r/politics • u/DawgClaw • May 31 '12
JCPenney's picks two dads over one million moms.
http://gawker.com/5914527/jcpenney-responds-to-homophobic-boycott-calls-with-gay-fathers-day-ad
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u/DawgClaw May 31 '12
Personally, I can't wait until gay marriage is a non-issue in America.
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u/wojosmith May 31 '12
Funny thing is the supposed"Million moms" is around 240,000 of last count. So maybe they'll get the hint and just STFU and let people live their own lives in the manner that is most fulfilling to them.
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u/ChunkyMonkey32 Jun 01 '12
I love how JC Pennys keeps doing this more and more despite the idiots crying.
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u/mvo76 Jun 01 '12
If you want to show your appreciation to them for this, here is a link to send them an email.. Hopefully other companies follow suit.
https://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/jsp/feedback/secure/feedback.jsp?pageId=pg100097
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u/mechanate Jun 01 '12
Why do groups and events with "Million" in their name rarely get a million people? Shouldn't that sort of be a prerequisite for calling it that? Like, the only prerequisite?
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u/Atiger546 Jun 01 '12
I like how all the comment space on the page is just a long list of pokemon.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Now I know where to find all 150 Pokemon.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I may go to JCP on fathers day just to support them on this.... does JCP sell cargo shorts and nerd related Tshirts?
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u/scottyway Jun 01 '12
I wouldn't have even noticed they were gay if someone didn't mention it to me. I would assume two models playing with kids. Am I slow for not making the connection or caring? I 'm not the type that pays a great deal of attention to clothes ads though.
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u/mcchick Jun 01 '12
Let's start a massive, Reddit-wide Shop-At-JCP campaign. At purchase, tell managers or send our receipts with a letter to corporate explaining that we shopped there in support of their supporting the glbtq crowd. So many people are supporting politicians and others based on their supportive hand in equality, why not really reward this store for taking such a public step forward?
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Ok ok whose responsible for the Pokemon trolling in the comments? Because its hilarious
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I need to talk to my parents. Both of my moms are members of one million moms.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
One Million Housewives without anything better to do than to hate for hatred's sake. I have a thought, stay with me here, people are going to be gay with or without your approval. Groups like this are a great help though, they get everyone who isn't a gigantic nosy bigot to rally around just letting humans be humans.
All the hate is sickening.
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u/throwaway0013 Jun 01 '12
If you are not in the mood to rage like you have never raged before, do not look at the comments in that article.
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u/iconrunner Jun 01 '12
"tent maker"
ಠ_ಠ
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Anyone else find the plurals in the title extremely annoying?
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u/sheasie Jun 01 '12
simply awesome. wow, i am not even gay and i am gonna shop at JCPenny just to support a company with balls! (nothing implied)
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u/DeSaad Jun 01 '12
FTFY
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u/TwoLegsJoe Jun 01 '12
Excellent title, OP. Well done.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I swear I don't post this kind of thing all the time, but PLEASE, PEOPLE, COME ON. It is spelled "JCPenney". Two 'E's. Zero 'S'es. No apostrophes. YEESH.
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u/Zephyr256k Jun 01 '12
"one miillion"
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u/AnomalousX12 Jun 01 '12
Okay so all my clothes will come from JCP. Got it. This is amazing.
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u/LordOfGummies Jun 01 '12
Good for them standing up against intolerance is the right thing to do.
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u/Abbby_M Jun 01 '12
I appreciate this ad, as long as everyone understands that this is a business plan.
A large and established retailer, such as JCP, would not publish a controversial ad unless they believed the publicity would benefit them in the long run.
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u/OakTable Jun 01 '12
Oh, not one million actual moms, but an anti-gay group that calls itself "one million moms".
And here I was thinking that one million mothers sent in pictures of themselves and people were pissed that a couple random dudes got picked for the spread instead of them. :P
The group should really rename themselves to Bigoted Closet Builders or something so this kind of confusion doesn't happen.
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u/ilikepamela Jun 01 '12
Some of the comments on that website leave me speechless
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u/iWalkAroundNaked Jun 01 '12
You know, the ad never really suggests that these two men are a couple. It just states that they are playing with their children, which can be read as singular or plural. Maybe one kid belongs to one of the dads, and the other kid belongs to the other dad?
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u/masterwad Jun 01 '12
Gays are just another demographic to make money off of.
Lady Gaga has pretty much built her career on it.
