I have not only watched but participated in the Chick-fil-A debate. When it comes to this company, I, in typical hipster fashion, have declined to give this restaurant my business for a couple of years now. First of all, I think their chicken batter is too sweet but more importantly they divert a large portion of their profits to hate organizations like National Organization for Marriage (NOM). The issue here is not Dan Cathy's professions of faith or his personal belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. It is the infusion of cash into the political lobbying machine that seeks to make his personal beliefs the laws of the land.
So Facebook becomes the battlefield for this debate. One Facebook Friend posted a photo of he and his wife holding up their Chick-fil-A bag. It was the photo which instigated this brief discussion:
We are not just posting our support of Chick-fil-A . . . We are going to the store in support of their strong values.16 hours ago ·
Kevin Dudley Which values are those....
16 hours ago ·
Kevin, don't play coy with me . . . you know right values, even if you chose to hide from them.16 hours ago ·
My Daughter posted the following MEME to her Facebook page:
She got the following response:
Nope. They are both equally depressing & disturbing. And I ate at chick fil a today. Mmm.. Homophobia never tasted sooo good. =)
What I find interesting is that they are willing to very proudly show their prejudice. What is the basis for the hate? Scripture? Both posters are Mormons. Both will cite scripture for their hate but neither, I'll bet, would be willing to openly deride a black person or a native American. There is scriptural and doctrinal basis for both.
Finally there was a Christian from Texas who posted this:
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Kevin Dudley It is not his view that has folk upset. It is his donation of over 5 million dollars to organizations who believe they have a right to enforce their views of marriage on the rest of us by denying homosexuals the secular right of marriage.
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Kevin Dudley Sure they do and others have the right to take offense and to openly protest their business activities. Which is why this meme is... well.... Stupid!
- Christian from Texas: Not hate, just sticking to Biblical values. I see homosexual sex as no worse of a sin than any non marital sex, sin is sin, and nobody but God can judge us. But if he chooses to support organizations in support of traditional marital values, more power to him. I will go get my chick-fil-a now.
I don't eat at Chik-fil-A anyway, but the recent debacle is one more reason to avoid the chain. I'll support organizations with a sense of equality and justice.
ReplyDeleteI think I will go insane if one more nimnul on Facebook makes the argument that choosing not to go to Chicfila is a denial of Dan Cathy's free speech.
ReplyDeleteI think, as a society, we do limit free speech of bigots. However it isn't done through legislation it is through shame. I am fine with shaming them into silence. I don't think we should stop Mr. Cathy from opening a business or deny his right to do so. However I do think we should make it less profitable.
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