Target sucks
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A 26-year-old Missouri woman was refused Emergency Contraception when she handed her prescription to a pharmacist at a Target store in Fenton, MO, on September 30
When people have complained to Target about this they have told them to go to another store.
I think that is very good advice.
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A 26-year-old Missouri woman was refused Emergency Contraception when she handed her prescription to a pharmacist at a Target store in Fenton, MO, on September 30
When people have complained to Target about this they have told them to go to another store.
I think that is very good advice.
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But if I wasn't advocating government mandates, I am ok with a store making this decision I just think you are scum if you continue to shop at a store that has made this decision.
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I don't like it, I AM going somewhere else.
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that may just be me.
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with this as precedent, a pharmacist could just decide to deny a person their antidepressents because they think the person just needs to get over it.
their job isn't to make medical judgements, that's what the doctors are for.
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I definately see where you're coming from with this.
I say: When pissed, complain 2 the "powers that be" & spend money elsewhere, 2!
So yeah, if I were a sociology major or researcher I'd set up an "experiment" just to see if Target is "equal opportunity" with this practice or policy. I'd be willing to bet NOT (see me send in a Latina and a black chick with a bunch of munchkins attached or clinging to her screaming, "Mommy! I want that piece of candy!" or something like that and then see what the pharmacist would do, in other words. . .) and then follow that with a young, golden blonde, preppy looking white chick just to see what would happen.
Also wonder if it's a "call" by the pharmacist or Target (as in many a pharmacist annoints him or herself as a deity to make whatever decision regarding whatever they think is "best" for a customer and may, therefore, be acting independently of Target. . .).
Either way, it just so happens that I have an invite to an exhibit that opens today (for which Cheech Marin will be on hand tomorrow as one of the lecturers --- no joke): "Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge" and guess what?
The exhibit is sponsored by Target! LOL!!! ( chicano-art-life.com or Target.com) !
Re: I say: When pissed, complain 2 the "powers that be" & spend money elsewhere, 2!
Re: How is a proposed sociological experiment a racist rant?
(Anonymous) 2005-10-22 05:15 am (UTC)(link)Perhaps, some day, if you take a sociology course, you could understand that these kinds of research studies are done all the time. And perhaps you should look up the definition of "rant" so you can learn how to use the word correctly, OK?
Good luck to you. And thanks again for allowing me to know:
I got you!
LOL!!!!
(in other words: I'm always amused and feel, most definitely, victorious, when I have some jealous chicks on my tip!)
Re: How is a proposed sociological experiment a racist rant?
Re: 2content love & others: Target may suck, but the Chicano exhibit they're sponsoring ROCKS!
And, as one might suspect, Cheech Marin was hilarious. Initially I was baffled by his presence, but he's a major collector of Chicano art and played an instrumental role in this exhibit's formation, which is the first of its kind. His celebrity status is also responsible for some of the paintings in the exhibit like my fave one, which happened to be on loan by its owner --- actor Dennis Hopper.
But Latino brothers are sooooo smooth. One artist was talking about this hot chick he portrayed in his painting and why he was so enthralled by her to do the painting in the first place. Grrrlfriend had asked him for "a light" (for a cig) and he responded by saying, "By just looking at you I can light up this entire countryside. . ."
Whoa! See me SWOON! I think if a dude said that to me I'd get half way naked and let him create a painting of me, too! LOL!!!
Re: How is a proposed sociological experiment a racist rant?
If you would look up the word rant, you would see I did infact use it correctly. But, often people do not find themselves to be as pretensious as they appear to others.
Re: 2 Stickcow: I just gave a successful presentation on Russian Formalism!
I could care less what you think! You couldn't do what I do on a daily basis for one minute.
Ever.
I know that upsets you. Someday, you'll get it over it and face your own demons by yourself.
Re: 2 Stickcow: I just gave a successful presentation on Russian Formalism!
Re: 2 Stickcow: I just gave a successful presentation on Russian Formalism!
Re: 2 Stickcow: I just gave a successful presentation on Russian Formalism!
your response apparently had nothing to do with the question that was posed to you.
your right, of course, but it does seem something silly.
Re: 2ieurleron: Sorry 4 the silliness! LOL! But I DID NOT READ STICKCOW'S POST! I REFUSE 2 read it!
Forgive my silliness and I have no ill will toward you for you to call me on it: I thought i had mentioned in a previous post that I REFUSE to read ANYTHING FROM STICKCOW.
Why? It's very negative, funky, and most disrespectful way she has stepped up to since Day One that makes me put ANY post from her immediately into the trash bin of my email account.
