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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-14-08 02:20 PM
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11. A blacklist is a list of people who are denied employment and/or services.
Edited on Fri Nov-14-08 02:21 PM by TheWraith
It's generally enforced by a government or trade organization.

A boycott is a wide-scale voluntary avoidance of companies or groups usually associated with an unpopular practice, in the hope of getting them to alter their behavior.

The difference is a boycott is always public, entirely voluntary, has no government or official backing, and is intended to pressure for change rather than as a punitive measure.
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  -What's the difference between being "blacklisted" and being "boycotted?" ColbertWatcher  Nov-14-08 02:06 PM   #0 
  - Just a wild-assed guess  wryter2000   Nov-14-08 02:10 PM   #1 
  - For the lurking Morans  atreides1   Nov-14-08 02:10 PM   #2 
  - You can't boycott a person.  HEyHEY   Nov-14-08 02:10 PM   #3 
  - And if you blacklist say, a grape, you may keep that grape  lob1   Nov-14-08 02:13 PM   #7 
  - LOL! n/t  ColbertWatcher   Nov-15-08 02:14 PM   #18 
  - LOL!  sfexpat2000   Nov-15-08 02:25 PM   #21 
  - You can sure as shit shun them there, though.  IWantAnyDem   Nov-14-08 02:44 PM   #17 
  - Pulling this out of my ass, but...  secretoftheoldclock   Nov-14-08 02:10 PM   #4 
  - Thank you for including an example. Welcome to DU! n/t  ColbertWatcher   Nov-14-08 02:12 PM   #6 
     - Thanks and interesting question...  secretoftheoldclock   Nov-14-08 02:16 PM   #9 
  - The difference...  merwin   Nov-14-08 02:11 PM   #5 
  - I had a discussion like this with my partner yesterday...  AntiFascist   Nov-14-08 02:31 PM   #12 
  - All I can say is...  winggirle   Nov-14-08 02:14 PM   #8 
  - Someone on the other thread made a good point  gollygee   Nov-14-08 02:19 PM   #10 
  - I like that point about secrecy. Thank you for posting. n/t  ColbertWatcher   Nov-14-08 02:36 PM   #13 
  - A blacklist is a list of people who are denied employment and/or services.  TheWraith   Nov-14-08 02:20 PM   #11 
  - "intended to pressure for change rather than as a punitive measure."  ColbertWatcher   Nov-14-08 02:37 PM   #14 
  - Blacklisting is imposed from the top down. . .Boycotting is initiated from the bottom up.  DinahMoeHum   Nov-14-08 02:42 PM   #15 
     - Yup. Simple and to the point. Thank you. n/t  ColbertWatcher   Nov-14-08 02:43 PM   #16 
        - Boycotts are public knowledge. Blacklists, not necessarily...  Karenina   Nov-15-08 02:21 PM   #19 
           - That's right. Blacklists are a form of terrorism in a way.  sfexpat2000   Nov-15-08 02:25 PM   #20 
 

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