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I read online that Lowes (and other companies) have pulled advertising from the show All American Muslim on TLC after a conservative Christian group called on them to do so. Allegedly the show is tricking Americans in to believing that Muslims are just like everyone else and making people forget about the threat of jihad...

I think that's bull and Lowes should be ashamed. What are your thoughts?

@CorgiTales: Love it!

While I think Lowe's has every right to advertise where they want, I think that this whole thing is disgusting. I'm really sad to see Lowe's persuaded by one moronic hate group. 

And why am I not surprised it's a Florida based group that is responsible for this? Man, I love this state. 

I'd like to hear from the person who voted no, Lowes was not wrong to pull the advertising...why exactly are they right to pull the advertising?

I heard something about this on NPR yesterday, they mentioned that Lowe's pulled their advertising from the show because it portrayed American Muslims as "too moderate." I think if it was any other subgroup of society, there would be a lot more outcry over this type of xenophopia and discrimination, but it seems that Muslim Americans have become an allegedly justifiable target (like with the "controversy" over building a mosque near Ground Zero).

It makes me sad because like @KatyElle said, it's just born of fear and hate and this type of behavior perpetuates and validates these discriminatory attitudes. Most people of any background are indeed "moderate"--a very small proportion of any population are extremists, but those are the people who get all of the press and drive the fear that leads to this kind of attitude.

@moderndaisy: I don't get how they aren't speaking out against muslims by backing out of a TV show that shows muslims as normal, everyday people after a group of fundamentalists called for them to?

Okay, I'd like to start by saying I disagree with the decision and I think it's ridiculous that the show is considered "controversial" at all.

That said, there's a Lowes not to far from my hometown. I don't think I've ever seen any Muslims or anyone of Middle Eastern descent in my hometown. And there are still a lot of racist and unaccepting people there. It's not right, but it's fact. I've found that the Bee is really accepting of other cultures and other ideas, in general, so on here it's outrageous to everyone that the TV show is controversial, but I'm sure a lot of people in my hometown (especially the middle aged, middle class and up) would say that yes, it is controversial, and I think Lowes was trying to cover their butts by pulling advertising. Their customer base tends to be the middle age, middle class group, and at least where I'm from, a lot of those people are conservative and yes judgemental.

I say this as a Christian who believes what @CorgiTales: posted, that really we should be accepting of everyone, but it's just fact that a lot of people are NOT. So we'll just have to wait and see whether the people who do care about this will be enough to affect Lowes' sales.

ETA: I guess what I'm saying is... based on Lowes' customer base, pulling advertising may actually have been a sound business decision, as unfortunate as that is.

I guess I'm having a hard time understanding how refusing to show their advertisments during a TV program about Muslims who are just ordinary Americans is a good business decision because a fringe group threatened them?

The move didn't seem very American (or Christian, for that matter) to me.  I was so disappointed.

On a happy note, the Today Show said that Russel Simmons tweeted that he bought a ton of ad time during the show and the commerical blocks are fully booked now.  :)

@KatyElle: Here, here! I agree, for once I would like to see a company do the right thing instead of bowing to pressure.

I also wanted to clarify the poll is "Was Lowes WRONG to pull the ad". No one is disputing whether or not they have the right to...the question is do you think they were wrong to do so.

Shameful. 

Everyone else has already said what I wanted to say. Completely ridiculous. The bottom line always wins. 

That sickens me. They actually had the cast of All American Muslim on the Anderson Cooper show and wow, some of the audience members were very ignorant. I really like learning about Islam and I appreciate those who are really dedicated to their faith. This is America! We're free to practice any religion we choose.

I never really liked Lowes anyway.

@KatyElle: I agree that it sucks. But working in retail I've learned that corporations rarely care about people more than money, unfortunately.

Of course I would love to see that changed. And if I find a way I can actively help change that I will. Unfortunately a lot of people disagree... I wish people would just be more open minded.

@mmr66:  I took a history class on Islam in the Middle East and it was really interesting, they really do have similar values. And it's sad that people associate terrorists with Islam because terrorists are so radical they really aren't Muslim at all... they're like the Westboro Baptist Church of Christianity. But nobody bothers to learn about it.