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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'One Million Moms' Behind Hallmark Lesbian Ad Backlash Is One Woman
From the article:
The right-wing advocacy organization One Million Moms was behind last weeks call to boycott the Hallmark Channel over airing a lesbian-themed commercial by the online wedding registry Zola. After a petition opposing LGBTQ+ content on the family-oriented channel the advertisement garnered more than 30,000 signatures, Hallmark decided to pull the ad before reversing its decision just days later.
But after Out reported that the petitions circulated by anti-LGBTQ+ conservatives were fake
allowing individuals and bots to sign multiple times GLAAD claims those arent the only tactics opponents used to reverse engineer a controversy.
According to the national LGBTQ+ nonprofit, One Million Moms does not, in fact, count millions of members among its ranks. Instead the name reportedly refers to just one right-wing activist: Monica Cole. In an op-ed published on GLAADs website, contributor Jeremy Hooper says Cole is quite literally the only staff member [he has] ever heard anyone name.
To read more:
https://www.out.com/news/2019/12/17/one-million-moms-behind-hallmark-lesbian-ad-backlash-one-woman
Any bets on who might be behind many of these fake signatures and bot-driven petitions?
Note:
This thread uses information provided by tenderfoot in a response to another post of mine.
Thank you, tenderfoot.
the original post:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212867796
A related post from bitteross:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12866095
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)I have heard of multiple personalities, but this is taking it to an extreme. A million?
Well, its the typical form of showmanship that we often see from Republicans. Damn, they are often good at it, too and their boss, well, he's greater than P.T. Barnum, maybe even the greatest ever.
I guess it is because they are good at living in their fantasies and can convince themselves they are real. What fun!
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And this is quite in line with the GOP technique of using the big lie.
Captain Zero
(6,845 posts)(See Lee Atwater and Roger Aisles)
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Anything to divide voters.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)See my post in another thread:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12866095
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Thank you.
spooky3
(34,508 posts)Shes the one who threw fits about Married With Children.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Or people being directed by someone else?
Dagstead Bumwood
(3,659 posts)her name is Karen.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Dagstead Bumwood
(3,659 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Dagstead Bumwood
(3,659 posts)Don't bet what you can't afford to lose. Of course, he never met a pony he didn't like.
tanyev
(42,642 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Follow the money.