A mannequin with a rainbow flag wrapped around its waist (pictured at right) has incited the wrath of some group of anti-gay nutballs in Boston who decided to flood Macy’s, the creators of the display, with angry phone calls, blathering about how “offended” they were. The mannequins were part of a window display listing the events for Boston Pride, and after listening to the screaming of these intolerant dummies, Macy’s officials made the brilliant decision to remove the mannequins, simultaneously giving weight to conservative fringe politics and insulting the entire gay community.
Not they we encourage boycotts without due cause, but we never liked Macy’s anyway. Hello, Bloomingdale’s Barney’s, Sears, and TJ Maxx.
If you’d like to give Macy’s a piece of your mind, contact them here or call their corporate offices at 513.579.7000.
Pride and prejudice: Macy’s yanks gay display, blasted by both sides [Boston Herald]
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Dan
Bloomingdale’s is part of the Macy’s family… if we are boycotting Macy’s, please do not shop there either.
David
For a store that is closing many outlets in the region, and removing our “beloved” Filene’s from the local landscape, it seems like a crazy tactic with the rise of Target, H&M, and other department store alternatives. Go here to “Tell Them What You Think” of their actions – http://www1.macys.com/service/contact.jsp
Andrew Buko
I work one block from there. My boyfriend and I are going to walk over during my lunch break and hang posters on the windows. I’ll send you all pictures this afternoon.
Frank
Thanks for the correction, Dan. They’ve really forced our hand, in that case. Barney’s it is!
Dean
Towleroad.com also mentioned this and has provided contact information in the comments for you to contact Macy’s directly.
Will
Thanks for posting this. I am SO APPALLED.
Here is the Direct Number to Federated Stores Corporate Office in new England.
513.579.7000
Will
Federated Corporate does not seem to be answering its phones in Ohio. (I hope because we are complaining.) here is a list of Federated Store Numbers in the USA.
FEDERATED CORPORATE
7 West Seventh Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-579-7000
151 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
FEDERATED LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONS
500 Meadowlands Parkway
Secaucus, NJ 07094
201-863-3250
FEDERATED SYSTEMS GROUP (FSG)
5985 State Bridge Road
Duluth, GA 30097
678-474-2000
FINANCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND CREDIT SERVICES (FACS) GROUP
9111 Duke Boulevard
Mason, OH 45040
513-398-5221
MACY’S CORPORATE MARKETING
151 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
212-494-3412
MACY’S EAST
151 W. 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
212-695-4400
Credit Inquiries: 800-972-4243
Customer Service: 800-526-1202
Public Relations: 212-494-3893
Human Resources:
Executive 212-494-5337
Store Line 212-494-7418
Marketing/Advertising: 212-494-1963
Bridal Registry: 800-44-WEDDING
MACY’S FLORIDA
22 East Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33131
305-835-5151
Credit Inquiries: 800-533-2304
Customer Service: 305-835-5000
Marketing/Advertising: 305-577-1858
Media Relations: 305-577-1858
Human Resources: 305-577-6727
Bridal Registry: 800-878-9783
MACY’S HOME STORE
11 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
MACY’S MERCHANDISING GROUP (MMG)
11 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
212-494-6000
MACY’S MIDWEST
601 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-342-6300
MACY’S NORTH
700 Nicolet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-375-2200
MACY’S NORTHWEST
Third Avenue and Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98181
206-506-2121
Customer Service/Credit Inquiries: 206-506-6000
Marketing/Advertising: 206-506-7500
Media Relations: 206-506-7901
Human Resources: 206-506-7237
Bridal Registry: 800-638-9656
MACY’S SOUTH
223 Perimeter Center Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30346
770-913-4000
Credit / Customer Service Inquiries:
Rich’s-Macy’s: 800-241-0488
Lazarus-Macy’s: 800-654-2813
Goldsmith’s-Macy’s: 800-762-5856
Human Resources: 770-913-4552
Marketing/Advertising: 770-913-5140
Media Relations: 770-913-4439
Bridal Registry: 800-777-BRIDES
MACY’S WEST
50 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-397-3333
Customer Service/Credit Inquiries: 800-877-2655
Human Resources: 415-954-6671
Marketing/Advertising: 415-393-3475
Media Relations: 415-393-3455
Bridal Registry: 800-701-7112
MACYS.COM
170 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-397-3333
chuck
I’m glad they pulled the mannequins. Come on! A flag wrapped around its waist and belted, that was poor taste and judgement.
Will
Chuck. Remember that when they pull any rights you have because some bigots complained.
chuck
I don’t disagree with the politics. But, bad display is bad display and should be changed. From what I know Federated is very supportive of diversity. Chastising them over a bad display isn’t exactly fair.
chuck
As a gay man I found it somewhat offensive as well. I don’t want to be portrayed as wearing any flag. Again, bad taste/judgement. I found it to be pandering to the media that likes to provide “extreme” coverage of our pride events. But, in this case, Federated at least tried to have a Pride window. Sorry they fucked up by that bad flag skirt..arrgghhh Let’s not boycott a company that is supportive in so many ways by bad judgement from a display queen on a fucking tacky window display. I say fire the display queen! What was she thinking!
Jay
I think the last couple of posts are missing the point, it’s not about wether or not the display looked good or not. It’s about not standing by and letting hetro bigots have all the rights. Boo to you superficial queens who miss the real point of pride.