Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from 'Milk'
Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from 'Milk'
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#1Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from 'Milk'
Posted: 11/17/08 at 7:08am
Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from 'Milk' (+)
by: Pam Spaulding
Sun Nov 16, 2008 at 16:35:41 PM EST
How many ways of wrong is this? CEO of Cinemark, Alan Stock, who gave $9999 to Yes on 8, be allowed to earn one dime on the back of Harvey Milk's legacy by runningGus Van Sant's "Milk" in his theaters (it opens wide on Nov. 26)?
If 1,000 of us commit to see MILK at a competitor's theater instead of Cinemark, at an average cost of $10 per ticket, that's $10,000 of lost revenue.
Boycotts work. A boycott of a Sacramento theatre company resulted not only in the resignation of a Yes on 8 contributor, but a public apology and donation to Human Rights Campaign! We can do this again.
You can find an alterative theater using the links on the left, and join our facebook group below to spread the word! Help us reach 1000 members so we can send a message to Mr. Stock: YOU WILL NOT PROFIT FROM HATE.
The movie houses to avoid are "Century", "CinéArts", and "Tinseltown" theater chains.
You can join the "No "Milk" for Cinemark!" Facebook group here.
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8266
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#2re: Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from 'Milk'
Posted: 11/17/08 at 10:18am
Boycotts work. A boycott of a Sacramento theatre company resulted not only in the resignation of a Yes on 8 contributor, but a public apology and donation to Human Rights Campaign! We can do this again.
So the point of the boycotts is to put all the people who donated to Prop 8 out of work? I know you didn't write this, but I'm just wondering if that's what the implication is by them saying boycotts work. The guy resigned two days after the story broke about his donation. It wasn't about being boycotted.
For what it's worth, there's a protest this Saturday at the Cinemark in Evanston.
Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#2re: Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from
Posted: 11/17/08 at 10:31amI wouldn't think 9,999 dollars lost would put a whole lot of people out of work...
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#3re: Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from
Posted: 11/17/08 at 10:40amI'm not sure if that's the implication or not, Phyllis. I'm just letting people know about the situation so they can make their own decisions. In any case, I'm glad you put your 2 cents in on the site.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#4re: Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from
Posted: 11/17/08 at 10:51am
Well, I'll put my two cents in anywhere I can. :)
I just think a lot of people aren't thinking things through.
#5re: Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from
Posted: 11/19/08 at 4:35pmOk thanks.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#6re: Owner of Cinemark gives $9,999 to Prop 8, and now stands to profit from
Posted: 11/19/08 at 4:37pmPhew! I saw Milk at a screening so I, for one, have no anti-marital blood on my hands.
#7rowner of cinemark gives $9,999 to prop 8, now kneels to drink some milk
Posted: 11/19/08 at 4:53pmit's an outrage! how dare he profit from dairy?! where is peta now that we need them to rise up and smite this unworthy white mustachioed swill merchant??? is there no justice in the world? why, i bet he's being burned in effigy in mumbai (pronounced bombay by the residents - the things ya learn when doing a marketing presentation there) even as we speak for his daring to profit off bovine sweat. i weep for the future and buy stock in coffee mate.
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#8rowner of cinemark gives $9,999 to prop 8, now kneels to drink some milk
Posted: 11/19/08 at 5:11pmI avoid it. I'm lactose.
#9rowner of cinemark gives $9,999 to prop 8, now kneels to drink some milk
Posted: 11/19/08 at 5:16pmhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38921980657
#10rowner of cinemark gives $9,999 to prop 8, now kneels to drink some milk
Posted: 11/19/08 at 5:17pm
That sort of intolerance disgusts me Namo.
you should be ashamed.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#11rowner of cinemark gives $9,999 to prop 8, now kneels to drink some milk
Posted: 11/19/08 at 5:31pmI am however a longtime Lactaid Activist.
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