this shows the power of the Internet's immediacy, the problem with disseminating complex information that often is related as if black and white, and the danger of people's tendency to act based on what they read rather than checking things out for themselves.
Salon.com Life | Curve ball [choose a free day pass to see the whole article and read it carefully].
The author compares the Curves crisis to that of the former head of Domino's Pizza, and asserts that that boycott was based on true info. Well, not exactly. At least not these days, when Tom Monaghan sold his part of Domino's some time ago, and it was never the pizza company making donations, but a separate foundation. Check out the Urban Legends Reference Pages for the skinny on Curves and Domino's before storming out in righteous indignation. For the other side of the coin, look up the entry on similar accusations on the pro-choice side. Oh, and keep in mind the difference between X person supports Y cause and X company supports Y cause. I think most of us would agree that how an individual chooses to contribute his or her wealth is up to that individual.
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