The AFA is evil, but I wimped out...

[elfs]

Well, I wimped out. I didn't use Wildmon's engine, but I did send an email to Mr. Hall at sgronb3@hallmark.com:

Mr. Hall:

I understand that Hallmark (and yourself) are currently under immense pressure from the American Family Association over your recent decision to start a line of marriage and matrimony cards to gay and lesbian couples.

I support your decision. It serves a valid market made of men and women who deserve your company's support in expressing their feelings. I'm sure your cards will be as fabulous as they have to be to appeal to such a design-aware market.

E. M. Sternberg, Seattle, WA

You should do the same.

Comments

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

I did, and I used the AFA site. My keyboard feels, I don't know, greasy now.

I wonder how much email dev@null.com is getting over this?

[doodlesthegreat.livejournal.com]

I went ahead and used their form. This is what I sent:

Dear Chairman Hall:

I have long been a customer of Hallmark cards, having found their art and writing to be superior to that of your competitors. I have also been amused by the many varied ways in which you've developed your card lines.

As such, it was with great pleasure that I heard that you are applying your talents to include same-sex relationships in your card lines. Continue the broad-minded and respectful work, and I will continue to care enough to send the very best.

respectfully yours,

Steve Gattuso

P.S.

I'm using that faceache Donald Wildmon's web page to send this, just to help piss off the bastard. As such, this e-mail address is a spam catcher. YA HEAR THAT, DONNY? THPPPPPPPPPPBBBBBBB!!!!!

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

I sent a note.

Hells, I may need one of those cards for Bun.

[slutdiary.livejournal.com]

I sent a note telling them to please don't cave in to the bigots.

[kistha.livejournal.com]

Too delicious to pass up.

And I bet they'll make great cards. :)

[sianmink.livejournal.com]

bonus points for including the word 'fabulous'.

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't use the AFA site, because I was worried that it might do something sneaky like alter the subject line (probably the only part of these e-mails that gets read, if they even get that far) or, since they've probably caught on by now, just ignore the text people enter and automatically replace it with their normal bigoted form letter.

[stephaniesmom.livejournal.com]

Ouch, good point. Damn

[gromm.livejournal.com]

I intentionally helped jam the AFA's mail queue. And apparently it worked:

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE.

Delivery to the following recipients has been delayed.