The group “One Million Moms” — and its 46,000 members — is once again taking aim at retailer JC Penney, this time for featuring a lesbian couple in its Spring catalog.
The “moms” are infuriated over this feature appearing on pages 10 and 11 of its catalog, under the title “Freedom of Expression,” that depicts “Wendi and her partner Maggie and daughters;” in the photo, both women are wearing wedding bands.
This is not OMM’s first tangle with JC Penney.
Earlier this year, One Million Moms, “a project of the American Family Association (AFA)” — an organization designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) — launched a public campaign demanding that the retailer fire spokesperson Ellen DeGeneres because she’s gay.
JC Penney officials dismissed the group’s demands, and stood firmly behind DeGeneres. Eventually, OMM abandoned its campaign against JC Penney, because, said its Director Monica Cole, “other issues require her group’s attention, so OMM is moving on.”
The group is now calling on its members to harass JC Penney store managers because corporate officials have given them the proverbial finger:
Last time OMM contacted JC Penney store managers, we were brushed off. Some even experienced in person the store manager saying “Thank you” and walking off while their customer and our concerned members were in mid-sentence. OMM has been told that JCP corporate office told store managers to say “Thank you” and then walk away. If they want our business, then we will not be ignored!
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Since the corporate office doesn’t consider your call important, please call, or visit, your local store manager.
OMM normally prepares a pre-written letter for its members to send directly from its website, but has since discovered that JC Penney has blocked incoming emails originating from One Million Moms’ server.
In addition to its failed campaign against Ellen Degeneres, the anti-gay OMM has recently targeted Toys R Us for selling the Archie Comic edition that featured the wedding of its gay character, Keven Keller, on the cover — the campaign against Archie led to the comic selling out within days.
Last month, OMM targeted apparel retailer Urban Outfitters over a photo in its April catalog of two women kissing.
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I’d love to have those 2 for my mothers any day.
Gtfoh! Smh!
Can we just take a moment to love JCP for being so amazing?
those broads need to get a fucking life…
Who cares?
Man, One Million Moms just have the hurtinest butts and sandiest vaginas, don’t they?
Bring it on……again!!
I’m sure JCP is thrilled! I suggest buying stock
I saw this ad and I loved it! Bravo to JCP– again!
judgemental fools
some people dont know when to give it up do they? geeze
I shall now purchase more JC Penny shit :)
I bet JCP is thrilled it did so much publicity for them last time…KEEP IT UP MILLION MOMS lmao
whoot! JCP the store that sells to and shows all of America.
wtf is their problem….. kudo’s to jc penny for doing that
Time for me to go buy some stuff from JC Penney.
because it worked so well the first time?!?
grow up!
go shop at wal mart or kohls or somewhere else. on the net then you don’t have to worry about standing next to someone who might have 2 moms or 2 dads.
Somehow, I don’t think JCP is too worried.
Really? you failed the first time, what makes you think you’re going to succeed this time?
how ridiculous! Im so happy to know JCP isnt caving in to bigotry. I will be happy to give them my business!
And I thought to myself “I better send a message to JC Penney to tell them I like the ad … cuz somebody’s going to complain” … :P
Oh hell, they just need to get over it. Sheesh.
indeed JCP Rocks!
One Million Moms should change their names to One Million Muppets.
why do these so called moms f-ing care so much?!?!?! moms in general should be supportive loving people… this are like the anti-christ moms!!!
The goal of the catalog is to sell clothes, bottom line. Sexuality is irrelevant to selling clothes.
God! It’s advertising, not brainwashing. Besides, why can’t they simply turn the other cheek and repent for their sins instead of worrying and bitching over other peoples lives and actions?
WTF? Get over it already “1 million Moms,with a total of 46,000 members. Start in your own group, learn the definition of 1 million and then find an actual ISSUE worth getting your “million” pairs of panties in a wad over!
those one million moms need to disappear off this planet
makes me wanna buy more stuff from JCP
Hey “One Million Moms”, I hate to let you know, but you missed a Lesbian in JcPenney. I was in there getting a watch fixed today.
this is hilarious
Go my sisters go
Are you kidding me? Get a F*c*ING HOBBY, “MOMS” and leave the rest of “US” alone!!
OMG get over yourselves. Either your gay or straight or bi.. Does society really need to worry about others. If God is real then it’s our own damnation thats on the line. FUCK OFF.
