Showing posts with label Butt Kicking Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butt Kicking Women. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is

It’s a commonly used phrase.  “Put your money where your mouth is.” In my family the challenge was made when one party was claiming something that another party disbelieved or disagreed with and so a wager ensued.  I know we did this fairly often but the only one I remember clearly is a fifteen cent wager made with my brother about fifty years ago.  In the strictest sense I did win the bet but our dad (the ultimate authority on these things) called it a draw.  A variation I learned many years later is “Money talks and bullshit walks.”  The Urban Dictionary has this to say about that phrase: Means that cheap talk will get you nowhere, while money will persuade people to do as you like.

That is where I find myself now.  Not so much in the fashion of buying influence but in using my dollars wisely and in accordance to my political, ethical and social beliefs.  I love a good bargain as much as the next person but I’m willing to pay a few dollars more at a local retailer instead of a big chain because these are the kinds of businesses I want to support.  And the flip side is true as well.  

I choose not to shop at Hobby Lobby because I don’t agree with their views on healthcare for their employees.  I don’t eat at Chick-Fil-A because of the owners’ anti-LGBT stance.  (Although I do say blessings to the Orlando Chick-Fil-A location who went in on a Sunday, made food and then took it to the folks involved after a lunatic shot up the Pulse Night killing/injuring over 100 people.)  When I found out that the paper towels and toilet paper (Sparkle and Angel Soft respectively) were part of the Georgia Pacific conglomerate owned by the Koch Brothers, I switched to Bounty and Charmin because at this point, Proctor and Gamble have a decent track record.

I’ll admit that I am a huge fan of New Balance Shoes and have been wearing them for years.  They make a style that corrects for a deformity in the way I walk.  The shoes are very rugged and will take a beating.  They’re comfortable, they fit me well and they’re actually made in America.  What’s not to love, right?  What’s not so lovable is that an officer of the company made a Pro-Trump statement to the Wall Street Journal shortly after the presidential election last year.  They’ve attempted to walk it back (pun intended) by saying that they were referring to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal but the timing of their comment leaves much room for doubt.

This morning I sent an email to New Balance to let them know I’d no longer be buying their shoes and why I had come to that decision.  I said that even though they had an excellent product that was manufactured in the U.S.A., I could not support a company that felt the election of Donald Trump was a good thing.  They can publish all the retractions and explanations they want to.  They can shout from the roof tops how they do not “tolerate bigotry or hate in any form.”  If they really want me and others like me to reconsider, they’ll make a tangible show of support for anti-hate groups.  Because as the saying goes, money talks and bullshit walks.

New Balance, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is.





Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Newest Butt Kicking Woman Writing About It

Hi there and happy Tuesday. I’m Lisa and I’m the newest Butt Kicking Woman here at the blog.  I’m happy and honored to have been asked to join this group of incredible women. And since I’m new here, I want to tell you a little bit about me.

I am, in no particular order, a wife; eclectic pagan; reader; writer; “creative goddess”; paralegal; crafter; Dueser; Castillion; blogger; miscellaneous fan-girl; smutty wench; geek; a lover of music, dance, & dogs, and a woman with a very warped sense of humor.

What you can expect from me--A variety of blogs. Some long and involved and some short and sweet. Some will be very serious and some will be more light-hearted. Some are just very short stories or observations.  

Like the other ladies here, I’m opinionated and I don’t mind sharing. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me, not even the other Butt Kicking Women.  There are a lot of people I know whose views on certain things are in opposition to my own.  And there are some I disagree with but can still respect because I know they are well thought-out.  They aren’t just parroting a particular point of view.  

You can also expect that I will be, in most cases, very blunt. I will go beyond calling a spade a spade. I will call it a damn shovel if I think that’s necessary. You can’t have an open and honest dialogue if you’re constantly mincing words and speaking in euphemisms.  And that’s what I hope most of my blogs will be... a chance to start a dialogue.  


So thanks for taking a few moments to read this.  I look forward to speaking with you soon.