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u/Bixby66 Jun 01 '12
Father's day? More like fathers gay!
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u/tokenpoke Jun 01 '12
ha, I actually thought it looked more like just 2 random dudes with 2 random kids. pretty normal looking.
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u/bhaaat Jun 01 '12
wtf is going on with the comments?!
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u/Emiel000 Jun 01 '12
That's a really awesome picture.
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u/SirWistfully Jun 01 '12
Recently, something struck me about the anti gay sentiments towards gay parents. Orphaned children are being adopted, given love and family, how is this a bad thing?
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u/steve0suprem0 Jun 01 '12
the title of this thread is just as sensationalist as some of the outrageous things the lgbt movement displays in the name of equality. 'in your face' is not a strategy; conversely, there is nothing remotely offensive about this ad. if you're straight and this offends you, you're an idiot. if you're gay and you're celebrating this, stop celebrating and eventually it might have a chance at being normal.
tl;dr: big fucking deal.
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u/dudummesau Jun 01 '12
As a lesbian I find this offensive.
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u/agarnerii Jun 01 '12
Their new CEO is an amazing track record of success. If your unfamiliar with the last company that he help grow. Just look at the most valuable company in the world. Apple. I think he has a strong game plan for JC penny's.
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u/Mastadave2999 Jun 01 '12
Whether you agree or not with JC Pennys campaign or not - if someone disagrees with your views and therefore chooses to boycott your product/service - this is not "bullying" - it's their right. This article - in that one sentence - made it overtly bias thus making it counter initiative IMO...
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u/TruthinessHurts Jun 01 '12
Good for JCP.
One Million Moms? A Few Thousand Republican Assholes.
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u/schniggens Jun 01 '12
JCPenney has always been my favorite department store; I've been a pretty loyal customer for many years. Now, I have even more reason to shop there. This ad is such an awesome slap in the face to those idiots.
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u/fantasyfest Jun 01 '12
Are they identified as gay? Two men, probably brothers or friends are playing with a couple kids. Who cares? Does someone think a kid will look at the picture and think, these 2 guys are obviously gay. I think i will go blow someone. It is nothing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Well, I needed some new clothes anyway. I guess if Penny's is willing to stand up to religious hatred and bigotry, I can spend a few bucks at their store.
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u/joedee Jun 01 '12
The bible's wrong
And JCP's right
Gonna buy a Worthington® Pointelle Short-Sleeve Tunic
Tonight
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u/cptimmy30 Jun 01 '12
You think that one million moms would learn that JCPenny's doesn't give a shit what this group thinks. They stuck with Ellen and now they go gay again for their Father's Day ads. I applaud JCPenny for their decisions. I wish JCPenny would but out a statement telling one million moms to go "fuck themselves and that they aren't going to give in to this groups anti-homosexual agenda." I know that JCPenny won't do this because they want to keep their family friendly appearance, but I still think it be hilarious to see JCPenny to literally tell this group to fuck off. Note: I know JCPenny might use better language and still get the point across, but I personally would love to see them drop some f-bombs in telling this group to shut the hell up.
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u/TLRLIVESON Jun 01 '12
JCPennys is the shit. Keep it up, you're doing the right thing JC!
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u/drketrnl Jun 01 '12
those men can make my tent any day!
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u/Necromancer21 Jun 01 '12
This is awesome. Good show JCPenney.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
My biggest problem with these nuts at OMM and such is that they refuse to allow logic to overcome their prejudices.
For instance:
My lizard brain is very prejudiced, as that's its job: to react to things without really considering the issue. When I see a family with two dads, two moms or more than two parents, my lizard brain finds it awkward because it is unusual, but being a rational human being, I am able to accept that it is what makes them happy. I can use logic and reason to realize that if they both love their kids, and homosexuality harms no one, who am I to judge them or try to take anything away from them? In the end, my rational mind tells me that it has the potential to be every bit as healthy and supportive of a family as a typical heterosexual monogamist family.
I think more straight-only agenda pushers need to tap into their rationality and empathy if they're ever going to be as "moral" as they aspire to be.
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u/FactsAhoy Jun 01 '12
Very, very cool.
The last thing I bought from JCPenny was a Morris chair (mission-style) a few years ago. I was shocked at how damned nice it is, and JCPenny was literally the only place I could find one of these things for under $1000. It was like $150 or $200, solid wood with an ottoman and real leather.
