An atheist dropped in the heart of the Christian publishing world - Nashville, Tennessee. I'm trying my best to keep a good attitude and friendly disposition while being surrounded by people with imaginary friends.
Did Target just tip its hat to the man who trolled their Facebook page earlier this week? On Wednesday, we posted about how Mike Melgaard, a self described troll, took it upon himself to play customer service agent following the conservative outrage over Target ditching gender segregation in their toy and bedding aisles. Mike, a.k.a. “Ask ForHelp,” posed as the retailer and created quite a comedic stir while shutting down the haters. Shortly after Mike’s stunt went viral, Target posted this on Facebook: Read more
After Target announced that they’d be doing away with gender-specific labeling in their toy and children’s bedding aisles, the conservative crowd went into total meltdown mode. A storm of people took to Target’s Facebook page to air their grievances, accuse the chain of pandering to liberalism, and announce a boycott (I give it a month, tops). Fortunately, someone was handling these complaints in a timely fashion. Unfortunately for the complainers, that someone was Mike Melgaard, a self-described “troll,” posing as a Target customer service agent. He went by the handles “Ask ForHelp” and “Target Customer Service” — complete with the Target logo avatar. Hilarity ensued. Here are our 10 favorites responses: Read more
