So there is this Boycott of Mozilla Firefox over the CEO's donations to anti-gay groups. Naturally there is a call to boycott. But the fact is do these boycotts really do any difference to anyone? Will uninstalling Firefox from my 4 computers do any good to the world?
The boycott of Chick fil a was a roaring success, with their CEO backtracking to the extreme. The boycott of A&E and Duck Dynasty is also working, their ratings and sales are down 28%.
Here's a decent article on the effectiveness of boycotts: The Barilla Boycott, A Lesson In Respect - Forbes
Do not underestimate the financial and buying power of LGBT people. Whether the boycott works or not is beside the point though, there is a basic principle to be upheld.
Being partly of Sicilian extraction, and a lover of Italian food, I make a LOT of pasta dishes. I haven't bought any Barilla since this happened, and have switched to DeCecco. A better pasta, by far. I'd estimate we go though 3 pounds/boxes of dried pasta a week. As Guido Barilla said, if they don't like it, they can buy another brand. And so me and my mate have been doing just that. Even though they've since apologized, I'm stubborn! And enjoying a higher quality pasta.
