GLAAD Commends Chick-fil-A for
Dropping Donations to Christian
Groups But Demands
Franchise Change ‘Anti-LGBTQ’ Brand
National Review,
by
Mairead McCardle
Original Article
Posted By: M2,
11/20/2019 6:48:36 AM
On Monday, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation commended Chick-fil-A for its decision to halt donations to several Christian charities but demanded the fast-food chain do more to change its “anti-LGBTQ” brand.
GLAAD said it “greet[s] today’s announcement with cautious optimism” but warned that the Georgia-based company still has work to do to fix its tarnished image with the LGBTQ community.
“In addition to refraining from financially supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations, Chick-fil-A still lacks policies to ensure safe workplaces for LGBTQ employees and should unequivocally speak out against the anti-LGBTQ reputation that their brand represents,” GLAAD director of campaigns Drew Anderson said in a statement to CNN.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
valinva 11/20/2019 6:53:59 AM (No. 239961)
They are thinking about changing their name to Chick Fil Gay. LGBTQ people eat more chicken than Christians you know.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
NancyD 11/20/2019 6:55:58 AM (No. 239962)
I cannot believe that Chick Fil A is caving to the mob. It's so disappointing. I refuse to go along with the LGBTQxyz crap.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
cor-vet 11/20/2019 6:57:04 AM (No. 239963)
GLAAD and the whole LGBTQWXYZ group of perverts should never talk about someone else having a tarnished image.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
ROLFNader 11/20/2019 7:17:31 AM (No. 239970)
As far as I'm concerned, GLAAD can just go fluff themselves.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 11/20/2019 7:24:46 AM (No. 239975)
They gave a finger and look, big surprise.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
JrSample 11/20/2019 7:29:02 AM (No. 239984)
That's fine, but the LGBTQWTF people should change their acronym to just "Q" since that covers all the bases.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
MainelySane 11/20/2019 7:33:44 AM (No. 239989)
Next, they'll have to deny the existence of God and, of course, Salvation through Christ.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
chillijilli 11/20/2019 7:35:13 AM (No. 239990)
I say Chick Fil A should have a new motto: Cluck Off!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
cor-vet 11/20/2019 7:42:56 AM (No. 240000)
I would hope that Chick-Fil-a can see that when you give these Q's an inch, they start demanding the next inch. If every 'Q' orders a sandwich tomorrow, it won't be as many as you'll lose from your regular customers. Maybe they should just reverse this bad decision and hope people forget.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
nosillod 11/20/2019 7:45:17 AM (No. 240001)
I don’t understand this change. Business is booming for them and their stance is the proper one. Why buckle under this pressure when they are winning the argument by sticking to their principles. It’s like leading a football game 56-0 with one minute to go in the game and deciding to forfeit.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 11/20/2019 8:01:09 AM (No. 240014)
Kinda throws their not working on Sunday into a different light.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
ginadee 11/20/2019 8:13:26 AM (No. 240029)
Starbucks, now Chick Fil A. Where does it stop?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
The Remnants 11/20/2019 8:25:58 AM (No. 240045)
And, especially The Salvation Army, who has always been a charity that is totally above board and straight (in the normal meaning of the word) and helps everyone. I went to Mac Donald's yesterday and the young man at the counter - maybe sixteen or so - was wearing dark nail polish and earrings and I tried to act as if I did not notice and it was perfectly normal and just with respect. They should treat others with respect too.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
udanja99 11/20/2019 8:36:25 AM (No. 240056)
#6, I used to know a man from Belgium who referred to them as “twisted”. I think that’s an even better description than “queer”.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
MDConservative 11/20/2019 8:46:57 AM (No. 240069)
No boycott threats for Chick-fil-A's cave to the alphabet community? No issues with "your money" being shunted to (hopefully) politically-favored charities, away from the Salvation Army? The Cathy family gave into extortion...or maybe just recalculated their business standing. Blame the gays...
