Sign the petition: Tell advertisers to drop Tucker Carlson's racism

Tell advertisers: Drop Tucker Carlson The petition to Tucker Carlson's advertisers reads: "Stop funding Tucker Carlson's dangerous, racist rhetoric." Add your name: Dear Katy, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has made his career by spewing white supremacist rants masked as legitimate commentary. Recently he went too far, even for his regular advertisers – and he's starting to pay a price. Two weeks ago, Carlson told his viewers that immigration "makes our country poorer, and dirtier, and more divided."1 More than a dozen sponsors have left his show in response to widespread outrage.2 Describing immigrants as "dirty" is the kind of racist rhetoric that fuels hatred and violence. But some brands are still funding his extremist propaganda, including household names like Bayer, Mitsubishi and Farmers Insurance.3 These companies must stop supporting Carlson's hatred – now. Tell Tucker Carlson's advertisers: Stop funding hate. Click here to sign the petition. Carlson's latest comments are part of his well-documented pattern of racist on-air commentary. He criticized the idea that diversity is an American value4 and called the NAACP a "joke" that "should be shut down."5 He promotes right-wing conspiracy theories about threats of "white genocide" and minimizes the impact of slavery.6 Carlson regularly claims Mexico interferes in U.S. elections by "packing our electorate."7 Fearmongering leads to violence. The shooter who killed 19 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue said he was motivated to kill because of the congregation's support for immigration.8 That twisted logic depends on believing the kinds of conspiracy theories that Tucker Carlson and Fox News promote. The good news is that pressure on Tucker Carlson's advertisers is working. Before his latest comments, Carlson's program averaged 36 commercials, and afterwards the show included only 20.9 Advertisers refusing to sponsor hateful rhetoric has had a powerful effect on other Fox News shows as well. Dozens of companies recently removed their ads from Sean Hannity's show, and after Laura Ingraham's despicable ridiculing of Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, her advertiser base shrunk by more than half.10 By keeping the spotlight on advertisers, we can push more companies to do the right thing and cut ties with Tucker Carlson. As advertisers leave in droves, we can defund Carlson and turn off his firehose of hate and lies. Tell Tucker Carlson's advertisers: Stop funding hate. Click the link below to sign the petition: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/carlson-boycott?t=7&akid=31010%2E12967895%2Ea0V08u Brandy Doyle, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets Add your name: References: Oliver Darcy, "Tucker Carlson's show has been hit by an advertiser boycott, and it's having a visible effect," CNN, Dec. 20, 2018. Ibid. Owen Daugherty and Justin Wise, "Companies pull ads from Carlson's show after 'poorer and dirtier' immigration comment," The Hill, Dec. 14, 2018. Madeline Peltz, "Tucker Carlson's descent into white supremacy: A timeline," Media Matters for America, Oct. 29, 2018. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Adam Serwer, "Trump's Caravan Hysteria Led to This," The Atlantic, Oct. 28, 2018. Darcy, "Tucker Carlson's show has been hit by an advertiser boycott, and it's having a visible effect." Angelo Carusone, "Fox News' ad chief admits that advertisers are leaving. Here's what's going on." Media Matters for America, Oct. 17, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter © 2018 CREDO. All rights reserved. This email was sent to katy63.kelso@blogger.com. To change your email or mailing address, please click here: https://act.credoaction.com/me/update/?t=21&akid=31010%2E12967895%2Ea0V08u To unsubscribe, please visit our subscription management page at: http://act.credoaction.com/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=23&akid=31010%2E12967895%2Ea0V08u