How widespread is the boycott against Goya Foods?

[Anonymous]

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So if you are pro-life and you have a choice between two products that are otherwise equal, but one CEO and corporate foundation supports PP and the other supports the Church of Save Fetuses, and you don't care which one you buy, that is on you.

Here's the thing....sure I might buy the product from one CEO over another....BUT...there's a huge difference between respectfully choosing to buy one product over another and what's going on with the GOYA boycott....the GOYA boycott has crossed the line into purposefully defaming the CEO and GOYA brand over a very petty thing such as the CEO supporting POTUS.

You are probably the person who thinks it's ok to cut ties with friends/family members who support POTUS. Whatever happened to respecting everyone's differing political views/affiliation? It's the same as respecting respecting everyone's religious views.

Why is this different than boycotting Chick-Fil-A because the CEO supports organizations that object to and fought gay marriage rights and LGBTQ rights? Or boycotting Hobby Lobby because they use religious objections to restrict the company provided health insurance from covering contraception to their female employees, or boycotting Home Depot because the co-Founder has provided a lot of donations to the Trump reelection campaign, boycotting Papa John after the CEO made racist remarks and used the N-word talking about NFL football players and so on?

CEO's, corporate founders and other senior corporate officers need to realize that when the are in prominent positions, they are the face of the company they represent. They need to be cautious about statements or actions that take political stances or show political support for controversial subjects and realize in a capitalist society, that there will be people who disagree with political statements and actions who will vote with their dollars. You may or may not agree with these people, but they have a right to control how they spend their dollars and to choose not to support organizations that have positions that are different from their customers and consumers.

Mr. Unanue could have easily thanked the President for certain actions that benefitted his company. But to blanket praise a leader with the comment "We're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump, who is a builder." when said leader has been responsible for horrible anti-Hispanic rhetoric and policies that directly affect a large portion of his customers, is just plain insensitive. And if you chooses to say such things and to defend such statements, then, he should not be surprised to see his family business profits change as his customers choose not to purchase his company's products over such an insensitive position.

Tell us - what "horriible anti-Hispanic rhetoric and polices" have adversely affected the Hispanic community in the US?

[Anonymous]

LOL you sound unhinged. It must be tough being the righteous warrior of conservatism or is that just your racism showing itself?

LOL - this just made me laugh.

1. This post has absolutely nothing to do with racism, so why bring it up?

2. Conservative DOES NOT EQUAL racist. I have many POC friends who are conservative.

3. I am a moderate -- I hate extremism on both sides. I despise the far left extremist/fanatical view just as much as the far right extremist/fanatical view -- these extreme left/right groups are self-righteous and polarizing.

4. I'm back to laughing again at the ignorance of it all.

[Anonymous]

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What is "virtuous" to one may not be to another.
I totally agree with the first pp here. It is the perfect example of cancel culture. And, evidence that the left's narrative about supporting Hispanics is a huge lie. Seems that just like only some black lives matter, only some Hispanics and immigrants are worthy of support......Only those who don't support the current president.
And, pp, a true free market doesn't hinge on who or what the CEO supports or what he says, unrelated to the business. A free market is truly free. Free of outrage on the part of the left because - gasp - the CEO states support of the president.

Exactly. I'm tired of folks not respecting others for their personal political/religious views. Like I said, I'm not a fan/supporter of Trump...but I have family members who are...we respect each other and agree to disagree. I don't cut ties with them and I would never "unfriend" someone just for having differing political/religious views. If the CEO of a business is pro-abortion and I'm not....that doesn't mean I wouldn't support the business. Same principle.

Anyone who does this is self-righteous and only believes their point of view is the right one and doesn't respect other people's opinions or views if they conflict. This extreme leftist self-righteous attitude that has taken hold over the last few years is actually pushing me the other way.

LOL you sound unhinged. It must be tough being the righteous warrior of conservatism or is that just your racism showing itself?

I reread pp's post following your comment.

Where is the racism in her post? Be specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

LOL you sound unhinged. It must be tough being the righteous warrior of conservatism or is that just your racism showing itself?

LOL - this just made me laugh.

1. This post has absolutely nothing to do with racism, so why bring it up?

2. Conservative DOES NOT EQUAL racist. I have many POC friends who are conservative.

3. I am a moderate -- I hate extremism on both sides. I despise the far left extremist/fanatical view just as much as the far right extremist/fanatical view -- these extreme left/right groups are self-righteous and polarizing.

4. I'm back to laughing again at the ignorance of it all.

Being a Trump Republican does make you a racist. Sorry your family cut ties with you. You deserved it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So if you are pro-life and you have a choice between two products that are otherwise equal, but one CEO and corporate foundation supports PP and the other supports the Church of Save Fetuses, and you don't care which one you buy, that is on you.

