I'm boycotting Heineken and Sam Adams

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I’m boycotting two of my favorite beers. Why, you ask? Well, because apparently they’re boycotting St. Patrick’s Day parades, because gays are not allowed to march in the parade. Do they even realize that St. Patrick’s Day is Catholic? No more Heineken and Sam Adams for me. Done.

Here’s the news story:

Heineken and Sam Adams boycott St. Patty’s Day parades

EDIT: This thread is not about my taste in beer.
 
AllSeasons claims :** “I’m boycotting two of my favorite beers . . . because apparently they’re boycotting St. Patrick’s Day parades, because gays are not allowed to march in the parade…”
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OK.

Do you wish to also boycott every other Company that boycotts one of the St. Patrick’s Day parades?
If YES, then maybe you should hunt-down all of those other Companies.
If NOT, then it would seem to me, that if you only boycott SOME of those offending Companies, that you are un-fairly discriminating FOR all of the other offending Companies.

And, what about all of the Companies that support those St. Patrick’s Day parades which DO allow homosexuals in them?
I ask that because SOME of the Parades WILL have homosexuals marching in them.
So, should we fully support all of the companies who are NOT against homosexuals marching in THOSE parades?
 
St. Patricks day, a day where Irish-Americans (and non-Irish Americans) celebrate the life a Saint who spent his life trying to convert a nation, was beaten and harassed constantly, who’s love for Christ was so much that he would sit in a bathtub of ice for an entire night as self-mortification in preparation for when he would go preach. How do they celebrate this? By committing mortal sin and getting drunk as can be. Makes sense.
 
No great loss for me.

I never liked Sam and don’t like Hineken, anyway… 🤷 They might not want to be associated with the parade, but people will still be drinking anyway.

Ain’t no thang. Let 'em boycott. The parade won’t miss them.
 
4love2God said:
AllSeasons claims :** “I’m boycotting two of my favorite beers . . . because apparently they’re boycotting St. Patrick’s Day parades, because gays are not allowed to march in the parade…”
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OK.

Do you wish to also boycott every other Company that boycotts one of the St. Patrick’s Day parades?
If YES, then maybe you should hunt-down all of those other Companies.
If NOT, then it would seem to me, that if you only boycott SOME of those offending Companies, that you are un-fairly discriminating FOR all of the other offending Companies.

And, what about all of the Companies that support those St. Patrick’s Day parades which DO allow homosexuals in them?
I ask that because SOME of the Parades WILL have homosexuals marching in them.
So, should we fully support all of the companies who are NOT against homosexuals marching in THOSE parades?
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I don’t see why you would think he has to hunt down anyone or not discriminate against other companies or whatever.

Sometimes, people just want to stick to the issue at hand. And for the OP, it is the one he mentioned. Not all of the others in the world.

I felt the same way as you AllSeasons when I heard that Sam Addams caved once some bar said they wouldn’t carry SA because they hadn’t joined the boycott.

🤷 any more of this and we will need a play book to keep up.
 
The parade and the day should not be political. It’s not about gay rights or immigration or even being Irish. It is certainly not about green beer or partying. It is supposed to be about St. Patrick.

So someone tell me why Sam Addams was even bullied into joining the boycott!?
 
I too am unhappy about what these two companies have decided to do. However, I believe that if we boycotted every corporation that engaged in morally corrupt practices of all kinds, then we would probably not be buying many consumer products.
 
Irishmom2 said:
I don’t see why you would think he has to hunt down anyone or not discriminate against other companies or whatever.

Sometimes, people just want to stick to the issue at hand. And for the OP, it is the one he mentioned. Not all of the others in the world.

I felt the same way as you AllSeasons when I heard that Sam Addams caved once some bar said they wouldn’t carry SA because they hadn’t joined the boycott.

🤷 any more of this and we will need a play book to keep up.
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Yeah exactly, maybe the OP feels strongly about this. I refuse to buy from Starbucks and I could give a dang if they will never miss my few bucks…that was never the point.
 
Sam Adams was my favorite beer but not anymore now that they have done this. No more of that kind of beer for me either.
 
I honestly do not think they will care if you boycott them or not… 🤷
 
bben15 said:
I honestly do not think they will care if you boycott them or not… 🤷
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Apparently, boycotts are effective or Sam Adams and Heineken wouldn’t be boycotting the St. Patrick’s Day parade. They can do that, and I will boycott them. Tit for tat.
 
livingwordunity said:
Apparently, boycotts are effective or Sam Adams and Heineken wouldn’t be boycotting the St. Patrick’s Day parade…
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True enough, although they are withdrawing sponsorship, which is different than a consumer boycott. In a sponsorship, there is a one time donation of money in exchange for some advertising. In a consumer boycott, individuals are asked to give up something they like, and make this sacrifice repeatedly for weeks or months or longer.

Consumer boycotts are very hard to maintain. Of course, as an individual choice, boycotting a product may be acceptable. However, on a larger scale, such boycotts tend to fall apart, and do so rather quickly. The persons who had previously spent the most on the boycotted product will also feel greatest reluctance to continue the boycott, since they value the product the most. And a boycott by someone who rarely bought the product will not inflict much pressure on the company.
 
If I was a beer drinker, I would have dumped Sam Adams years ago. It turns out that the CEO was an instigator and sponsor of that radio stunt and nasty incident several years ago at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, when an usher caught a couple (during Mass even!) with their clothes off in the vestibule of the church. The radio personalities were fired, but America went on drinking Sam Adams beer.
 
Catholic1954 said:
If I was a beer drinker, I would have dumped Sam Adams years ago. It turns out that the CEO was an instigator and sponsor of that radio stunt and nasty incident several years ago at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, when an usher caught a couple (during Mass even!) with their clothes off in the vestibule of the church. The radio personalities were fired, but America went on drinking Sam Adams beer.
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Some local pubs stopped carrying the beer, at least for a time. As for the radio DJs (Opie & Anthony), they were kept under contract, just not allowed to broadcast. When the contract expired in 2004, they moved to satellite radio, where they have their own channel.

The appalling stunt made national news when it happened (12 years ago) but it is largely forgotten today.
 
GangGreen said:
St. Patricks day, a day where Irish-Americans (and non-Irish Americans) celebrate the life a Saint who spent his life trying to convert a nation, was beaten and harassed constantly, who’s love for Christ was so much that he would sit in a bathtub of ice for an entire night as self-mortification in preparation for when he would go preach. How do they celebrate this? By committing mortal sin and getting drunk as can be. Makes sense.
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Amen. 👍

St Patricks feast day has truly gone HAYWIRE. Why has gay rights gone so above religious freedom, that it is coming to this, oy.
 
Heineken is based in Amsterdam, and Sam Adams is based in Boston, two of the most liberal cities in the world. So unfortunately, I’m not too surprised.

I’ve been boycotting Starbucks, too, even though I love their overpriced coffee.
 
DaveBj said:
I’m sure the loss of your business will hit them very hard :rolleyes:
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I tend to drink Guinness or Harp or Warsteiner, or some really exotic craft beer, not Heineken or Sam Adams. Not much of a beer drinker anyway.

That said, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day,
if those who wish to boycott Heineken or Sam Adams
would donate the cost of a beer to charity,
and if those of us who may not even drink beer
would donate the cost of a beer to charity,
could be that all those “widow’s mites”
that don’t make much of a difference to the beer companies
just might do some good somewhere
for someone who would appreciate it.

:irish3:
 
To all those that seem to believe that one person standing on principle and boy cotting a product will have no effect on the bottom line:

That is the same argument people use to defend not voting. And thus why the same numpties get elected year after year.
 
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