Chic-Fil-A

[Morts]

How i feel as a european during this whole Chick-fil-a deal

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by MH

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[August]

Adam Smith, (now) former CFO and treasurer of medical supplies manufacturer Vante, caused quite a stir when he put up a video of himself bullying a Chick-fil-A drive-thru employee in Tucson on YouTube.

[Ducimus]

You know, i'm not big on bible thumpers, and I'm a borderline homophobe, but come on. This is ridiculous. I watched that video up until he opened his mouth to the lady at the drive in window with, "hateful corporation". That was it, i couldn't watch anymore. There's a point where self important, self entitled douchbags becomes intolerable. I think that was it.

[em2nought]

All this talk had me so hungry for a sandwich that I had to stop for one yesterday. Best way to deal with the bad press - coupons! Or even better chicken on Sundays! That's when I always hunger for Chic-fil-a anyway.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Morts

How i feel as a european during this whole Chick-fil-a deal

^ Exactly that.

But really, how bigoted can one be ?
I say i believe in the bible and all start buying my chicken ? WTH ?
B.t.w. there are numerous examples in the bible of homosexuality, sometimes it is ok and a few pages further it is not. The bible contradicts itself all the time, not only in that aspect.

I wonder what happened if this king of chickens had ever seen the "Life of Brian" ?
"All who believe in god have to eat chicken, i have seen the truth. It will also help to take off your left sandal !"

Stupidity and self-righteousness knows no bounds

[u crank]

Originally Posted by August

Adam Smith, (now) former CFO and treasurer of medical supplies manufacturer Vante, caused quite a stir when he put up a video of himself bullying a Chick-fil-A drive-thru employee in Tucson on YouTube.

Very classy. Hassling a minimum wage employee at a fast food restaurant.

I'm impressed.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Its funny because they believe people should be denied the right to marry, and cite other than religious reasons, yet those people getting married is
1: none of their business
2: would not effect the opposing people's daily lives
3: would not change how openly gay people are.
4: NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.

so why be so staunch as to deny them a very simple right? Why pour effort into something of such non-importance.

[mookiemookie]

I still find it sad that fried meat has become the moral dilemma of the year and something to motivate people politically.

This country is screwed.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

Its funny because they believe people should be denied the right to marry

To be fair, we don't know what the woman working the drive-thru in that video believes. For all we know, she could be gay and/or a supporter of gay marriage. What she was probably believing in at that time was her employment and likely didn't appreciate being harrassed at work over an issue that she neither started nor participated in. All she did was go to work that day.

Whatever personal views we hold, I don't think it is unreasonable to say that vitriol aimed at the people working the counters at these resturaunts is vitriol misplaced.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I still find it sad that fried meat has become the moral dilemma of the year and something to motivate people politically.

This country is screwed.

Oh, and.

[vienna]

First I want to post this:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...media-mob.html

Los Angeles police were called to a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Hollywood on Friday amid a national "kiss day" related to the company president's opposition to gay marriage.

Authorities said the call was prompted by a heavy media presence at the restaurant that was making it difficult for the business to operate. There were no problems related to protests.

It eems the greatest problem is the media and not either side in the controversy...

To be fair, we don't know what the woman working the drive-thru in that video believes. For all we know, she could be gay and/or a supporter of gay marriage. What she was probably believing in at that time was her employment and likely didn't appreciate being harrassed at work over an issue that she neither started nor participated in. All she did was go to work that day.

Whatever personal views we hold, I don't think it is unreasonable to say that vitriol aimed at the people working the counters at these resturaunts is vitriol misplaced.

Takeda is dead on right. To prove the point, here is an earlier news report about the same Chick-fil-A restaurant cited in the first link dated 7/27/1,2 fully a week ago:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1710913.html

As Takeda pointed out, not everyone involved with the chain is in lock-step with the CEO.

I live in Hollywood and the restaurant is not far from my home. I have passed it many times, but I have never eaten there. I have heard that the quality of the food is much like someone previously posted, "over-priced KFC" (and I am not too fond of KFC chicken, either). I doubt, other than the raving supporters of either side, many people will be influenced by anything other than their preference in food in making a decision to eat there or not.

Interestingly, there is an In-And-Out Burger franchise just down the block from the Hollywood Chick-fil-A. The chain is family-owned and the owners are very religious Christians. They have a long standing practice of printing references to Bible verses discreetly on their food packaging material. The references are very, very small and you would more or less have to seek them out. Here is the Wikipedia article about the chain; scroll down to the "Bible Verses" section to see examples of the packaging and a listing of the relevant verses:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger

Another somewhat amusing note about In-And-Out Burgers: They used to give away bumper stickers that read "In-And-Out Burger". They soon had to replace the original design because some wags were altering the bumper stickers by removing the 'B' and the 's':



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[mookiemookie]

I can give you the Chick-fil-A report for today - no hot lesbians having a kiss in. In fact, no lesbians at all. I got my grilled chicken club with a side of disappointment.

[u crank]

You guys are making me hungry.

[vienna]

You guys are making me hungry.

For the chicken or the kissing lesbians?...

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