Here's the thing....sure I might buy the product from one CEO over another....BUT...there's a huge difference between respectfully choosing to buy one product over another and what's going on with the GOYA boycott....the GOYA boycott has crossed the line into purposefully defaming the CEO and GOYA brand over a very petty thing such as the CEO supporting POTUS.

You are probably the person who thinks it's ok to cut ties with friends/family members who support POTUS. Whatever happened to respecting everyone's differing political views/affiliation? It's the same as respecting respecting everyone's religious views.

I missed this - where are people "defaming" the Goya CEO, and,
Whether or not support for the POTUS is a petty thing or not is a matter of opinion and,
I can cut ties with my family (although I don't) even as I respect their right to their political views/affiliation. Doesn't mean I have to like them or spend time with them, and,
I will respectfully keep my money in my pocket and buy different black beans, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Being a Trump Republican does make you a racist. Sorry your family cut ties with you. You deserved it.

Um...again showing ignorance....please reread my post...I said "I am not a fan/supporter of Trump"...I didn't vote for him. But I have family/friends who did and some still support POTUS. I would never unfriend or cut ties with family/friends who support POTUS. I respect everyone's political views even if I don't agree with them.

[Anonymous]

Being a Trump Republican does make you a racist.

No it does not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So if you are pro-life and you have a choice between two products that are otherwise equal, but one CEO and corporate foundation supports PP and the other supports the Church of Save Fetuses, and you don't care which one you buy, that is on you.

Here's the thing....sure I might buy the product from one CEO over another....BUT...there's a huge difference between respectfully choosing to buy one product over another and what's going on with the GOYA boycott....the GOYA boycott has crossed the line into purposefully defaming the CEO and GOYA brand over a very petty thing such as the CEO supporting POTUS.

You are probably the person who thinks it's ok to cut ties with friends/family members who support POTUS. Whatever happened to respecting everyone's differing political views/affiliation? It's the same as respecting respecting everyone's religious views.

135k dead Americans would say it's not so petty, if they weren't dead

Just curious... you folks always feel the need to make statements like these.
Did you make similar statements about the hundreds of thousands of deaths from the flu under Obama?

Citation, please.

My understanding is that Obama protected us from a potential Ebola outbreak, had a plan in place for other pandemics, and had as robust a public health system in place as the Republicans would allow. I don't recall being locked down at home for four months while a pandemic swept through the nation, and he just golfed and watched TV. If you have evidence that's how it went, I'm sure interested in seeing it. My impression of Obama was overall competence, and interested in the job. My impression of Trump is that he is an infected blister on the sole of America's cracked foot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

LOL you sound unhinged. It must be tough being the righteous warrior of conservatism or is that just your racism showing itself?

LOL - this just made me laugh.

1. This post has absolutely nothing to do with racism, so why bring it up?

2. Conservative DOES NOT EQUAL racist. I have many POC friends who are conservative.

3. I am a moderate -- I hate extremism on both sides. I despise the far left extremist/fanatical view just as much as the far right extremist/fanatical view -- these extreme left/right groups are self-righteous and polarizing.

4. I'm back to laughing again at the ignorance of it all.

+1

Thank you.

Gracias.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am latina and won't be buying anything from Goya. There are plenty of other options out there, including imported goods from my home country. I will not give my money to these people, same way I don't buy at Walmart or Hobby Lobby for example.

Not buy in Walmart? You must be rich. A rich Latina woman.

A member of the Spanish elite. The light skinned over class.

Oh my, the crazy anglos never cease to surprise you.

The "Spanish elite" is a real thing...in Spain.

And they don't even know wtf is Goya foods.

Actually, it's a thing in Latin America, too. The lighter your skin (ie, Spanish heritage), the more advantage you have.

To refer to Mexican/ Colombia/ Argentinian....elites as "Spanish elites" shows how clueless you are and makes one wonder why you care about Goya Foods and Hispanic matters

[Anonymous]

If you were as "virtuous" as you claim to be, you would be boycotting companies like Adidas, Nike, and Apple for their labor policies. Not a company because the CEO voiced support of a democratically supported president.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siminamistreanu/2020/...ced-uighur-labor/#449e6eb91003

Exactly, oh the hypocrisy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So if you are pro-life and you have a choice between two products that are otherwise equal, but one CEO and corporate foundation supports PP and the other supports the Church of Save Fetuses, and you don't care which one you buy, that is on you.

Here's the thing....sure I might buy the product from one CEO over another....BUT...there's a huge difference between respectfully choosing to buy one product over another and what's going on with the GOYA boycott....the GOYA boycott has crossed the line into purposefully defaming the CEO and GOYA brand over a very petty thing such as the CEO supporting POTUS.

