Sep 19 2012
And I think that means I can decide it’s OK to eat Chick-fil-A!!!
After months of negotiations with Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno over its anti-gay positions and donations, Chick-fil-A has agreed to cease donations from its non-profit charity to anti-gay organizations and issued a company-wide internal mandate calling for the equal treatment of all employees and customers.
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Cuttlefish
September 19, 2012 at 8:59 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
So… now, will there be boycotts from the people who stood in line a bit ago?
Kevin Schelley
September 19, 2012 at 9:37 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m still not buying anything from them because of the Eat More Kale fiasco, plus there aren’t any in the state of Vermont that I know of.
HJ Hornbeck
September 19, 2012 at 10:03 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
It’s a good step forward. This is slap in the face to their religious supporters, too, who defended their bigoted charity. In the tug-of-war over gay rights, the progressives are slowly winning!
Randomfactor
September 19, 2012 at 10:23 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m still suspicious of the wording. Wouldn’t surprise me if CFA decided it only applies in places where they’re having trouble building new outlets–like Chicago.
sqlrob
September 19, 2012 at 10:37 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
They’re still owned by fundies, so it’s not OK in my book. I’ve been not bothering with them for longer than the latest fiasco. Ditto Hobby Lobby.
Rachel
September 19, 2012 at 6:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
@sqlrob
May I ask what’s the deal with Hobby Lobby?
Joe Zamecki
September 19, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hobby Lobby is Christian owned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_Lobby
jamesskaar
September 20, 2012 at 4:23 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
the difference between a business owned by christians, and a christian business…
bahrfeldt
September 19, 2012 at 11:31 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
No incoherent follow-up comments from Caribou Barbie?
quietmarc
September 19, 2012 at 11:36 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Every dollar that doesn’t go toward anti-gay organisations is a solid victory, IMO. And this wouldn’t have happened if people hadn’t taken things “too seriously” and gotten “emotional over chicken sandwiches,” and all that.
It’s unlikely that this represents a change in anyone’s personal politics, but at least people aren’t directly funding the battle against my rights with every sandwich they eat.
thelaymanatheist
September 19, 2012 at 11:36 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Still Highly suspicious… Where’s Dan in all of this?.. As much as I miss Chick-Fil-A’s sandwiches.. I’m not sure I feel right eating there yet..we shall see..
Noadi
September 19, 2012 at 12:54 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Glad they changed their company policies but I doubt there was any real change of heart. It just hurt their business too much. While I’m happy for any reduction in the amount of money going to anti-gay hate groups I’m not about to cheer a company that needed a loud boycott to change it’s policies.
Katherine Lorraine, Chaton de la Mort
September 19, 2012 at 1:48 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Still won’t eat there.
I’m a vegetarian and I hated their sandwiches when I wasn’t.
Pierce R. Butler
September 19, 2012 at 2:04 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
… to anti-gay organizations…
“But [xyz] isn’t anti-gay – they’re just pro-traditional-marriage!”
Nathaniel Frein
September 19, 2012 at 2:49 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m not going back there any time soon.
I think they realised that their supporters got bored, but the customers they lost stayed lost. I personally hope that enough of the people who walked away stay away, at least until something more positive happens.
Don’t get me wrong, this is a step in the right direction. Just not a big enough step IMO.
gworroll
September 19, 2012 at 3:37 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m waiting on stronger confirmation that the hate groups no longer get any money. There’s room in the statements I’ve seen so far to funnel some money to these groups.
If I do see stronger confirmation on what this means for their donations, I may head down there, get a sandwich, and let them know why I’m eating there.
Christoph Burschka
September 19, 2012 at 4:44 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Chick-fil-a made all this noise and got the homophobes riled up in support, and now they want credit for not giving them more money?
This isn’t some reversal of position; they said back in July that they wanted “to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena” from now on. Everyone still knows what Cathy’s views are, and the people who rushed to support the company won’t suddenly change their tack. This doesn’t cost them anything. I’m not convinced they should get off the hook so easily.
jhendrix
September 20, 2012 at 7:19 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I can live with them “not having a change of heart” so long as they don’t donate huge sums of money to organizations trying to limit the human rights of other people.
I will eat there again, in fact I did.
becominginvisible
September 20, 2012 at 11:54 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Hobby Lobby is suing the government over the health care mandate claiming that as Evangelical Christians they shouldn’t have to pay for insurance that they don’t like. And are represented by Becket Fund group claiming religious freedom trumps the law. Becket group issued a statement 19 September attempting to clarify that the lawsuit is over morning after pills not birth control. I don’t care if a company wants to close on Sunday or any other day. They can play whatever kind of music they want. I don’t want to patronize any business that uses my money to fund groups or actions that infringe on the rights of others. The update makes me think Hobby Lobby is feeling the pinch.
Ate at Chick-fil-a twice. Got sick both times (reaction to antibiotics), then I found out where the profits were going. Fortunately I have other fast food options with healthier donation policies.
Pteryxx
September 23, 2012 at 6:38 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
gworroll called it.
http://www.advocate.com/business/2012/09/20/chick-fil-raising-money-very-week-anti-marriage-equality-group
See also:
http://www.advocate.com/business/2012/09/22/chick-fil-president-dan-cathy-assures-mike-huckabee-nothing-has-changed
jamesskaar
September 23, 2012 at 11:16 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
the question would be ‘would providing letterhead and advertising be considered donating?’, i’d say yes.
most of the money taken would have gone to the group anyway, there may have been take to cover letterhead(from a well known larger group) and advertising in the first place, might not have been free, but now it definitely is.
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