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Yuban 11/20/2019 8:47:17 AM (No. 240070)
You all think we are disappointed in Chick Fil A, just think how the Almighty feels right now. I will not do business with a company that picks the LGBTQ over the Salvation Army. 1 Timothy 6:10 comes to mind.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
jalo1951 11/20/2019 8:48:24 AM (No. 240073)
Chick fil A is great chicken and I enjoy it quite often. But they blew this PR move. Chick fil A gave an inch and they are going to want to take a mile and they will never let go. Sort of like a snapping turtle chomping down on your fingers. They will never unlock their jaws. It's chicken. If they don't want to buy it then don't buy it. The only thing I have ever heard from Chick fil A is the founder or CEO (not sure exactly who it was) stated he thought marriage was between a man and a woman. That's it. He did not say homosexuals (or whatever you call yourself today) should be jailed, thrown off a 3 story building, shunned and denied service or anything else. So get your head out of your genitals and buy the chicken and enjoy or don't. Chaos is being caused over your feelings and I don't care about your feelings.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
seamusm 11/20/2019 8:50:00 AM (No. 240075)
Compromise with the devil is sin. Bye Bye Chic-fil-A. I cannot wait to see if customers were just virtue signaling or expressing bonafide dupport for Christianity. I am done and my taste buds will miss you but my soul won't.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
tennisbum 11/20/2019 8:56:52 AM (No. 240088)
Chick-fil-A has demonstrated with their actions that they really don't have or believe in their values. They can never do enough to placate the gay -Nazis. So-o-o-o, they already made a first big mistake by compromising their values and integrity. Your move ...Chick-fil-A. Dan Cathy and the rest of the mensa candidates at corporate HQ have made a huge mistake. The biblical betrayal of Jesus is being reenacted in real life.....30 pieces of silver!!!!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
LadyHen 11/20/2019 9:00:36 AM (No. 240091)
It's about money! They need to change their image by virtue signalling like every other corporartion so they can make more money through expansion. Giving money to meaningless generic charities to ambiguous causes with hard to pin down goals. Corporate double speak.
They want to expand here and overseas and the EU and other oh so woke places are bucking. Instead of just being happy with their success and sticking with integrity and the Christian values that brought them to this dance, they are switching partners to make more money.
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. " Timothy 6:10-12
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
sunnyday 11/20/2019 9:13:24 AM (No. 240102)
I tried to send Chick fil A an email, it would not go through. I assume that their mailbox is full. I will give them a call. What a shame that yet another company caves to the whiners. Chick fil A is off of my list along with many, many others.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
hershey 11/20/2019 9:15:20 AM (No. 240105)
Ya know, if I were Chick-Fil-A, I'd tell them to stuff it and go on about my business....so what, they 'offend' 7% of the population? 7%???? Go have your tantrums somewhere else...I'm sick and tired of those immoral idiots driving social mores....
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Well, I am not GLAAD. Chick-fil-A was mau-mau'd.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 11/20/2019 9:26:11 AM (No. 240117)
Any time the transitional word “But” is used, you know you’ve made the WRONG decision.
I’m not sure how CFA fixes this. PR nightmare. Of their own making.
Very very sad.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Pegmo 11/20/2019 9:27:48 AM (No. 240121)
You cannot serve two masters.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
DVC 11/20/2019 9:32:49 AM (No. 240126)
Giving in, even just slightly, emboldens them.
They will always hate you, only completely capitulating will change anything, and even after full capitulation. they will still hate you.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
rabblerouser 11/20/2019 9:37:17 AM (No. 240134)
When I first heard about this, I didn't understand the reasons for it. Why risk your brand, which is doing great not withstanding the gay mafia's complaints? They have been complaining for years. It hasn't hurt their business. The only reason that made any sense is that they have some "social justice warriors" in their executive corps. And it doesn't matter to them if it hurts business. Social justice warrioring is meant to damage the country. Period. And that takes precedence over profits.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 11/20/2019 9:37:47 AM (No. 240136)
CFA needs to reread their Bible again. If they are truly Christian in their corporate belief, they should realize that they can love the sinner, but still hate the sin. As God Himself does and says. But these Leftists will not be happy until CFA is total scorched earth and nothing but burning cinders. And then they STILL won't be happy. You cannot negotiate with terrorists CFA, but you can lose the people who have supported you all these years in the face of the attacks of the evil minded. So CFA, whose face would you rather slap? A tiny but noisy minority of population who are not even customers nor will ever be, or the stalwart Christians who do support you? Don't converge now CFA.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Hermoine 11/20/2019 9:44:05 AM (No. 240146)
Need to add some new letters to their moniker...LGBTQFUBAR
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
DARling 11/20/2019 9:45:23 AM (No. 240151)
I read comments yesterday with the pretzel-twisted logic that the Salvation Army was dumped because they are too pro-gay. Their mission statement says they serve all in need, no matter what they are, including sexual orientation. Sounds pretty Christ-like to me. There was no SA endorsement of homosexual activity, just a commitment to serve the people who walk through their doors.
Chick-Fil-A dumped the charity recipients the gay lobby had previously whined about. That cannot be a coincidence.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
padiva 11/20/2019 9:45:49 AM (No. 240152)
Why doesn't GLAAD open their own restaurants?
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You would think, after the lessons learned by attempting to appease Hitler with cession to Germany of the Sudeten German territory of Czechoslovakia, that Chick Fil A would know you cannot appease tyrannical socialists.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Terry_tr6 11/20/2019 10:04:57 AM (No. 240184)
standard move from the liberal playbook. just whine demand threaten for something, then when you get it, add a new demand. Repeat. how did that work for kaepernick and his NFL tryout?
