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Glenn E. Meyer · June 12, 2012, 03:40 PM

Boycotts sound good on the Internet. But for this? Probably not.

I recall recently that the parents of adopted kids group called for a boycott of the Avengers movie. Why - because, in it some of the Avengers criticized Thor because his brother Loki was being bad. Thor quipped that he was adopted.

The group was upset. The Avengers take, roughly 1.4 * 10**9 dollars.

Maybe they lost $35 on the boycott.

Delta will see no losses from this that are discernible.

June 12, 2012, 03:40 PM	#21
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Boycotts sound good on the Internet. But for this? Probably not. I recall recently that the parents of adopted kids group called for a boycott of the Avengers movie. Why - because, in it some of the Avengers criticized Thor because his brother Loki was being bad. Thor quipped that he was adopted. The group was upset. The Avengers take, roughly 1.4 * 109 dollars. Maybe they lost $35 on the boycott. Delta will see no losses from this that are discernible. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens**