Ames Vending Machines Sell Boy-Bashing Stickers

Cheddah wrote in to inform everyone that at Ames department stores, (a popular retail chain in the Northeast) the vending machines found in the store or the entryway have recently included stickers that bash boys. See the Read More section below for Cheddah's description of this (including a photo) and where to write in protest. It's bad enough that children see men mocked on TV continually, but to market stickers like this to their peers? It's disturbing to think that these kids are being "trained" early on to accept male bashing as a fact of life.

Cheddah writes:

I recently went into an Ames department store with my niece. Inside the entrance of this major chain (located throughout the Northeast) is a vending machine intended to attract children. Inside of this machine they sell stickers. Most of the stickers are child friendly, except (approximately 20% of the display) is devoted to anti-boy stickers.

The stickers literally read as follows:

• Boys are Aliens
• Boys are brainless
• Boys lie
• Not interested (in boys)
• Boys cheat
• I make boys cry
• Boys are weird

Here is a photo:

There were no stickers stating the same sentiments toward girls. This is highly sexist and sends the wrong message to young children, and attempts to instill misandric ideologies at a young age.

The display used to have "girl-power" stickers, and now these have
been replaced with "boy-bashing" stickers (I knew this coming?) I also do not think that this change occurred by chance, as I feel someone internal to Ames is part of a larger agenda.

To add insult to injury, these ?boy bashing? stickers were placed next to the only American flag stickers available at the store. As we all understand, patriotic decals have become popular since the Sept 11th terrorist attacks.

It is very strange that the same people (liberals and feminists) that rant and rave over anything that remotely implies anything sexist, do not even think twice about blatant displays of sexism that I?m sure that they would justify as benign ?name calling? because it has the correct political alignment.

Everyday that these stickers remain visible to children, is a loss for gender equity.

There is a cultural war being waged on America?s male youth, let?s do our part in stopping the misandry.

Here is contact information concerning Ames sexist anti-boy mechandising. Please contact Ames and express your disapproval.

Ames Department Stores, Inc.

2418 Main Street

Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Phone: (860) 257-5078

Fax: (860) 257-2168

E-mail:

amesinetfeedback@ameshome.com

InvestorRelations@ameshome.com

Corporate Governance:

Joseph R. Ettore

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Denis T. Lemire

President and Chief Operating Officer

Rolando de Aguiar

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

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