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Monday, January 31, 2011

Boycotting Chick-fil-A? Seriously?


Ok, so apparently gay people are now boycotting Chick-fil-A because they served their sandwiches at a Christian marriage conference. They’re saying “If you’re eating Chick-fil-A, you’re eating anti-gay.” Come on. You’ve got to be kidding me. First of all, Chick-fil-A serves sandwiches at ALL KINDS of events—from football and basketball games to normal school lunches to all kinds of conferences. They are a business. They want to earn money. Second of all, Chick-fil-A is, and always has been, a company founded on Christian values. They’re closed on Sundays, and they try to put Christian business principles into practice in their stores. So why is it a huge surprise that they’re providing food at a Christian-sponsored event?? And, why is that seen as anti-gay? It’s not like they’re saying, “Oh you’re a lesbian? I’m sorry, you can’t eat here.” Plus, if gay people boycott Chick-fil-A, they are only hurting the workers—some of whom are gay.

And finally—good luck convincing people not to eat there. There’s a reason they have a literal fan club. These people will dress in cow costumes or wear pajamas or camp outside of a new store for 2 days just to get free Chick-fil-A. That’s some serious dedication. Eat Mor Chikin y’all!

2 comments:

  1. *sigh* I hate how now being for traditional, biblical marriage means you are "anti" anything. I just hope Chick-fil-A is smart and doesn't address this at all. It would only spread their message and give it legitimacy.

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  2. Sadly, I heard they released a statement (on Facebook I think) saying that they were not anti-gay or something to that effect.

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