youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:51 am
Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:21 am
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:16 am
6ftstick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:12 am
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:05 am
Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:24 am
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sheesh, the Executive Order did absolutely nothing more than create a campaign talking point. Would be interesting if it actually did something substantive, but it did not.
Goya's billionaire owner and CEO's family came from Spain (thus the "Hispanic") and has been a staunch supporter of the GOP.
Boo hoo that latinos are boycotting the "Hispanic" company making huge money from an americanized palate of processed food products with "Hispanic" roots. This family has profited from selling products designed for that crossover appeal, the CEO's effusive praise for Trump (twice) was very 'off brand' for many of their latino customers, perhaps not so for some of their other customers.
CEO made a choice. He had a right to do so.
Boycotters make a choice. They have a right to do so.
Some other latino business will benefit as a result.
Perhaps even with more authentic versions of the products.
Ahhh a little support for Trump and the most successful hispanic brand in the country is UNAUTHENTIC
yeh you're not a liberal progressive.
do your homework on Goya.
But no, I'm not a 'liberal progressive' certainly not in the way you guys think of such.
But am I more 'classically liberal', sure.
And am I more 'progressive' than the racist, nativist crew in the White House...you betcha.
Puerto Rico heritage. Spain by birth.
They speak Spanish better than you, I suspect. And any Latino or Latina considers them to be an Hispanic company.
Also, the only people boycotting Goya are white woke birdbrains (who don't buy the product anyway); no one else cares if they give money to Trump or Josef Stalin. The food is good. That's all that matters.
MD - what is wrong with Goya products?
We have some in our pantry. I don't have any particular issue with them, and I'd agree that they are closer to authentic latin foods than what is typically produced as such by "Big Food" but they have many of the same food processing issues as those companies. But there are tons of products and companies which are more authentic to a particular region much less country. These difference truly matter to the palates of the specific sets of consumers, but not so much to our Americanized palates.
I certainly don't have any issue with an immigrant success story, the building of a successful multi-generational, family owned business.
On the other hand, "real American" Petey telling us who is boycotting and leading the boycott of Goya, because of the CEO's comments, is quite rich.
The CEO put a spotlight on himself with those comments. He could have made comments praising the initiative only, but he went into full Trumpist mode of praising Trump himself. Or better yet, he could have recognized that this was a campaign stunt and demurred from appearing at all.
That was a choice.
And then he went on Fox and doubled down, which when his donations are looked at, is really not that surprising. His comments were consistent with his billionaire point of view.
Without that spotlight, no boycott.
The boycott will benefit other latin owned businesses, including their employees.