Stocks r gonna SOAR!
cant they just STFU?
cant we sue one million moms for false advertising? I doubt they can muster 1500 backwater moms to support their fuktarded agenda
You know why this is hilarious? because the OMM it’s just propelling more and more JCPenney sales.
Fuckin really? These ppl need to calm down like seriously
this if freaking crazy ppl get over it bc its coming out everywhere. we put our pants on the same as you all do. were no different than you all….. if we all got together we would be greater that your omm groups.
You know, they shold be hired as a marketing team. They jsut gave HUGE free advertisements to JC Penney’s. LMFAO
It worked so well for them with Ellen…..great publicity for JCPENNY ! Glad to see them,again, do what’s right and stand up to the angry bigots!
We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used to It!
And behold the ailing maternal buttocks, in their crusade against a wrong only they themselves perceive, hath attempted to crush the seeds of love as punishment for the eternal ache within their backsides.
-bangs head on desk- don’t these people have anything better to do?
JC Penny ROCKS! I will be letting them know they have my full support!
They need to get over themselves. Next they’ll be demonstrating the Ellen Show.
For the love of god, can’t they just let it go?
These people are idiots. I love that Penney’s stuck by Ellen and the LBGT community. I love shopping there and glad they don’t discriminate.
They seriously just need to shut the fuck up. How about we fight back ! No because the gays always have to take the peaceful way out. Like we ain’t allowed to get mad or nothin. This is why people talk shit about us and walk all over us. We are always seen as week and that pisses me off !
These bitches need their heads examined.
Go JCP!!?
OMM is really getting on my nerves -.-
Hey “One Million Moms”, why don’t just shut the fuck up and mind your own business. Memo: All gay people should be able to shop where ever they want when they need to buy clothes. Good on you JCP!
Are humans really reverting backwards instead of forwards? Do they not have anything better to do then pick on people they probably know nothing about… i mean come on people it is a retail catalog with fully clothed people and not some smutty porn mag. Get a grip people and try doing something more productive in your life and not rag on others because they dont fit your f**king mold.
“One Million Hypocrites”…. should be the names of these disgusting assholes! GO JCP! I love you and all your stores. My wife and I will continue to buy our clothes along with our childs clothes there.
Wow OMM, you just degraded yourselves even more. Or as Ellen said, all 17,000 of you. -__-
Free publicity for JCPenny’s again. They probably did it on purpose. No one gives a shit what 45k moms think… or whatever the actual number of OMM is.
On my way to JCPenny…now!!!!
WooHoo……
I don’t know if it will help or not, but I’m tired of these guys harassing people. I’ve reported them as a group that harasses based on orientation (among many other things). They are now trying to get people to attack JCP once again because there are lesbians on two pages of their catalog. Give me a friggin’ break. Please report them and let’s put a stop to them trying to stop all of us from being seen/heard/respected…
I need to go shopping at JCP to show my support!
this come from not a lesbians but all you OMM’S instead of watsting energy and time on this ya need to go home n make sure your kids and husbands are well take care off not by your nannies…i think u guys are so bitter because all ya husbands left with gay guys…ya might wanna do your homework and make sure your kids aren’t the new generation of LGBT…just saying….
First of all there isn’t a million of them. Second GET OVER your selves. Who put you in charge of JC Penney and who shops there, etc??? Good God I’m so sick of these mean, nasty, haters!!!
Hah, those silly moms, all their ignorance does is make more people use the products they boycott..
I only wish other clothing stores would take a cue from JCP! I guess JCP is just going to get that much more business :)
OMG! Really OMM……People are who make The Nation we live in Unique. JCP AND Toys R Us have been around for many years and I say Thank You to these companies and The Many More that support for Everybody!
OMM is more like 3 “self healed” lesbians filled with self hate. I stand with JcPenny!
I never shopped at JC Penney but now im going to make sure to stop by and to all those moms remember you have gay kids too :)
they need to give up the hate and go feed some homeless youth!
The best way to deal with OMM is to ignore them. Eventually they will get the hint and go away.
The best way to deal with this is to shop at JC Penney’s!
Hey!! Thats where I’m going for my GAY PRIDE OUTFIT!!! OMM? What percentage of women is that cimpared to the rest of the women who don’t CARE!! We sld ca ourself OBL (one billion lesbians)
TELL THEM TO GET THE FUCK OVER IT /…………AND SUCK BALL
some one needs to tell these ugly women ( i mean their souls) to get a life and focus on stuff like, Ummm WORLD HUNGER, Cruelty to Kids, Animals and Elderly, The HOLE in the OZONE..Freaking step ford wives with no life.