I'm a very busy chick with a lot of awfully important stuff going on. I tend not to give player hating enemies whatever answer or attention they think they want from me beause that only serves to make them feel important by being able to garner my attention when, in reality, I could give a rat's ass about that person's complete and total existence.
I can be kinda cruel and cold hearted that way. And actually, that's an aspect of my personality that I treasure: making my enemies feel meaningless by ignoring them and going about my merry, happy little way. ..
So that's what that was about.
Thanks for calling me on it so I could explain why I'll never read one word that Stickcow has to write to me or about me. Ever. She's a waste. And a waste of my time. I've got too much valuable and important work to do and she just doesn't rate.
Re: 2Stickcow: Review word definitions. You DID misuse rant re my post. What follows is a rant:
OK, Stickcow: what FOLLOW IS A RANT---
You're an insecure idiot whose time is better spent focusing on why you're life is a screwed up, fucked up mess to where, obviously, you can't face the facts about what a mess you've made of your life to be a product of some awfully fine, exclusive private schools and yet you're a waste of a person to be a high school dropout, a small challenge for any truly intelligent individual who has his or her priorities straight.
And how dare you ask me to not text message you when I will always resent opening up my email account to find it bombarded with messages from your weak, simple-minded, stupid ass who constantly wants to step up to me as if you're some intellectual equal when, in actuality, you can't even prioritize your time to take an easy GED and qualify as a high school graduate the way most people do these days. Oh and what kind of mother are you anyway that you spend so much time on the Internet, showing off your insecurities to a woman (me!) who, if she met you could dispense with you in a mere five seconds with the flick of my wrist because that's all it would take for me to put you in your place as the insecure, jealous, selfish, incompetent loser that you are? And who are you fooling about an anonymous post that only you would be sick and stupid enough to make if only by infusing a racial bent, which seems to be a theme in your player hatng ways toward me to where it is now your "calling card" of an identifier? What kind of example to you set for your children anyway to where I KNOW somebody has had the bright idea of reporting you to CPS on any number of days if only because you must obviously neglect your children everytime you devote your time to attacking someone like me so what else do you do to deny your children the full attention that they deserve. I pity them as I will always pity you because your life is constant proof of your ability to make bad decisions and to be all about the wrong priorities, etc. etc.
So I conclude with the most important message of all, which I text msged you before you became a cry baby and said, "WAH! I request that you don't send me text messages!" i don't give a rat's ass re your requests because I hate idiots and believe they to know the truth. You're sick, unhealthy and need to seek a professional therapist so you can take the first steps to moving on with your life in the right direction so you don't have to clean houses and toilet bowls for the rest of your life and troll/prowl for men to take advantage of so you can TRICK them into carrying for you and your children for the rest of your life because that is the No. 1 priority of your divorced stupid, high school drop out life: suckering a man into marrying you so you can live on Easy Street and make some poor dude play "step daddy/sugar daddy" to you and your kids.
NOW THAT IS A RANT.
And I'm delighted I engaged in it as I'm "stalled" in my paper and needed a way to invigorate myself. Whew. Now I think I can go back to it and finish it. RANTING can feel good every now and then.
So review the message I wrote that you, again, mistook for a "rant" (proving you cannot read or interpret the dictionary properly that you confuse a proposal about a sociological experiment as a racial rant. God are you stupid! And compare it with this.).
Have a great day. And I look forward to meeting you to see what you're made up for real when I'm up in your face.
So, I'll put here
Re: 2Stickcow: And thank you for yr messages so I could amuse myself @ your expense!
If I continue to open up my email account and see messages from you I might feel compelled to offer more of the same, OK?
Get a life and stop hating on those of us who have one, OK?
And seriously: figure out why you're still "in high school" at your age and ask yourself what kind of example you are truly setting for your children. And I'm being deadserious about this one.
Re: 2Stickcow: And thank you for yr messages so I could amuse myself @ your expense!
if you trot out the line about "not reading any of your shit" in response to someone else's shit I am going to block you from posting. You don't want to read it fine, don't, but claiming to not be reading something in response to something they wrote just offends me.
Anybody is welcome to post responses to my stuff in my journal. But if you are going to start fighting find somewhere else. I'm the belle of the party and if there is a fight going on in myplace I better fucking be involved.
Stick says she hasn't been sending you messages, you say she is, you can prove your point by simply posting those messages. I suspect that what is happening is that you inadvertantly set yourself up to get replies to your messages through livejournal mailed to you. You can turn that off at any time and choosing not to do that is your fault and not theirs. I could be wrong but posting the message itself will answer the question.