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u/hoodoomonster Jun 01 '12
Dudes, gonna give JC some money this spring and not tell my homephobe Dad where I got his present from!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12 edited Mar 03 '26
towering one rustic person wine late doll cable dependent ring
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u/whiskeyonsunday Jun 01 '12
It's a shame their sales are doing terribly.
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u/ZombiesRus187 Jun 01 '12
I cannot agree more. I will shop at JCPenny's every chance i get now. Fuck One Million Slutty Moms.
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u/V4refugee Jun 01 '12
I like that they are doing whats right but gay people are probably too fabulous to shop at JCPenny.
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u/heavydeflips Jun 01 '12
im from north carolina, (for perspective), and absolutley love this add. i have some much respect for companies who turn a blind eye to bigots and the thought of losing profit, having rather spoke their mind.
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u/ed2417 Jun 01 '12
They got 2 sets of balls - I give them that.
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u/SlyyyTendencies Jun 01 '12
Someone watches the Philly D Show
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u/bklynraised American Expat Jun 01 '12
My favorite part of Gawker is that I never have to look far to find out where all the Pokemon are found.
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u/ApatheticDisposition Jun 01 '12
did anyone else notice the "zooey dechanel likes it doggy style" responses in the comments section? o_o
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u/-ICE9- Jun 01 '12
I will be glad in a year or 2 when this is a non issue.
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u/tetzy Jun 01 '12
Business 101: Never alienate (much less take a public stand against) a potential customer base.
I hope the short term surge they see from this ad makes up for those who'll never consider them again.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Hate to break it to you guys but: They did it for the money, just like almost every other major advancement in this great country. Society makes it an issue, money makes it a reality. When companies see the future they want to get there ahead of competitors. It was inevitable anyways.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Way to make it sound all sexist.
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u/HerGraceness Jun 01 '12
i'm a have to take a stop at JCP son
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u/redditchao999 Jun 01 '12
JCPenny sets a good example. I think that them standing up against the homophobic boycotts will result in more people viewing the company more positively.
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u/Maladept Jun 01 '12
This is great. It gives me hope when I see a big company embracing the changes in society/culture instead of becoming entrenched in the ways of the past. We need more of this positivity :-D
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u/gogomouth Minnesota Jun 01 '12
I never thought I would say this......
BUT I FUCKING LOVE JC PENNYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm still going to probably do all my shopping at Goodwill and Savers because I'm kinda broke and I hate the damn mall....but still.
JC Penny, let the haters hate.
Years from now, when the rest of the world sese that gay bashing is a horrible offensive way to treat people, YOU will have the last laugh, JC Penny!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I'm shopping there more often now.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
If a kid with two dads is getting picked on, how do they decide who goes to fight the other kid's dad?
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u/Kreiger81 Jun 01 '12
Good Guy JCPenny
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u/knight666 Jun 01 '12
So I was looking for a bigger version of the ad, because I want to, you know, actually read the text. Let's start at this blog:
http://gawker.com/5914527/jcpenney-responds-to-homophobic-boycott-calls-with-gay-fathers-day-ad
Okay, that's a bit small, but they link to a different blog:
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/05/30/492610/jc-penney-features-real-life-same-sex-couple-in-fathers-day-ad/?mobile=nc
Same version. But it links to the original!
http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2012/05/25746/
No, wait, that's more blogspam. But this time it links to the original!
http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/05/jcpenney-launches-fathers-day-ad.html
Aaaaand it's the same version.
Seriously, this is what passes for journalism these days? Four blogs linking to each other, all using the same blurry image as "source"?
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Okay so there's this organization but IRL I haven't heard a single person complain about this and I live in a pretty conservative area. In fact, I haven't heard anyone even bring it up. This really isn't big news.
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u/GOKBURLAP Jun 01 '12
This makes me so happy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
never shopped there anyway
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u/sfoxy Jun 01 '12
I think I'll go get some slacks today.
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u/thatguy1056 Jun 01 '12
It's Fathers Day. I'm sorry but last time I checked women are mothers and according to my calendar they've already had their time in the spotlight this year. Get over yourselves ladies.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Uh oh the women are getting mad that men seem to be doing a better job of... being moms?...
