
Tolerance my eye. The fine folks at Miller Brewing sponsored the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, the fair which according to their website and I quote "promotes diversity within the leather/alternative lifestyle, highlighting entertainment, service and vendors. Proceeds from the production of the fairs are distributed to organizations which promote a sense of community, diversity, cooperation, health and human services." In others words basically it's a pro homosexual event, and that's fine, however these ever so tolerant individuals decided to make a poster promoting the event depicting the last supper painting with leather clad jerks in the place of Jesus and the disciples and sex toys etc. on the table. How dare they insult Christianity in such a heinous manner.
The good people at Miller originally had their logo on the poster, after much outcry, they removed the logo from the offensive poster, but still sponsored the fair. After this disgusting insult, yep, they still sponsored the event.
I have been a loyal Miller consumer for 25 years and due to their outrageous sponsorship of the poster and the fair, I will never purchase another Miller or affiliated product. Miller is owned by a South African corporation, and what's even more interesting, Coors just combined operations with Miller, so they're on my list as well, guilt by association.
here's the weak kneed response I received from Miller when I complained.
"Thank you for contacting Miller Brewing Company.While Miller has supported the Folsom Street Fair for several years, we take exception to the poster the organizing committee developed this year. We understand some individuals may find the imagery offensive and we have asked the organizers to remove our logo from the poster effective immediately. We regret that our failure to adhere to our own policy led to an inappropriate use of our trademark and apologize to anyone who was offended as a result, particularly members of the Christian community who have contacted us to express their concern. We are conducting an immediate audit of our procedures for approving local marketing and sales sponsorships to ensure that this does not happen again. It is important to understand that the Folsom Street Fair does not target the general public in its communications. The fair itself and the organization̢۪s website are only intended for the adult alternative lifestyle community. Sincerely, Miller Brewing Company Consumer Affairs DepartmentRef: Case#N20052344"
Now to you brilliant people that organized the photo. You scream and whine "tolerance, tolerance, and then you turn around and create one of the most offensive disgusting images meant to belittle and demean Christianity. You are IDIOTS.
I'm not taking any more of this tripe, BOYCOTT THE JERKS.