Re: Litch: the messages from here were in my email account
And I didn't mean to "fight" on your journal and I do, therefore, apologize, but it seems quite clear she has eager to have a "fight" with me since the beginning she became aware of me or haven't you noticed?
And Litch: I would never dare to LIE to you. Why would I? I don't need to!
The emails that were my account were labeled as being from STICKCOW. ALL OF THEM!
And, truth be told, I was in such a good mood as a result of the highly successful presentation I did on Russian Formalism that it just irked me to see those straight up player hating messages in my account that were responses to something from more than a week before.
BUT IN HONOR, RESPECT AND MY LOVE OF YOU AND WILLINGNESS (PER MY OWN WORDS) TO PLEASE YOU ONLY: I will obey. You already know the kind of power you have over me. And you already know I never say, ever say: "No!" to you. And for that reason and this particular case, I suppose Stickcow should be awfully grateful. But you know she has ticked me off big time and I told you: I am never afraid to stand up to anybody!
I'll be a good girl from here on out. Again: only because you've ordered me to be that.
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I admit I was wrong, stupid, immature and out of line. It will not happen again.
I apologize for showing my ass, which could, of course be tighter, but that's why I work out so much, constantly traveling at an increasing "incline" on the treadmill to boot. No excuse though. Even though I am overworked, stressed and have been pulling too many all nighters just so I can be an academic/scholarly success, that gives me no right to "go off" on your friends (on LJ or anywhere else, for that matter. . .if I'm going to show respect 4 u then I should respect the people who matter to you, too. I "get that" now. . .), even when I know I should behave with far more maturity when someone is intentionally "pushing my buttons." What's the point of pursuing a Ph.D. if I'm going to act like a complete and total idiot?
And, given my feelings for you, the last thing I would ever want is for you to feel embarrassed, ashamed, etc. of our relationship (much as I didn't want to feel any of that when we had our most public fight on LJ back in August. Sigh. Boy, what a "show" we have put on for folks in recent months. . .maybe we ought to start charging tickets for the price of admission. . .(The show needs only 2 be titled, "FIRE!")
I'm so sorry and I will do whatever it takes to make this up to you and even Stickcow. And on that note, I must say I'm IMPRESSED by her educational background. Straight up. It appears she is the product of some very find progressive schools and I worry that she is, indeed, selling herself way short. Shit. I've tutored many a student on how to pass the GED essay requirement. Whatever she needs in that dept., I'll offer it to her based on what I know it WILL take for her to pass with flying colors. I love to see people succeed when I know they're got what it takes to make it happen. I will even say that of her.
I've got to get back to my paper. And, again, I didn't enjoy having you put me in "my place" in front of everyone, but if it goes on to make me a better person and if it also strengthens our relationship, then you know, already, I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make you happy, which makes me happy.
And if this was a "test" 2 prove 2 others that u CAN "make me" obey u: U win!
That said: I find your "friends list" as interesting and, with the EXCEPTION OF Stickcow (and previously Faustin Wish, but for some reason I really do care about her [as in her education, her wellbeing, her self-esteem, her writing ability, etc. Faustian Wish has got some talent as some of her writing moves me and that's not an easy feat. . .] as recently I saw something in her that reminded me too much of myself and that's why i felt compelled to offer that "confidence boost" --- I was shocked that I did care. And thus, Litch, YOU KNOW I DO care and care very passionately and deeply about 99.8 percent of the people I interact with. . .) , I have enjoyed getting to chat with some of your friends and even their friends via their friends list. I thought, therefore, perhaps that was how folks got to know each other via this blogosphere.
Indeed: I was happy and delighted & even surprised this morning to be greeted by emails from two dudes came to know via such friends' wandering. A friend of Molasses who wrote one of the most beautiful posts I've ever read. He even commented that he was happy I had "made it" to his blog. I am happy 2. His post really was so beautiful I had to print it out and the poem that ran along side of it, too. And then there was the reply from that awfully fine and terribly sexy dude who makes my heart beat fast from just looking at him, Dirtstar (YEOW!!!! Pant! Pant!). And never mind the really nice post and larger picture I got from Dave of the seagulls on the beach. I was so happy he sent me a big pic to print out. . .
Gee: I just noticed that, with the exception of Molasses [she is one of the view nonwriters I know who has exquisite enough taste to be aware of Jhumpa Lahiri and I was telling her about my meeting with her] I guess it's primarily the MEN that I haven't had problems with on your friends list. Now I can't possibly explain the how and why of that particular dynamic, OK? But I just throw these examples out here so you can rest assured that I don't go to your blog looking to fight with anyone.
