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Topic: Chick Fil-A doesn't like gays? Does it matter?
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:: javierman
:: QA4 A spot of tea please, Alfred! | |
Alright so I was reading jokes by some comedians on www dot twitter dot com and they were making jokes on chick fil-a. I knew something happened in the news today because whenever more than one of them makes a joke on a subject, it most likely is something on the news. And sure enough, the president of the company "slams" gay marriage. I'm still not sure what pissed me off the most: that a man defends his opinion by quoting a man who has been dead for almost a billion years (estimated figure) or that people are defending him because "everyone is entitled to an opinion".
While I somewhat agree, I can't believe people can still have opinions and cannot fully support it. As in they can't rely on facts, statistics, etc. It's even more insulting when Oreo released a delicious-looking rainbow cookie and the people were saying boycott oreo. And not many people claimed "hey, they have an entitled opinion, does it really matter?" So I say hypocrisy and shame on people that preach one thing and do another.
I also think many companies nowadays have support for equal marriage. I think Microsoft recently donated $100,000 to some gay program, I can't remember. Since Chick Fil-A is just one company, out of like a million, it shouldn't matter anyway. I heard their food is awful anyway.
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Post: #667338  , Thu 19 Jul 12, 12:15AM |
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:: TealSkye
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
Agreed.
I just read that story on Yahoo.
It's more like; "Everyone is entitled to an opinion that I agree with.". I don't remember this openness to individuality when Obama said something vaguely supportive of Gay marriage. Meh.
I live down the street from one. It sucks. I don't eat there, and will continue to not do so. I look forward to the potential detriment of their business. XD
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Post: #667340 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 12:20AM |
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Welcome to the human race. Where all sensible logical and reasonable things were left in the stone age.
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Post: #667342 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 12:25AM |
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:: Rakkaus
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
Never been to a Chick Fil-A, never even seen one of them (I think they're a Southern phenomenon), and I don't feel I'm missing anything.
I know it has long been common knowledge that the company is owned by hardline fundamentalist Christians, so it shouldn't be surprising that they are opposed to LGBTQ equality.
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Post: #667346 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 12:31AM |
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:: TealSkye
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
^
Yeah, I had to say I saw that one coming too.
I knew something was off when they said they weren't open on Sundays...
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Post: #667352 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 12:39AM |
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:: Inch
:: QA6 Livin' it up! | |
I'm really disappointed by Chick-Fil-A 
They have amazing chicken nuggets, but I don't want to spend money on them if they're just going to give it to anti-gay organizations.
Luckily, there are recipes online for their food >:3 All the yum with none of the hatefulness~
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Post: #667359 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 12:50AM |
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damn. Chick fil- a is actually really good
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Post: #667378 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 1:13AM |
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I heard about this awhile ago :I HEARTBREAKING!!!!!!!! I would go their like at least once a week. Not anymore.
(Insert Short Non-Distracting Text)
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Post: #667395 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 1:41AM |
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:: Lia47
:: QA9 Grand Elder | |
Yeah, Chick Fil-A as a company is pretty hardcore christian (in a very anti-gay, anti-evolution, anti-nonchristian kind of way). And if there's one thing you can say about them, they stick to their values. In fact the reason you don't see them in the north is that they're closed every sunday, and nobody wants to open a fast food restaurant that's closed 1/7 of the time. It's a shame, because it is amazing chicken.
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Edit: Lia47, Thu 19 Jul 12, 1:50AM
Post: #667402 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 1:49AM |
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I've heard of Chik-fil-A's homophobia in the past and will never shop there. Just like the following companies/organizations:
AutoZone
Cracker Barrel
Exxon
Domino's Pizza
The Salvation Army (really, really homophobic. Surprising, I know.)
Urban Outfitters
Walmart
There are lots. It gets infuriating, really. And tedious. For more on whether it's realistic to keep track of the moral stances of every company we shop at, check out this thread that I started.
"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist
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Post: #667410 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 1:57AM |
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:: Bree204
:: QA4 A spot of tea please, Alfred! | |
i dont think that people should boycott it if there gay. just like straight people shouldnt boycott oreos. think about it. were saying what homophobes said about boycotting oreos is bad and yet here we are doing the same. food is food people. does it matter what they believe?
thats just my opinion.
