It seems Chick-Fil-A can do no right when it comes to pleasing America’s politically committed chicken biscuit eaters — when CEO Dan Cathy openly shuns gay marriage and it turns out the company gives cash to anti-gay groups, people boycott and when they quit it, people boycott.
In case you missed it this week, Chick-Fil-A conceded that they would stop giving dough to organizations that fight marriage equality and in other ways seek to limit the rights of gays in the US. Previously, it was reported that the organization gave money to groups that in turn funded things like therapy to “cure” homosexuality, a practice that is considered pointless at best and harmful at worst by most legitimate psychiatric professionals.
But Chick-Fil-A’s decision to no longer donate funds to such groups did not come without consequence either — as of yesterday, the chain’s Facebook page was still being bombarded with messages from angry former supporters that were disappointed Chick-Fil-A chose to reverse their position on gay marriage and donations.
But Chick-Fil-A’s lose-lose situation wasn’t precipitated by the suggested roadblocks the chain faced expanding into certain cities, Cathy says:
“Chick-fil-A made no such concessions, and we remain true to who we are and who we have been …”
“There continues to be erroneous implications in the media that Chick-fil-A changed our practices and priorities in order to obtain permission for a new restaurant in Chicago. That is incorrect.”
It seems that since Cathy opened his mouth on the issue, Chick-Fil-A has been damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Do you still eat at Chick-Fil-A?
Pity. I do miss thier chicken tenders.
Angry Alderman: Dan Cathy, You Can Forget About That Expansion.
http://www.advocate.com/business/2012/09/23/angry-alderman-again-threatens-stop-chick-fil-expanding-chicago-neighborhood
Moreno responds to Chick-fil-A Dan Cathy comment, reconsiders lift on ban http://chicagophoenix.com/2012/09/23/moreno-responds-to-chick-fil-a-dan-cathy-comment-reconsiders-lift-on-ban/.
Gay people, their family, their friends, their neighbors and the younger more tolerant generation have decided that there are a lot of other places to eat than one that supports the people responsible for creating hate towards Gays. It's their prerogative to eat where there's good karma. There will be much less killed chickens, and maybe a few more overweight, unhealthy, bigoted, individuals, who claim to be loving Christians, displaying no Christian actions. What one sows, so shall they reap.
You'll be a lot more healthier for it … mind, soul and body!
you do realize how intolerant your comment is… I am for gay rights but somehow lumping people as "overweight" and "unhealthy" in to this category is insulting to a whole other category of people. There are in fact many overweight unhealthy gay people who would take offense to such a statement. Please don't post about tolerance while being a hypocrite in the same sentence…
Dear Ilan,
Thank you for pointing out my intolerance. It was wrong for me to put down overweight people. I have many friends and family who are very overweight. The news articles sometimes turn me into someone I don't like. Especially those containing hateful things being directed at me, by people who never met me. Sadly, I became as intolerant as the people who condemn me. I appreciate you calling me out on it, and I apologies to those I may have offended by this post.
Steve Leong
so Steven are you saying if someone chooses to eat at chik-fil-a hate gay people? if that is the case then I would say your making a very large assumption and we all know what assuming does. as far as healthy goes pretty much all chains of simular pricing seem to be as unhealthy as any, if you choose not to eat there that is your choice for whatever reason but let people make their own minds up as to where they want to eat, to simply say dont eat at whatever place because they dont believe as I do is as bad as those who oppose the way you live or who you are