ADA joins with many others in expressing great alarm and disgust re: Sears

By: American Decency Staff

At their very beginnings in 1886, as a mail order company, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. sent catalogs to their customers and relied on images to sell their products. By this method, Sears became the largest retailer and probably the first company to utilize the power of pictures in the selling of products. I think it is safe to say that since it became a department store in 1925, Sears has also been recognized by most families as a respectable, family-friendly place to shop. They have provided families with baby pictures, glasses, clothes, appliances, and tools. And, of course, pornographic posters for the special man in your life.Given its history, Sears, of all retailers, should recognize the persuasive power of images, yet this company has no problem marketing posters with full nudity and overtly sexual themes including group sex and lesbianism. In June of 2010, One Million Moms (an AFA outreach) rebuked Sears for selling a particular sexual poster under their “Gifts for Dadâ€Â section. Several days later, Sears acquiesced to One Million Moms’ request that the poster be removed from the website. Several weeks ago, however, American Family Association brought our attention once more to Sears’ posters, this time in the “Artâ€Â section of the website. Dr. Judith Reisman, an expert on the effects of sex and pornography, had this to say via World Net Daily, “Sears' management clearly agreed that pornography would conscript children and vulnerable adults as consumers. The Sears pornography adverts had to survive multiple administrative debates, redrafts and societal cost-benefit analyses before they got the green light. Children cannot buy alcohol because their bodies and brains are corrupted by its toxins. Similarly, Sears' reckless distribution of pornography, of 'erototoxins' in the public space should be charged with deliberate brain damage – bringing the role of dopamine as a 'natural drug' to an American jury.â€Â We ask that you would stand with us, AFA, and other decency ministries and let Sears know that you, their potential customers are not ok with this. To send a complaint to Sears click the link below. https://americandecency.org/take_action_form.php?msg_id=59 For those of you who would like Sears’ complete address: Sears Holdings Corporation 3333 Beverly Road Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 (847) 286-2500 Fax: 847-286-8351 Interim President, Interim CEO, and Director  – W. Bruce Johnson bjohnso9@searshc.com Sears Public Relations And Communications (847) 286-8371 ========================================= Thanks for standing with us: Donate online: https://secure4.afo.net/ada/donate.php American Decency Association P.O. Box 202 Fremont MI 49412 American Decency Association is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. ———————— American Decency Association Bill Johnson, President P.O. Box 202 Fremont, MI 49412 ph: 231-924-4050 https://americandecency.org/ http://www.twitter.com/billwjohnson

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