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These people are unimportant. then everything would be fine. >> the other thing is, bill, i'm unaware of what lowes is because to buy home repair you need to have a home. and it is hard to build things -- >> i sleep in a lowe's theater. it is like the moth situation. what lowes did was lame, but they have a right to be lame, right? >> they can choose to advertise however they want. considering this is a channel whose programming consists of kate plus 8 and toddlers and tieras, they may want to consider boycotting tlc. >> you talk about showing the negative as -- negative aspect. you have someb...

On its advertising during a reality tv show because the show is too controversial. now, it's not a body reality show where 20 women date the same guy looking for true love in a hot tub or where the idol rich behave badly. no, no. the show that's causing controversy is about a middle class midwestern family trying to make it in america. lowes home improvement chain pulled its money from something that ought to be the most middle american thing out there. but it's not. because of the identity of those whose story is being told. now, you may have heard of it. it's on tlc. it's called "all america...

Now, it's not a body reality show where 20 women date the same guy looking for true love in a hot tub or where the idol rich behave badly. no, no. the show that's causing controversy is about a middle class midwestern family trying to make it in america. lowes home improvement chain pulled its money from something that ought to be the most middle american thing out there. but it's not. because of the identity of those whose story is being told. now, you may have heard of it. it's on tlc. it's called "all american muslim." in explaining why lowes's pulled out, in a statement, they read in part,...

"what is the topic lowe's is refer to, the topic people have strong political and societal views? topic is being muslim. they're having views on living in michigan and being muslim. that is a topic on which people have opinions? now, the folks at lowe's decided they don't want to be in the middle of a hot bed of discussion. today in america existing as muslim is enough to create a hot bed of discussion. it's important to recognize, though, lowe's is making this decision because we exist in a social and political world that makes just the experience of being muslim a in america, in 2011, just b...

Views? topic is being muslim. they're having views on living in michigan and being muslim. that is a topic on which people have opinions? now, the folks at lowe's decided they don't want to be in the middle of a hot bed of discussion. today in america existing as muslim is enough to create a hot bed of discussion. it's important to recognize, though, lowe's is making this decision because we exist in a social and political world that makes just the experience of being muslim a status offense. in america, in 2011, just being muslim is, itself, controversial. something people feel they should ha...