What's behind the Daily Mail's campaign against gays?

[sp1814]

It's all looking a bit suspicious, but for the life of me, I can't work out why the Daily Mail had zeroed in on this story.

And by 'outrage' do the mean Christian are annoyed? Why have they gone to the Catholic Herald for comments?

Really - what's the big deal? And why bring ex-servicemen into the argument?

http://www.dailymail....ch-charity-event.html

[Answerprancer]

Hey baz - at least I'm honest about my anger at you.

[jackthehat]

AP - You were anxious to keep your thread on track last night.........please extend Sp1814 the same courtesy....

[Answerprancer]

Ok...sorry.

[jackthehat]

Same goes for you, bazwillrun...

[sara3]

and me.. I'll blame AP. he led my astray last night, too ;o)

[Sqad]

Cancer research OR Gay Pride event?

Difficult one that!

[boxtops]

The commercial companies can put their sponsorship where they like - did they have a 10-year agreement with Tesco or something? What ridiculous outrage - gay people shop in Tesco, same as everyone else.

Why the frolic has yet another thread turned into a do-I-miss-doc-or-not discussion?

[DTCwordfan]

Ok it's their money they can place it where they want..

Within reason, as to (i) negative PR being generated - like this (ii) shareholder action, esp if you can convince a major pension investor that this isn't good for Tescos/

However, given what Tesco's make, I would have thought that they could do both. Having said that, their last figures weren't good re their competition and I must say that business in their Truro store has really dropped off, as to the number of cash tills now open and the empty car park spaces.....

[boxtops]

Tesco was bl00dy heaving when I went up there a couple of hours ago, DT

[Brenden]

I know what cancer research spends their donations on but could somebody tell me what gay pride spend theirs on - I hope it is a worthy cause.

[sp1814]

Brenden - it's not comparable. Race For Life raises money for cancer research. Tescos is making a contribution to the Pride weekend in the same way that Glastonbury, The Notting Hill Carnival and the V festival have corporate sponsors.

Tesco aren't switching ALL their corporate sponsorship to the Pride weekend, and indeed, continue to support many worthwhile causes.

So the question remains - why is the Mail trying to stoke up anti-gay feelings?

Maybe it's a slow day on the Muslim front???

[DrFilth]

brendan don't know about london but the manchester pride raise a lot for charity

>> Thursday 13 October 2011

Manchester Pride has announced this morning that it has raised a grand total of £105,000 this year. This figure means that, since 2003, the annual festival has raised over £1M distributed to LGBT organisations and HIV charities and organisations.

As the festival turned a youthful but developed 21 this year, the announcement of this figure and the £1M target could not have come with better timing.

Vicken Couligian, Chair of Manchester Pride, said: “We are over the moon here at Manchester Pride to have raised such a fantastic sum of money over this year’s festival – and what better birthday present could we have than meeting the £1M target. After a summer that has arguably had its low points – with the gay blood ban still in place and the recent Manchester riots – it is great to have something positive to shout about in Manchester and be proud of.

We work extremely hard all year round at Manchester Pride to put on a great event and fundraise for deserving causes, and we are very grateful to all of those who support us in doing so. Our patrons, staff, board of trustees, friends, volunteers, media partners and festival goers – thank you for helping us achieve this!”

Manchester Pride 2011’s ten day festival, which took place between August 19 and August 29 of this year, featured a week long Pride Fringe of art, sports, theatre, film and more, culminating in a four-night long ‘Big Weekend’. Headliners for this year’s Big Weekend included Alexandra Burke, The Sugababes, Pixie Lott, boy band Blue and the fabulous comedienne ‘Pam Ann’. In addition to this, the festival’s ‘Best of British’ themed parade saw thousands of supporters come together to watch community groups, organisations and individuals march throughout the city centre to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) culture and lifestyle.

The festival is the only one of its kind that continues to raise such large sums of money for charities and LGBT groups, and is renowned for having the biggest and best musical talent year on year, <<

if you go on google you can find out a lot more

[joeluke]

Maybe the first picture in the article is showing Tescos new staff uniform?

[craft1948]

mrsmonkeybird It's because many of their old, Conservative, poorly educated readership will be apoplectic at the thought of Tesco giving their money to poofters and shirtlifters instead of the little kiddywinks with cancer. They will probably mutter something about the gay mafia.

The Daily Mail is vile and mendacious, and the people who read it are idiots.




I take exception to this...........I may be quite old, and a Tory, but I had a marvellous education.

[Brenden]

I am with you on that craft, at least cancer research benefits the whole community whereas LGBT organisation a small section - I did google it Drfilth and was quite astounded to read that their employment sites employ gays to help other gays - again - my pet hate positive discrimination. i go along with the HIV donations as this also benefits the whole community. I still think with cancer so dominating our world at this time monies would be more wisely spent on this.

[sp1814]

Brenden

I understand your point that cancer affects more people than HIV, but sheer numbers alone shouldn't be the main predicator to charitable donations.

Also, Tesco isn't switching its entire charity budget from Run For Life to Pride.

The two are totally disconnected.

http://www.tescoplc.c...es/charitable-giving/

The Mail has put the two stories together to stir up anti-gay sentiments in it's readers - I can't think of any other reason...so why?

[Brenden]

Of course they are not totally disconnected sp, charity is charity which ever cause the monies goes too.

[sp1814]

Brenden - but by highlighting the fact that after ten years of association with Run For Life, Tesco is refocusing its charitable donations and immediately identifying Pride as. New supported cause, the Mail is suggesting atesco dumped one for the other.

There's no proof of that.

[anotheoldgit]

Regarding the photo, why do Gays have to parade their sexuality in such a way?

If the Daily Mail were to publish a picture of a group of females similarly displaying themselves in such a way on our capital's streets, they would most likely be criticised by the 'Anti-Daily Mail Brigade' for encouraging the exploitation of women.

In the past, it has not been unusual for some ABers to criticise the Daily Mail for publishing pictures of scantly clad females on their web page, so why are not these same people also not 'up in arms' over this photograph?