^^major type-o’s^^
S6 i got to watch what i do whenever im in any store im sorry but my mama didnt raise no closet case
GET OVER IT BITCHES!!!
seriously this group needs to be shut down for all their hate they spread.
1M Moms is really 100 ignorant bigots – go home and cook dinner stepford wives….
hmmmmm do the math 46,000 to how many millions of other customers!! OMM get a real life and worry about child abuse and child hunger!! Not just a few pages in a catalog!! There are many other retailers out there like walmart!!
One Million Moms need to realize that some of their kids will grow up LGBTQ
Funny thing is… I bet those girls in the picture are going to grow up and realize it’s wrong to hate others for being different.
1 million moms are nothing but 1 million homophobes! Get a different hobby a leave us alone!
*raspberry* I shall now happily shop at JC Penney. :)
OMFG! Does “One million” moms not have anything better to do with their time?!
It’s like they sit around waiting for something like this to come up.
How did they even know about the lesbians in the catalog? Because I thought they were against JC Penney’s so why are they even looking?! See they have nothing better to do.
HEY OMM, I’m a lesbian AND I have a daughter. Scary, right?
Ask yourselves this question,does J C Penny’s still use sweat shops to make their cloths?
if they are “moms” one would think they would be spending all of this hate time to spend quality & loving time with their beautiful children & families….but what do I know :-)
I am not even going to read the comments above. The first thing that came to my mind when I read this headline. Was “Oh my God, aren’t there more important things to worry about in this country than lesbian in ads – homeless, people struggling to eat, people struggling to find work.” <3
The 46,000 members should get a life rather than try to tear down other’s lives.They are so committed and obsessed to do harm even if they assume someone is LGBT .Straight women do kiss & show affection in public so does that make them lesbian?In a hateful situation as this latest one it will only have the reverse effect and bring more women irregardless of their sexuality to shop at JCP.
These women need to get a grip.
They need to leave the planet. This is a beautiful pic!
Oh boy, here comes the sand-in their-vaginas brigade again! They just need to shove it and live their own lives. I wonder if they realize how pathetic they look when they do this crap? Nope, of course they don’t! As a lesbian mom, I think the ad is lovely. I can only hope to have a partner and another child one day and hopefully by then sights such as these will have become the norm <3
Just wish some people would get a real life! Such Bull crap!
I’m off to shop at JC Penney.
Go jc penny I love you!
Being how most moms are “knocked up” during a night of drinking this doesn’t seem to be the brightest group to be telling anyone what to do. Lol
I thought they were already boycotting them? Are they re-boycotting them? Apparently they forgot to cancel their catalogs!
Could these dumb hussies just get a life and leave lesbians alone?
@carie you’re exactly right.
Ok so OMM is now reboycotting jcpenny. They boycott so many things they forget what they are boycotting…lol. You would think that with all the time they have they would have a better secretary to keep their boycott agenda better. But hey I love that jcp’s answer to them is “thank you” and then to walk away…lol
Those one million moms need one million better things to worry about.
I don’t know why they have a problem with this it is reality.
Don’t they have their own lives to take care of? Stay out of mine idiots
It’s ironic that OMM’s outrageous hatred is causing those they oppose to stand even more firmly against them and stand up for gays. I suppose we should be thanking them.
Again, REALLY?!! Aren’t there so many more issues that are more important in this country right now? Oh I can think of one how about a so called” pastor” calling for beating the crap out of your kids if you think they are gay?. How about starting there OMM? Makes me want to shop at Pennys more!!
Yes, because failed attempts to boycott, deserved a second failed attempt to boycott. Why doesn’t JCPenny launch a petition and campaign that targets idiots?
These broads need to get laid.
Million Moms my arse…just get over it
Seriously, if JC Penney’s pisses this group off so much, WHY do they keep seeking it out? Stop looking at the catalog, stop watching commercials, just STOP. Move.the.hell.on.
oh for goodness sake, give it a rest moms!
My message to those 1 million moms is, Oh Grow Up!
I went into JCP’s and bought some underwear, just to show support! I only had a few bucks so I thought that was a good thing to spend it on. One million moms can kiss my entire ass! My two straight children says to kiss theirs too!
