Chick-fil-A's self mutilation

[Tsakali]

http://gizmodo.com/5928926/chick+fil+a- ... n-facebook

first, their COO admitted to being anti-gay. Which is hilarious since their brand and product just screams homo.

Then some toy manufacturer pulled their product from their kids meals because of it, and in a poor attempt to cover up their jesus lovin bigotry, they decide to impersonate a teenage girl on facebook namely as a Chick-fil-A supporter, caliming that they pulled the toys from menu because of some safety issue....in turn their PR 'genius' behind all this gets caught for using an 8 hour old account with a stock photo to do this....

Welcome to web 2.0 Chick-fil-A

Your completely pointless and unnecessarily damaging statements and actions will be on business textbooks to come.

Seriously though, for a fast food chain that prides itself on being a healthier alternative (which attracts progressive females, gay men and ultimately liberals) you sure have fucked yourself.

[Big Kahuna Burger]

fried chicken sandwiches scream homo?

[Tsakali]

aren't you an apple fanboi? I wouldn't expect you to understand.

[seremtan]

eh? surely being anti-gay is a personal opinion, not the official position of the company, so the henson people made a business decision based on the personal prejudice of a guy who just happened to be the COO of a company they'd done a deal with

capitalism sure has gotten weird recently

[mrd]

If I ate at a shite-hole like this I'd be more worried about the trash they call food than the sexual preferences of some overpaid chump.

[U4EA]

eh? surely being anti-gay is a personal opinion, not the official position of the company

The company itself has a fairly anti-gay stance, for example with their employee hiring practices. They tend to hire wholesome Christian employees, not sinful faggot atheists.

[mrd]

Didn't they also donate some monies to anti-gay yadda-yadda's a while ago?

Also, @ sinful faggot atheists.

[obsidian]

[obsidian]

BTW, I've never heard of Chick-Fil-A (what a stupid name), so I guess it's only popular in Yokelland.

[Tsakali]

that's the thing, it not even really 'pop' here either, which makes their alienating stance that much more incomprehensible.

[bitWISE]

Not popular in America? Everyone without the will power to boycott them raves about how amazing their food is.

eh? surely being anti-gay is a personal opinion, not the official position of the company, so the henson people made a business decision based on the personal prejudice of a guy who just happened to be the COO of a company they'd done a deal with

capitalism sure has gotten weird recently

It was been known by most atheists/gays for a while that Chick-fil-a, the company itself, donates to Christian and anti-gay groups. With the official announcement from the COO, more people are finally starting to realize it.

It also wasn't just the fake facebook account. They posted signs in the stores about the toys being removed because of safety hazards to small children.

[Tsakali]

well, it's not popular down south

not compared to wendys McDeez, BurgerKing etc.

[U4EA]

What the hell. If anything, I'd imagine it was more popular in the south / bible belt.

[Tsakali]

that's the thing, their actual customer base isn't composed of the demographic they support. At least that's the impression I get every time I pass by the cafeteria in the mall.

Just a bunch of pseudo self conscious morons and mid-scale white collar women.

[menkent]

it's not as big a chain as those others... sort of second tier and not represented in as many areas. there are quite a few around here and they're popular (there was also a Chick-fil-e on the campuses of both universities i attended).
the food... fried chicken on a bun. it tastes better than McD's etc, but so would a boiled rat. that said, i wish the mayors of Boston and Chicago had kept their politician mouths shut. unless they can prove discriminatory hiring practices, which i've never heard anything about, they have no right to block franchises from their cities. i don't see them threatening to evict boy scout troops or conversion therapists... pointless election-year bandwagon jumping that will do more harm than good.

[TruthfulLiar]

you're all morons :olO;

[EtUL]

Chic-fil-a is a disgrace and I'm embarrassed to have eaten there.

I mean...pickles on a chicken sandwich?! For shame.

[Big Kahuna Burger]

aren't you an apple fanboi? I wouldn't expect you to understand.

what?

[Psyche911]

well, it's not popular down south

not compared to wendys McDeez, BurgerKing etc.

Never been to, or even seen one that I can recall. Not in California or Washington (state).

[seremtan]

eh? surely being anti-gay is a personal opinion, not the official position of the company, so the henson people made a business decision based on the personal prejudice of a guy who just happened to be the COO of a company they'd done a deal with

capitalism sure has gotten weird recently

It was been known by most atheists/gays for a while that Chick-fil-a, the company itself, donates to Christian and anti-gay groups. With the official announcement from the COO, more people are finally starting to realize it.

this is what i meant by weird capitalism. in the post-cold war world, the left surrendered the last of its socialist principles and embraced the free market. result? 'capitalism with a human face', 'ethical shopping', 'corporate social responsibility', starbucks donating 2 cents from every mocha latte to good causes, etc etc. it's so deluded, all this dressing up the beast in a cute bunny costume [/metaphor]

[plained]

chicken is weird now

bloated/waterlogged with some type of chem ey

[Tsakali]

so are most fruits these days. Just tasteless waterlogged representations of what an actuall fruit might taste like... unless you live out in the country and get your fruits from a local farmer. But then again, you're probably fucking your sister.

[MKJ]

I am mostly saddened by the name "chick-fil-A". ffs

[bitWISE]

The fact that they claim to have invented the chicken sandwich is pretty annoying.

[seremtan]

at least they didn't claim to have invented chicken