Chick-fil-A probably would have been better off finding a new place to donate their money. CEO Dan Cathy's support for anti-gay groups is hurting them in many ways. The individual boycotts may not do a whole lot, but the big cuts -- Chicago, Boston, and the Jim Henson company -- are going to hit their bottom line hard.
Anyone who believes otherwise should take a look at the company's pathetic attempts to cover up the bad publicity. Thus far their PR people have possibly posed as a teenage girl on Facebook to defend the company and they have made up a preposterous lie about Jim Henson's toys being dangerous for kids (insert major eye roll) when the real reason there are no Muppets toys is Jim Henson's company refused to do business with them and donated all their money to gay rights organization GLAAD.
We should all boycott them for their business mistakes alone.
Many people are offended and sending messages of support to the embattled chicken chain, but let's face it: they are in the minority.
People in this country are disgusted by the message of hate this chain is peddling and they aren't going to stand for it. While individual boycotts may not hurt, the incredible corporate boycotts might. Both the cities of Boston and Chicago are trying to block Chick-fil-A from entering the city. Tom Menino, the mayor of Boston, said in a letter to the company's president Dan Cathy:
You called supporters of gay marriage 'prideful.' Here in Boston, to borrow your own words, we are 'guilty as charged.' We are indeed full of pride for our support of same-sex marriage and our work to expand freedom to all people. We are proud that our state and our city have led the way for the country on equal marriage rights ... There is no place for discrimination on Boston's Freedom Trail and there is no place for your company alongside it.
Dang! Those are fighting words. The fact is, everyone has a right to an opinion, but not all opinions are equal. Discrimination (the kind against a WHOLE GROUP of people) has no place in this country, and yes, we will boycott to fight it.
Sure, Cathy has a "right" to his opinion. But Cathy's opinion is that it's OK to oppress a whole group of citizens because of his religious beliefs. There is no oppression in a boycott. There is no hate. It's just citizens peacefully disagreeing and putting their money (literally) where their mouth is.
Opinions that promote bigotry and hate deserve to be stopped. If we can't change someone's mind, then we can stop using their product or service in protest. It's the power of this country.
Are you boycotting Chick-fil-A?
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Chic Fil A is entitled to their moral beliefs, but they are NOT entitled to discriminate against people. By supporting anti-LGBT groups, that is exactly what they are doing!
it's their money they are entitled to do whatever they want with it.
Alma - How many times did you use "I" in your post? Go ahead, count them - everytime you do that you are saying that you personally have an opinion and, in your case, your opinion is the Chik Filet is discriminating and you choose to boycott them and not eat there. But that's YOU - that's what it means when you use the word "I". That's your choice to suport or not support something. Do all of you understand that by agreeing with any official who trys to keep this company out of their towns that you are allowing the Government to tell you who to support? That's the slippery slope - not which side of the Chik Filet debat you're on but that anyone would agree that they'd rather not think about it or decide for themselves or even make a decision for the "wrong" side but that you'd give up the right to even make that decision and let someone else tell you that even though a certain business, like fast food, is completely legal they'll tell you if you can or can't eat there and whether you can or can't support them.
Aren't the Anti Chik-fil-a crowd discriminating someone's religious beliefs?
Isn't it discriminating for Chicago and Boston to ban a business from their cities because of their religious beliefs?
Aren't the Anti Chik-fil-a crowd discriminating someone's religious beliefs?
Nope. With the exception of the city issues (and even that is not totally clear yet as they weren't actually BANNED), people aren't restricting them from selling their food or forcing them to shut down. They're simply not giving their money to a company they fundamentally disagree with. Jim Henson's company is not restricting them from anything. They're simply not associating with them.
"Because people that are for gay rights are for supporting ALL people "
if this was true then those people would be supportive of those who believe God's word is true. Since you don't then this statement is a blantant lie.