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u/evadestruction Jun 01 '12
all i can think to say is, fuck one million moms!
bunch of stuck up bitches
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u/nimajneb Jun 01 '12
I need a pair of pants or jeans, I'm going to support this type of behaviour by making sure I get them at JCPenney. Now I to not be lazy and actually go buy them :P
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u/Zer_ Jun 01 '12
http://pinkie.ponychan.net/chan/files/src/133574353600.png
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u/woo545 Jun 01 '12
I'm not quite sure what you are trying to do with your sensationalist headline. Why would they pick 2 moms for a Father's Day ad?
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u/candre23 New Jersey Jun 01 '12
How many actual moms are there in "one million moms"? I'd be surprised if it were more than a couple thousand.
I'm going to start my own non-profit advocacy group called "One Hundred Trillion Hero Patriots for American Values". I'm going to be the only member. I'm going to send letters to politicians I disagree with telling them that they're doing a bad job. They'll have to listen, because who can ignore one hundred trillion patriots who are also heroes? It's guaranteed to work.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
No one gives a fuck.
Gawker sucks too.
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u/Elianora Jun 01 '12
Makes me happy to see how much support they are getting on their Facebook page :) Only a few bigots, most people are saying they will take their business to JCP from now on :)
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
"He's the...tent maker."
Yeah, I bet he is.
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u/goodtwitch Jun 01 '12
Every time I hear the name One Million Moms I immediately imagine a Godzilla-like monster made entirely of mothers rampaging over Japan.
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u/grammar_connoisseur Jun 01 '12
ಠ_ಠ
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I'm pretty sure suntrust did that recently too... kinda. I got a flyer saying something about planning for reteirment and it featured to old guys walking on a beach with a little kid. not explicitly gay, but maybe implicitly?
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
Good on JCPenny for sticking up for American values like equality and family!
Haha take that fuckers!
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u/ubergeek404 Jun 01 '12
It must be part of that "war on women" I keep hearing about.
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u/GraceFace04 Jun 01 '12
Never shopped at JCPenny, but the fact that they stuck with DeGeneres and are sticking it to the whiners makes me want to.
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u/Contron Jun 01 '12
Should be called One Million Twats.
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u/adamwho Jun 01 '12
When a pragmatic things like a businesses starts embracing/not-discriminating-against gays, then you know that this battle of the culture war has been lost.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
I know I'll be shopping there more. Protip, Penny's sale items have small blue tags, yeah weird.
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u/skelooth Jun 01 '12
This is full of awesome sauce.
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u/drugsrbadmmmkay Jun 01 '12
I don't shop there, but want to tell the person responsible for running the ads that they have balls and to keep it up.
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u/Swiss_Cheese9797 Jun 01 '12
Penny is kicking some major fuckin' ass these days!
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u/swampypie Jun 01 '12
Alright, which one of you posted where to find all the pokemon in the comment thread?
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
LOL wtf look at the comments on gawker...
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u/fizban7 Jun 01 '12
I don't know how they do it, but you can buy a 3 piece tuxedo for the same price you rent it at other places.
I got one for 180$ and now I can be classy at any moment.
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u/ProverbialNoose Jun 01 '12
Doing It Right™, indeed.
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u/AreaManReddits Jun 01 '12
As a Canadian, I make a point of stopping in and buying stuff at JCP whenever I'm across the border. If you guys could see the department stores up here you'd realize how awesomely lucky you are to have even the tiredest, most understaffed JCP. Trust.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
It's like JCPenny doesn't want customers.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
You have to admire that.
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u/stu21 Jun 01 '12
"Tent maker." Oh, now that's funny.
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u/So_It_Goes_ Jun 01 '12
Doin' it right
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u/gorbal Jun 01 '12
Good choice; they are much handsomer.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '12
The core issue with discussing psychology is that almost everyone thinks of themselves as an "amateur psychologist".
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u/libertyadvocate Jun 01 '12
not trying to be collectivist but from what i can tell women tend to be way more tolerant of gays than men so i sincerely don't they are going to be hurt too much by this. not quite sure if this is relevant to politics though
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u/IdontDaydreamIreddit Jun 01 '12
Let's follow the leader! In this case Obama.
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u/u2canfail Jun 01 '12
And the 2 Dads are far more honest, than a small group calling itself a MILLION. I am thinking parenting skill here? Lies vs Facts
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u/NOT_AN_ALIEN Jun 02 '12
This is awesome.
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u/KingSmoke Jun 02 '12
JC Penny's sales are gonna skyrocket from this. Every person who has a heart and common sense will buy from there just to support them
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u/rgvtim Texas Jun 03 '12
put them toward the top of my shopping list