But I'm still shocked and amazed that I can ask a chick in the UH IT dept about "speakers" or that I can't share an idea about the possible sociological dynamics/choices of the Target pharmary without Stickcow thinking I have opened up the door to HER ATTACK OF ME!
But I guess you don't have a problem with others attacking me and just only my defending myself against such an attack? Interesting. I will assume that maybe it's because you hate to see me show my ass in a fit of anger and that you know that I should know better than to rip folks to shreds just because they pissed me off.
I hope that's what your motive is.
Nonetheless, I know when you are, essentially, looking at me and pointing and shouting as a demand: "CRATE!"
I'll try my very, very best NOT to growl, seethe and narrow my eyes in anger as you also tighten up the collar and shorten the leash on the BITCH in need of discipline.
And, agin: IF ONLY because it's YOUR HANDS, I won't bite.
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No, I am not doing a public scene
I understand that, I've done it a lot in my life (and I acknowledge it is possible I am projecting my own stuff on you) but it's not something I should have in my life. I'm sorry you feel attacked, I really don't see it and I think think the way you defended yourself was immature. I have a particular objection to someone announcing they're ignoring someone in response to something that was said, it is intellectually lazy. When you then compound it by conitnuing to respond to them, all the time claiming to be ignoring them, you add hypocrisy into the mix.
I am not doing a scene with you, we have not negotiated any limits, and I don't do "lifestyle". I think you were out of line in a way that particularly offended me in my journal so I called you on it.
Re: And nor will I (do a public scene) in response. And I do believe I've already posted a msg sayin
But it was a public scene for you to "call me on it."
And I disagree that I'm LOOKING for a fight. I have told you time and again: I hate having to fight, but have always found difficult walking away from one. It's like I hate folks to assume that I won't defend myself or my words. But Litch --- this much you already know about me and this aspect of my personality even recently played itself out with my relationship with my boss at work where she never ever expected me to stand up to her the way I did. So consider (as you already know) that there are things that go on in my life to where this is a constant theme. I say something and then, boom --- I get attacked for just asking someone I work with about speakers or commenting on what happened at a Target pharmacy.
But what you offered to me was all about putting me in my place. And I don't have a problem with that, esp. when I'm wrong and out of line. Indeed: I value it. Why? Frequently I'm the last person to know I'm out of line and that's the truth.
Oh: amendment to previous post. You're right to an extent. . .
How am I looking for a fight by adoring Molasses' wedding dress?
How am I looking for a fight by applauding ContentLove's penchant for skepticism when she presents some issues regarding stories of the Hurricane Katrina coverage?
How was I looking for a fight when I made my comment about her Target sucks story?
How am I looking for a fight when I admire Dave's photos?
I could go on and on to offer examples of how you seem to be painting a very broad brush as if every time I have something to say, I'm desiring an argument and that assessment is flat out wrong, Litch. Again: this only relates to problems I've had with Stickcow and Faustian Wish as far as times when I KNOW I was being attacked in a way that seemed to have little or nothing to do with what I had to say, but the fact that I STATED IT. In other words: I guarantee if anyone else had stated it they wouldn't have attacked that person at all.
And let's face --- shit got funky toward me with some of your female friends toward me the very moment, I do believe, when you posted some pictures on YOUR BLOG and specifically noted to the world that I had been up at your place. I had made mention of that fact, too by way of telling Gev about how I had accidentally closed your browser once.
And then let's face this: My blog, while inactive, has gone no where. So who wasn't made aware of the big fight we had when you put that quiz on your blog that infuriated me and THEN YOU had to post that thing of, "Why is NewBlksusan pissed at me?" And we know what happened in August. . .it's all on both of our blogs for anyone to see whenever it strikes their fancy. Shit, I've often wished I could delete all of it and have tried, but I cannot.
I guess the point being we can't "erase" our mistakes when they're all their to see on LJ and so any "proof" of my behavior is there for everyone to see and to know I have only "fought" with three people only since I've been on LJ: you, Stickcow and Faustian Wish. That's IT.
So let's be factual and I will accept that.
As for looking for drama to distract myself from my life. No: I'm looking for connection. You've always known that about me. There are FAR TOO MANY POSTS FROM ME ON LIVE JOURNAL THAT SUPPORT THAT. No drama from me when I'm discussing an author with Molasses or how she made her dress. No drama from me when I'm telling Dirtstar how I'd like to rip his clothes off. No drama from me when I'm telling Gev about my love of the Mets. So stick to the facts, Litch, please. Don't try to paint me as someone who is stalking LJ "looking for fights" because that's just NOT TRUE.