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 11/20/2019 10:05:23 AM (No. 240186)
Go back to giving money to these charities then. To hell with the homo-Nazis.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
bamboozle 11/20/2019 10:20:35 AM (No. 240202)
So from this are we to conclude that Chick-fil-A's portrayal as a Christian based corporation was nothing more than a clever marketing ploy? Like the Boy Scouts, they folded like a cheap card table at the first puff of controversy.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
janjan 11/20/2019 10:26:43 AM (No. 240218)
I would guess by now that Chick-fil-A is beginning to realize what a huge mistake they made. Their reputation is shredded. Their champions and loyal customers have retreated in disgust and their new best friends, the minority gay movement, will never stop punishing them and will never make up for the business they lost. I hope they go bankrupt.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/20/2019 10:27:34 AM (No. 240220)
“Demands”? How dare they.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
columba 11/20/2019 10:37:32 AM (No. 240232)
These people are dangerous and really ought to be quarantined somewhere.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
joew9 11/20/2019 10:39:24 AM (No. 240233)
Maybe they should start selling a chicken sandwich that identifies as a hamburger.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/20/2019 10:49:42 AM (No. 240253)
The LGBTQ community has tarnished its image with me. What are you perverts going to do to fix that? If Chik-fil-A does not make a quick reversal and take a stand right now, they will be going on my list of those people and places that are dead to me. I can find chicken anywhere.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
DVC 11/20/2019 10:54:35 AM (No. 240261)
#24, it is more like 2%, perhaps in Cali it might get that high as the self segregate and concentrate in The Bizarre State, but no way it is 7%.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 11/20/2019 11:02:53 AM (No. 240270)
I live by this, I pay attention to tv ads and look at who companies are trying to appeal to or target. Example a car commercial is accompanied by rappers and jungle beat noise so I figure that's their target group not me. I won't buy that product.
If Chick-fil-A wants to appease the Q-crowd then I hope CFA can make profits off the perverts because I won't darken their doorway ever. Cracker Barrel did this a few years back for the Q-crowd and I quit going there. A business should be wise in their target crowd or suffer the profit loses. Is a small splinter crowd really worth the attention and loss of profits?
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
SALady 11/20/2019 11:43:38 AM (No. 240316)
For the last few years, CfA has been my "go to" for fast food. I have eaten there 2-3 times a week, and have been known to go 25-30 miles out of my way to eat at one.
Yes, partially it was because of those really yummy chicken sandwiches and great customer service. But, far more so, I went to support a company that stood by it's values, which were the same as my values.
I will still eat at CfA if they are close by and it's lunch time. I really do like their food. But I will never drive out of my way to get to a CfA again. They caved!!! It's that simple. I doubt my $50 a month they won't be getting will make much a dent in their bottom line. But I have the feeling that I may not be the only one eating there less than I used to...
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
Ret.TxLeo 11/20/2019 11:45:50 AM (No. 240319)
Caving their beliefs to appease the less than 7%? I guess they have forgotten what their Dad founded the business on and who their base truly is. I have always enjoyed their consistent product, good service and attention to detail and to be honest their Christian belief....safe to say won't be anymore. They have lost sight in many ways.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
HammerDax56 11/20/2019 11:53:39 AM (No. 240328)
So weird. Haven’t seen the GLAAD emergency mobile kitchens at hurricane and natural disaster sites.
About how many beds does GLAAD furnish each night for indigent street people?
How many hungry children did GLAAD feed last year?
And speaking of the Salvation Army, what direct relief charities does GLAAD finance with their resources?
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
A.I. 11/20/2019 11:58:46 AM (No. 240335)
"Give the devil an inch and he will take a mile."
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals 11/20/2019 12:26:39 PM (No. 240371)
There ya go CFA. Did you not realize that nothing you do to satisfy these people is ever enough. NEVER! They are like the Terminator. They will not stop, ever, until you are dead!
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
Sanddollar 11/20/2019 1:35:29 PM (No. 240431)
They should have never caved to the alphabet people. They won't be satisfied until the company totally accepts the entire gay agenda. Better to stick to your principles than to try to compromise. No one is happy with that.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
franq 11/20/2019 4:48:43 PM (No. 240615)
Dumb move on CFA's part. They had a chance to take a stand and blew it.
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American Family Association has a petition for CFA on their site.
Why haven't we heard their side of the story ? Is this because the founder is deceased ?
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 11/21/2019 5:20:07 AM (No. 240998)
Get Woke...go Broke!
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
jlw509 11/21/2019 12:47:20 PM (No. 241367)
L-Dotters, To Arms! Go to @ChickfilA and tell them what you think --- numerous times because their hearing isn't so good --- and get 10,000 new KFC fans to do the same. Viral-Moxie Gentlemen, start your motors. Let's see if we can get their sales down by 30% in three months. And share your recipes for homemade rotisserie chicken -salad or pot pie. Hey! You could post them at @ChickfilA. Am I a genius or what?!!
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Comments:
This group is demanding that Chick-fil-A rebrand themselves in accordance with their wishes. Does Chick-fil-A really think the customers won’t punish them for this?