Lame…..if 46,000 people just cared about their getting their own sex on………God, somebody needs to get laid hardcore.
I am LOVING JC Pennys…..i need a pair of jeans….it was going to wait but i think i am going 2 go 2 pennys now
Bullies like to throw their weight around, but ignoring them is best as their numbers are few, and JCP has come into the 21st Century unlike this hate group that belongs in centuries past. I say shop at JCP to your hearts content, and hopefu
Oops…I entered my info too soon. Hopefully, JCP will continue on this wonderful track. Good for them. A brave and honorable corporation.
There has got to be some ‘hate’ store for them to shop in somewhere.
I mean seriously, don’t these crackpots have anything better to do? Like, I don’t know, make sure little Timmy isn’t stuffing a kid into a locker or something? Oh wait…
I bet these haters have labia’s that are so stretched out that if they sat on a bar stool they would envelop the entire seat.
JC penny again? These people make me sick. But their tactics and logic make me laugh.
They are just a humorless, fun-averse conservative group who have nothing better to do and enjoy sending out negative vibes.
and probably are of the crab mentality rather than being individualistic.
when is OMM gonna get that gay families are families too
Never they are too focused on hate and probably chew glass as they bake Betty Crocker…………….
geez…are these “40,000″ moms taking care of their OWN lives????
WTH??? We won’t bite them on the ass like their negatively generated karma will!
When will they give up and crawl back under their rock?
*eyeroll* Don’t these people have anything better to do with their time?
I pity their husbands, I wonder how much they bitch at home and how many fucks people give at home that they start jumping on gays.
I support JC Penney!! Good for you!!
Let’s see. Their boycott failed the first time. I guess it will the second time.
These people are hopeless. They represent less than 1% of JC Penney’s customer base, why should the company care about a small group of ignorant, harassing customers – outside of calling security to escort them out of the building.
An Open Letter to One Million Moms http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robyn-harper/one-million-moms_b_1458717.html
Omm is also advising parents not to take there children to disney land the first saturday in june because it’s GAY DAY! I’ll be there :)
get a freakin life, lesbians, gays, transgenders, and bisexuals are a part of life, and have been since the beginning of man. really take your kid to the park, or help them with their homework instead of trolling around looking for things to bitch about…. really, man get a life.
I can’t believe they are still being entertained. They are causing damage to their children & society.
I could not sum it up any better then this article, please have a read.
They don’t got a prayer stopping this so why even bother trying. One Million Moms is more like One Million bozos
Oh, get a life and do something worthwhile!
*it seems the article I posted has disappeared, however I notice it was posted earlier in the thread by Robyn. I hope people read it.
JOIN THEM TO BEAT THEM….i JOINED ONE MILLION MOMS AND EVERYTIME I GET ONE OF THEIR PREJUDICE, MEDIA CENSORING LETTERS TO SIGN AND PASS ON, I REWRITE IT STATING THAT I AM AN EDUCATOR AND MOTHER OF A GAY CHILD. I THEN IMPLORE THEM TO IGNORE ONE MILLION MOMS AND THEIR MESSAGES OF HATE AND INTOLERANCE. MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE SUBJECT HEADER TO, “IGNORE ONE MILLION MOMS”. SEVERAL BUSINESSES ACTUALLY READ MY ‘ALTERED’ VERSION, THANKED ME AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE PASSING THE LETTER ON TO THEIR SUPERVISORS. i RECOMMEND WE ALL JOIN AND BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME!!!
Who cares what they think–they are wrongheaded.
Seriously what is wrong with these people, your are teaching your children to be intolerant of another human being. Lets face it OMM are nothing but a butch of bullies! It doesn’t matter what your sexual orientation is, nor the color of your skin we are all human and we could all use a little more exceptence and love in this world! So do yourself a favour and quite acting like a bunch bullies, get your heads out of your asses and grow the HELL UP!
To All The Wonderful Women that have posted to date……follow my motto….My haters are my motivators……..
To All The Wonderful Women that have posted to date……follow my motto….My haters are my motivators……..JCP should keep this thought in mind when dealing with these 46,000 morons.
really? first urban outfitters and now this…seriously? Everytime I turn my head these fucking homophobes are bashing lesbian after lesbian…I’m sorry, but when they think about “gay” more than people who are gay themselves, you just know something is wrong.
I agree totally they seem to be obsessed with a lifestyle other than their own.But hey who knows as some of the 46,000 could be in the closet and resent those that are not.