And I refuse to have someone paint me with such a broad stroke of a brush to win this or any argument, OK?
Re: Oh: amendment to previous post. You're right to an extent. . .
Re: Whatever, Litch. Again: u win, OK?
I just woke up from a very nice, beautiful & much needed sleep as a result of someone else's blog. I
I had just awakened from a very nice, beautiful sleep based on something that I experienced on someone else's blog right before I closed my eyes. No joke. Indeed, I'm certain I noted in my post on this gentleman's particular blog that he had provided for me the most amazing, beautiful image for me to be able to close my eyes and lull myself to sleep. That's how my mind works. Unfortunately, if I read something before I go to bed (as I'm always reading something ) I WILL have whatever from what I read infiltrate my sleep/dreams. It happens ALL THE TIME. . .
so given all the stress and demands on my life I USE LIVE JOURNAL TO SEARCH FOR BEAUTY, INSIGHT, CONNECTION TO WONDERFUL IDEAS AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE. That's what writers/artists do constantly --- look for sources of inspiration and for "connection". I've told you that in private emails for goodness sake, Litch! I even told you that in a private email I had sent you BEFORE you made your post so what is up with that, your acting like you don't know the real reason why I surf LJ and how what I have valued most about my LJ connections has not ususally come to me courtesy of what appears on your blog! But your blog has, in a odd way TAKEN ME TO PLACES/PEOPLE for which or whom I AM GRATEFUL I HAVE ENDED UP!
and there are people who know this based on what they've seen me post on their blogs, OK?
I can't remember the name of the one chick, but I was in awe of the picture of her Nan and the background and even started a short story about that photo (I noted that I would and I did. My mind works that way so that's what I REALLY do when I'm "DISTRACTED" --- look for ways to inspire myself in MY WRITING that has NOTHING to do with YOU or your blog, but my own need to keep the fires of my CREATIVITY going. Why would you deny that truth, Litch? There are too many posts from me on any number of blogs that can verify what I just typed. And some of the folks who regularly read your blog may, therefore, be nodding their heads in absolute agreement as they read this, thinking of things they've seen from me on their blogs or that of their friends when I was not about "drama" or a "fight" so don't generalize about me, OK?
And I'm not going to let you ruin what was the most restful sleep I have had, courtesy of reading some really awful nice poetry and seeing these breathtaking image of the moon coming through the clouds. And that image/photo and the lines of the poetry lulled me to sleep. That's what I use Live Journal for. But let's face it: I can't get that from your blog and I guess why you're only characterizing based on what YOU choose to see, but not only what others see and truly KNOW.
Re: I have no interest in arguing with you, not about this or anything. OK?
That's such a bold-faced fucking lie, Litch, and you KNOW IT.
I'm sick of this tendency of yours to project shit onto me that has nothing to do with the truth. Too many of your "friends" on LJ can no doubt point to any # of posts I've made on their blogs that contradict all that you state.
Get your facts straight, dude. Please.
I'm not so sure why you tend to want to bend the truth, especially whenever it relates to me. Makes me wonder.
Now I have an "extra hour" of time to use wisely. And I'm not going to waste one more minute of it on you.
Ooops! Forgot 2 mention NAMES of artists:
The artist with the ultra smooth, seductive line is George Yepes.
Yeow! Apparently this exhibit is "traveling" and among its stops was the Smithsonian! So. . .if you have it "travel" to a gallery or museum near you, check it out.
Oh: and lest someone accuse me of a "racist rant" (LOL!& see me roll my eyes as if to say, "Whatever!" So amusing. . .) just because I said Latino brothers are soo smooth well. . .I don't know what it is, but in MY EXPERIENCE (and that's all I'm going by here) there are have been men of certain ethnic backgrounds who have had the ability to say something to me for which I, literally, felt like I was "melting," helplessly & willingly into a puddle of seduction and submission. Sigh. And this has happened with Italian dudes, Latino dudes and Asian dudes (hey, I'm equal opportunity!). it's like they've taken some kind of course that's titled, "How to Talk Seductively to a Woman To Where She WILL Take Her Panties Off And Give It Up."
More men need to take those courses if they want to get some. Really. I think there's something about the female spirit that willing yields to a dude who knows how to say the right thing in a very romantic way. . .and I mean George is not even a "hot" dude by the standards of most women, but I think every woman in that auditorium will agree that he seemed awfully hot to us the minute we heard that line that he used on the chick he portrayed in the painting. I swear: all the women in the auditorium were swept away by the line.
What chick wouldn't be?