It's tough trying to seem open-minded but still be acceptable by mainstream customers. I would have added some lesbians and 'straight people' in the mix, but... meh.

Oh those gays, and their unyielding love for large-breasted men.

--I love the stupid shit that dumbass conservatives attribute to homosexuals.

Wow, what a fall. From director of Rebel Without a Cause to handling publicity for hot-button mannequin issues.

GOOD LORD! how stupid can you be? redneck assholes who live in trailers, or the gays. which do you think are more likely to shop at macy's?

Wow. All you have to do is tell Macy's that it's attempts to be inclusive are "disgusting" and they'll remove them? The Klan is already writing its letters for Black History Month.

So they decide to insult the community they were trying to serve by removing the display because another community decided it was offensive?

Macy's needs to learn they can't please everyone all at once. If they don't like the display, don't look at it.

This same thing happened in the DC area several months ago with the local mall opened a new wing with a new Victoria's Secret and people freaked out over the racy display.

People need lives.

Shoulda just stuck wedding rings on them.

That's great. Just let the religious right take over our country. let them do whatever it takes for them to turn us all into law-abiding christians. I can't wait. Fucking morons. Why don't these conservative motherfuckers mind their own fucking business.

What a bunch of cowards at Macys. If you are going to market to the gay community, you should just expect backlash. Meanwhile, they probably lose business on both ends now for pissing people off.

Bad move taking down the mannequins. Now they have this weird-looking display - all unbalanced, no color. Just put the skirt on a girl mannequin and go on with it. Or is Pride Week only for boys? :)

So Macy's is hedging their bets by sending two separate messages, but unfortunately they put them in the wrong envelopes: The mass emails they sent to the conservative wackos says "Fuck you cuz we support all the members of our diverse community," but then the gay boys and girls who walk down the street see that the mannequins got removed from the display and hear that Macy's removed them under pressure from the neocons. What a PR nightmare! Couldn't have been handled worse!

This is also a dumb move on Macy's part because it underscores how totally shallow and PR-driven their "support" of any particular social cause is.

I mean, it's not like I actually believe that buinesses really *care* about Black history month/childhood leukemia/overseas famine/whatever, but to backpeadal this quickly sends the overwhelming message of, "We only do this stuff to get people to come to our stores, & we have absolutely no moral interest in the thing itself."

I think Macy's is worried that their sales of sweater vests will take a massive hit come Autumn without the conservative party's purchasing power.

When will the revolution begin in this country? Why do people continue to accept medieval religious dogma instead of embracing the egalitarian tolerance that is the basis of this country's national philososphy and form of government? It seems that the Enlightenment of the 1700s has finally worn off completely.

There's a difference between the Tysons Corner Victoria's Secret having a windowful of suggestively posed near-naked mannequins right across from the highly touted new children's play area, and Macy's putting upright, fully clothed (if pectorally gifted) mannequins in window on a city street. I'm not saying that defends the indignance of those who objected to either display; they're just not the same thing.