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> The chain subsequently reversed their stance on the matter and actually redeemed themselves on social media. “The matter” referred to here is their stance on
by adwi 6y ago
> The chain subsequently reversed their stance on the matter and actually redeemed themselves on social media.
“The matter” referred to here is their stance on LGBT rights, and they “actually redeemed themselves”?
What does that mean? That they now have a positive view in the LGBT community? That > 30M people in the US who said they boycotted them have come around?
There’s a entire 3000 word Wiki entry on what the author breezes past:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_and_LGBT_people https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_and_LGBT_people
- CydeWeys 6y agoIt means that they're no longer giving money to anti-LGBT organizations. That's it.
- sukilot 6y agoThey dropped funding for directly anti-LGBT groups. "30M non-customers" (extrapolated from a telephone survey) claiming to be willing to boycott based on a fad is not substantial. As your linked article shows, the controversy generated massive free publicity and revenue increases for CfA.
- bdcravens 6y agoIt's similar to the angry conservatives who are saying they'll stop watching the NFL because they are becoming more permissive of kneeling and the like. The NFL will continue making money hand over fist, and if not for the pandemic, they'd likely still fill stadiums every Sunday.
- paul_f 6y agoSo that everyone knows what you're talking about, the "anti LGBT" groups included the Fellowship for Christian Athletes (which exists in most every high school) and the Salvation Army.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y agoI'm gay and eat at chick-fil-a all the time. Because they make delicious food. It's a fast food joint. I'm so done with all the joyless, puritanical woke-scolds. Whether I decide to purchase and eat a freaking chicken sandwich and fries is not a matter of LGBT rights! I've eaten chick-fil-a and bought goya for years...and will continue doing so in spite of pretty much any controversy. Because otherwise life is joyless if every consumer decision I make is at the mercy of some ever-changing cult-like extreme moral binary.
- snypher 6y agoWhat do you truly believe in and what do you stand for?
- trianglem 6y agoWell extrapolate that situation and imagine every business refused to hire you. That’s the situation these “woke” people are trying to avoid to help your lazy, ungrateful butt.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago> that’s the situation these “woke” people are trying to avoid No - LGBT rights are secured through sustained organization enacted through the democratic process. Berating people over a freaking chicken sandwich isn't going to enact LGBT rights. This type of activism is a pernicious purity cult that accomplishes little and directs energy that could be used for advancing real causes into petty shaming and conspicuous consumption.
- fermienrico 6y agoJeez, there is probably a nicer way to say this. I agree 100% with your core point though - we need neutral corporatios that don't pick sides, races, ethnic groups, preferential treatement, politics, etc. That also includes making a BLM, LGBT, etc. statement forcefully as some ultra-left-wing interest groups want. For example, if a company does not make a BLM supporting statement, that should not mean they're racist. They just don't want to get into the mess and I respect that. The problem is on both sides. Extreme-left and Extreme-right. On HN (and largely all left wing media), we tend to ignore wrongdoings and insane tactics of the former (blindfully), whilst bashing the latter (rightfully, I don't oppose).