This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: At the encouragement of conservative “values promoting” organization Florida Family Association, the national home improvement chain Lowe’s has decided to pull their advertising from TLC’s groundbreaking reality show All-American Muslim.
In an email sent to Lowe’s and other advertisers, FFA refers to All-American Muslim — a show which follows the members of five families as they deal with the everyday difficulties of being Muslim in America — as “propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.”
According to the Association’s website, Lowe’s responded to the e-mail by saying that the show does not “meet Lowe’s advertising guidelines,” and therefore the company “will no longer be advertising on that program.”
Reached for comment by The Hollywood Reporter, a spokewoman for Lowe’s said concerns and complaints were raised “from multiple sides of the viewer spectrum” on various news sites and blogs. “We based our decision to pull the advertising on this research and after hearing the concerns we received through emails, calls, through social media and in news reports.”
TLC said that, despite Lowe’s withdrawal, advertising support for the show remains strong.
Outrage over the move continues to grow, however. One Twitter user likely spoke for many when he asked, “will you next consider KKKs demands to pull ads from BET?”
It’s worth noting that The Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in the US, is still supporting the show with its ads.
[thr.]
Well, guess I know where I’m never shopping again.