Looks like the AFA isn't done with Gap quite yet.
It seems that Bill Chandler, vice president of Gap corporate communications, told AFA that Gap will be running a new television commercial which has a "very strong Christmas theme."
This communication was apparently received in response to an online poll that showed 90% of AFA drones supported a continued boycott of the company as a result of Gap's first holiday ad that "mingled Christmas with the pagan 'Winter Solstice' holiday." You know, the holiday celebrated by witches. You know, those people the bible says you should kill. Totally uncool. The mingling, not the killing.
The AFA Alert goes on to state that "Gap says the new ad will include the popular Supermodelquins proudly cheering “Merry Christmas", and features Christmas trees, lights and ornaments as well."
Since the new ad cheers on Christmas without mentioning any other holiday, and displays traditional Christmas symbols, AFA has stated that they will suspend their boycott of the company until everyone has had a chance to view the ad. Presumably to make sure Gap hasn't snuck in any subliminal pagan bits... you know... except for the Christmas trees, lights, and ornaments.
I suppose it's possible the AFA has somehow remained blissfully ignorant to the fact that Christmas trees, lights, and ornaments originated with the Winter Solstice holiday. Or perhaps they view those Christmas traditions as having been stolen from the witches to be re-branded and used to honor Jesus. Kind of like melting all your gold down to make a golden calf just like those nasty pagans, but then using it to celebrate YAHWEH:
"And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw [it], he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow [is] a feast to YAHWEH." (Exodus 32:4-5)
Oh... wait... YAHWEH didn't seem to like that very much:
"And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, put every man his sword by his side, [and] go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men." (Exodus 32:27-28)
Three thousand dead for the golden calf, regardless of YAHWEH feasts. Oh wait... that wasn't harsh enough:
"And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made." (Exodus 32:35)
I'm sure, however, that Christmas trees, lights, and ornaments are totally different than golden calves, right? I mean, it's not like those things were symbolic of "pagan" gods or anything. Well, okay... Saturn, Ops, Sol Invicta, Consus, Juventas, Janus, Bacchus, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and maybe a few others... but I hear YAWEH has calmed down a bit since he had a kid, so I'm sure it's okay.
The Alert closes with this gem: "As a result of your dedicated actions, we believe Gap is beginning to realize that Christmas is not just another 'holiday' and will begin to advertise in a way that is respectful to Christians and Christmas shoppers."
Got that Gap? Mentioning Christmas along with other holidays celebrated at the same time of year - offensive and disrespectful. Celebrating Christmas with a melange of pagan traditions and then pitching a fit when the slightest nod is given to any holiday other than yours - justified and righteous.
What maroons.
*UPDATE of the... um... update...*
The AFA announced this morning that the Gap boycott has officially ended. My only hope is that Gap had the damn commercial planned before the AFA started their whining and only retroactively used it to pacify them. New commercial is below, but it's not nearly as amusing to me as the other one.
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