Macy's admits mannequin screw-up

In Newsweekly reports:

Macy's East Chairman and CEO said that Macy's made a "mistake - unquestionably" when employees removed mannequins from the gay pride display at its downtown Boston location last week.

"Am I regretful that Macy's made a mis-step in this instance? Yes," Ron Klein writes. ...

Via Jesse Kanson-Benanav.

Earlier:
Protesting Macy's decision to can the gay mannequins.

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Submitted by adamg on Thu, 06/15/2006 - 7:21pm.

Pander in both directions

This smacks of insincerity from Macy's. The company is just trying to play both sides -- changing the display to appeal to the homophobic activists, and then apologizing to the gay rights activists after the damage is done. Very weak.

jason (not verified) | Thu, 06/15/2006 - 7:53pm

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