You are probably the person who thinks it's ok to cut ties with friends/family members who support POTUS. Whatever happened to respecting everyone's differing political views/affiliation? It's the same as respecting respecting everyone's religious views.

Why is this different than boycotting Chick-Fil-A because the CEO supports organizations that object to and fought gay marriage rights and LGBTQ rights? Or boycotting Hobby Lobby because they use religious objections to restrict the company provided health insurance from covering contraception to their female employees, or boycotting Home Depot because the co-Founder has provided a lot of donations to the Trump reelection campaign, boycotting Papa John after the CEO made racist remarks and used the N-word talking about NFL football players and so on?

CEO's, corporate founders and other senior corporate officers need to realize that when the are in prominent positions, they are the face of the company they represent. They need to be cautious about statements or actions that take political stances or show political support for controversial subjects and realize in a capitalist society, that there will be people who disagree with political statements and actions who will vote with their dollars. You may or may not agree with these people, but they have a right to control how they spend their dollars and to choose not to support organizations that have positions that are different from their customers and consumers.

Mr. Unanue could have easily thanked the President for certain actions that benefitted his company. But to blanket praise a leader with the comment "We're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump, who is a builder." when said leader has been responsible for horrible anti-Hispanic rhetoric and policies that directly affect a large portion of his customers, is just plain insensitive. And if you chooses to say such things and to defend such statements, then, he should not be surprised to see his family business profits change as his customers choose not to purchase his company's products over such an insensitive position.

Tell us - what "horriible anti-Hispanic rhetoric and polices" have adversely affected the Hispanic community in the US?

2017: Hurricanes devastated Puerto Rico, Lousiana and Texas. FEMA sent about $870M for relief to Puerto Rico. FEMA sent about $1.5B to Texas and $1.4B to Louisiana. There was far more infrastructure loss in Puerto Rico and there were people suffering without food, running potable water and electricity for well over a year. And yet despite that, Trump ordered FEMA to provide nearly double the relief to Louisiana and Texas as to Puerto Rico.

The Trump ICE raids and deportations primarily target Hispanic communities and immigrants who have overstayed their visas. There are also many Asians and Europeans who are in the same boat having overstayed visas and there is no widespread effort to target and deport those individuals. But the Trump ICE administration has made a concerted effort to find Central American visa violators to deport.

After Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Apaio was found guilty of racially profiling Latinos and defying court orders, President Trump went out of his way to pardon this man.

Just the tip of the iceberg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am latina and won't be buying anything from Goya. There are plenty of other options out there, including imported goods from my home country. I will not give my money to these people, same way I don't buy at Walmart or Hobby Lobby for example.

Not buy in Walmart? You must be rich. A rich Latina woman.

A member of the Spanish elite. The light skinned over class.

Oh my, the crazy anglos never cease to surprise you.

The "Spanish elite" is a real thing...in Spain.

And they don't even know wtf is Goya foods.

Actually, it's a thing in Latin America, too. The lighter your skin (ie, Spanish heritage), the more advantage you have.

To refer to Mexican/ Colombia/ Argentinian....elites as "Spanish elites" shows how clueless you are and makes one wonder why you care about Goya Foods and Hispanic matters

No dummy, I was referring to how light skinned people in those countries have an advantage ("elite"), and they are more Spanish than indigenous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

If you were as "virtuous" as you claim to be, you would be boycotting companies like Adidas, Nike, and Apple for their labor policies. Not a company because the CEO voiced support of a democratically supported president.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siminamistreanu/2020/...ced-uighur-labor/#449e6eb91003

Exactly, oh the hypocrisy.

omg.. If Trumpsters cared about "made in America" they'd boycott Trump for sending the manufacturing of his clothing line overseas and hiring foreign workers over Americans.

I recall how Trumpsters wanted to boycott Nike for their support of "take a knee" Kapernick.


oh, the hypocrisy indeed. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

If you were as "virtuous" as you claim to be, you would be boycotting companies like Adidas, Nike, and Apple for their labor policies. Not a company because the CEO voiced support of a democratically supported president.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siminamistreanu/2020/...ced-uighur-labor/#449e6eb91003

Exactly, oh the hypocrisy.

omg.. If Trumpsters cared about "made in America" they'd boycott Trump for sending the manufacturing of his clothing line overseas and hiring foreign workers over Americans.

I recall how Trumpsters wanted to boycott Nike for their support of "take a knee" Kapernick.


oh, the hypocrisy indeed. LOL

In case you Trumpsters have selective memory (which you do):

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nike-kaepernick/trump-targets-nike-as-kaepernick-ads-spark-boycott-calls-idUSKCN1LL1WS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/04/people-are-destroying-their-nike-gear-protest-colin-kaepernicks-just-do-it-campaign/