandise this year to just 75 items, down from more than 2,000 last year. Continue reading “Target Slashes Pride Merchandise By 96% After 2023 Backlash”
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Anti-masker in Alaska gets kicked out of Walmart & has a public meltdown pic.twitter.com/wymrh10XZk
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 30, 2020
Walmart and Target have both announced new measures to encourage social distancing among its customers. According to Reuters, Walmart will:
• Limit the number of customers in a store to no more than 5 customers per 1,000 square feet. Employees will be at the doors admitting patrons one-by-one.
• The store is also providing masks and gloves for store associates, doing staff temperature checks and expanding paid leave policies.
• Next week, some stores will be implementing one-way movement through aisles.
On Thursday, Target announced it would begin “metering” the number of customers inside all of its nearly 1,900 stores starting Saturday. “To promote social distancing with its team and guests, Target will monitor store traffic, and meter, or limit, the number of guests inside stores, when needed,” reads a press release from the company. “Occupancy limits will vary by location and be determined by the store’s specific square footage to enhance the average space per person and reduce the possibility of congestion,” continued the statement. “If metering is required, a Target team member will provide a designated waiting area outside with social distancing markers.”
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It looks like Walmart is trying to one-up Amazon by offering free one day delivery service.
The Verge is reporting that you will soon be able to order online from a list of over 220,000 items, and an order of $35 or more gets your order to you in a day with no delivery fee.
The service is currently available in my town, Las Vegas, as well as Phoenix, Arizona, before rolling out in Southern California.
It will be interesting to see how the competition breaks down between Amazon and Walmart. While Amazon doesn’t have a minimum spend limit for each free delivery, you do have to pony up $119 a year for Amazon Prime membership.
Which I’ve done for years, by the way...
Amazon recently announced plans to get items ordered by Amazon Prime members to customers in one day, rather than the current two-day window.
Now, I don’t do Walmart for a number of reasons.
A study done by the Northwest Community group estimates that a Walmart opening up in a local town will actually decrease the community’s economic output over 20 years by an estimated $13 million.
Plus, folks in Wisconsin looked at the wages Walmart employees there made and the news wasn’t good. Walmart workers in the state rely on at least $9.5 million a year to subsidize medicaid for workers.
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Walmart has a new video up on Facebook featuring two gay men on a blind date at the mega-store.
Titled, “Love is in the Aisle,” the short clip is one in a series by the retailer touting all the fun things to explore at Walmart.
Pat and Andy definitely have their own favorite items at the store.
Andy loves oatmeal cakes (Pat’s never had one), and Pat insists that a gay man can’t live without a cast iron skillet.
Ok, he’s pretty much on point there.
There’s also Andy’s skepticism that shampoo/conditioner/body washes actually have all those ingredients in there. “How do we know?”
Of course, haters gonna hate…
The anti-LGBTQ organization, One Million Moms, are horrified. They dispatched an email to their followers complaining about “the video ad normalizing the LGBT lifestyle” and urging them write to Walmart asking them to remove the video.
Tim Wildmon, president of the virulently anti-LGBTQ American Family Association, urged his fellow-haters to sign a petition about the spot. “I honestly never thought Walmart would join the cultural revolution and reject the beliefs of its customer base,” wrote Wildmon in an email blast.
Whatever…
Check out the cute vid below to see if the blind date is a ‘love connection.’