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Post: #667425 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 2:23AM |
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i wouldnt boycott a place because it is homophobic, but i'm slightly afraid of going there if they are
Patience-Resiliance-Versatility-Spirit-Creativity-Cleverness-
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So,If you care to find me; look to the Western sky. As someone told me lately, everyone deserves the chance to fly
don't let my supposed "confidence" fool you, I'm still just a scared little kid. that doesn't mean I won't keep fighting.
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Post: #667431 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 2:38AM |
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People can think whatever they want, in my opinion. Ace Frehley was an Anti-Semite and Nazi supporter. Doesn't mean he's a bad musician. He is a bastard, but I like his music. So I listen to New York Groove shamelessly.
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Post: #667432 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 2:39AM |
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Yeah chick fil a is pretty popular in the south. I've always known they supported some anti gay causes but I've not seriously considered boycotting it.. I'm a vegetarian also and if I boycotted all places that served meat I'd never be able to eat out. Their desserts are pretty yummy...
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference."
http://www.soulforce.org/resou...-homosexuality/
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Post: #667435 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 2:54AM |
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The problem isn't... whatever you guys think it is. The problem with purchasing from a company, organization, or person who is homophobic is that they will use the funds you're providing them with to continue spewing their hatred.
Chick-fil-A is using your money to lobby congress to pass anti-gay bills. Do you really want your money going to that cause?
And the reason gay people dislike it when people boycott LGBT-friendly companies is because of those peoples' homophobia, not because they're boycotting products. Boycotting is fine when you're boycotting for legitimate purposes (aka preserving human rights), and it's not okay when you're boycotting for terrible reasons (because you don't want two loving people to marry).
"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist
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Post: #667437 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 2:57AM |
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:: JayD
:: QA8 High Householder | |
I don't think it matters. What's disturbing is that companies have more say in political matters than the people of a nation do. Why should a company, that sells whatever, have any public sway on any matters of politics? Oreos, JC Penny, the rest, it's really disturbing that when it comes down to it, they still actively give campaign finance dollars to politicians who support their unchecked capital interests.
Here's a post that gets to the heart of the corporate bandwagon jumping issue. Many have jumped on the gay bandwagon, but, it's two faced - yes, you can make a rainbow oreo, but you can also give campaign finance dollars to politicians who support big business and no checks on the the way capital is gained. It's dirty business. Straight up dirty, don't let them fool you! The truth is out there. http://www.goodasgay.blogspot....ed-talking.html
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Post: #667440 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 3:05AM |
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It is dirty, but the reason they have a sway on public politics is that they're run by people. If you ran a company with a large amount of cash to throw around, are you really prepared to say that you wouldn't use it to support the causes that you hold near and dear to your heart? If you honestly thought that a certain cause needed to be pushed, for instance the right for a man to visit his loving husband in the hospital, you wouldn't use the options available to you to help get that accomplished?
People run corporations, and people have freedom of expression.
Vote with your dollars. Just like you vote for candidates, use dollars to support companies that support the candidates you like.
Yeah it's way too complicated, but nobody ever said life was simple.
"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist
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Post: #667442 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 3:10AM |
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The company will not put that much money into politics. I assure you that Chick Fil-A's main focus is to make money, not to stop gay people from getting married. They may set up their restaurants in such a way that is not pleasing to gay people...though I really cannot imagine how they would do that. They may hang a few Confederate flags here and there but I doubt that they would do much. They can make things more family oriented, a place to really come with your kids, but I really don't think that if they'll make a family oriented restaurant they will post signs such as "We hate gay people." They may post photos of a nuclear family with the mother, father, and some kids or something like that, but if people are offended by that, I really don't know what to say then.
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Post: #667463 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 4:20AM |
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Well, preferably, what we want is for large companies to no longer get away with homophobia. When companies say those things they normalize them, and then everyday folks feel as if those hateful ideas are normal. By giving them money you're keeping them in business and helping them normalize hate.
You have a point about them really just wanting to make money though.
"I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated 'all my homosexual patients are quite sick'—to which I finally replied 'so are all my heterosexual patients'." -Ernest van den Haag, psychotherapist
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Edit: winnersmw, Thu 19 Jul 12, 4:24AM
Post: #667465 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 4:22AM |
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Not really. People have their own opinions. And if a person blindly listens to whatever a company says just because they make a tasty sandwich, they are idiots. And they won't be able to get very far.
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Post: #667470 , Thu 19 Jul 12, 4:26AM |
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