Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council (FRC), has
chided Betty Crocker and parent company General Mills for baking
cakes to help inaugurate Minnesota's gay marriage law.
Betty Crocker donated cakes to the first three couples to marry as
the law took effect on August 1. The company also invited the
couples to the Betty Crocker Kitchens at General Mills headquarters
in Golden Valley to taste-test wedding cakes for their ceremonies.
On Thursday, Perkins urged his listeners to boycott Betty Crocker,
pointing them to an ongoing boycott against General Mills by the
National Organization for Marriage (NOM).
“At Betty Crocker, the only thing they're mixing up is their
priorities. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins with the Family Research Council
in Washington,” Perkins told his listeners. “If you ask
conservatives, Betty Crocker's latest promotion is a recipe for
disaster. This summer, the famous dessert line decided to jump on
the same-sex marriage bandwagon and bring cakes to celebrate. In
Minnesota, where parent company General Mills is headquartered, Betty
Crocker decided to donate wedding cakes to the first homosexual
couples who exchanged vows on the first day that counterfeit marriage
was legal. 'Betty celebrates all families…. We don't want to be
old fashioned,' the company explained.”
“Unfortunately for General Mills, the majority of Americans
think natural marriage is anything but old fashioned. And they've
made it tough on companies like Target, Starbucks, and JC Penney who
disagree. Know where your money is going. When you're at the store,
think outside the Betty Crocker box!”