Chick-Fil-A Has 'Record-Setting Day' thanks to countless social conservatives showing up for "Chick-

[Itachi_Crow]

[QUOTE=acds;37064692]Quite sure it's perfectly within their right to oppose gay marriage the same way it's within our rights to support it.
Personally I wouldn't give a shit, they are free to support whatever they want, if the food is good and/or it's convenient for me, I'd eat there. If that makes me a homophobe, then fine I'm a homophobe, but at least I'm not a totalitarian stuckup that believes only his views are the good ones and thinks he decides what people should think and where people should eat.

Reading the thread, it seems that you can support gay marriage, gay/transgender/bi rights and all that, but if you [B]dare[/B] eat at a place where the owner has expressed views that don't, you are a disgusting homophobe that supports hate groups and lynching and you're probably going out tonight to hang some gay people.[/QUOTE]

ok yes put your money into the pockets of people who actively support the inhumane treatment of gays on American soil and the killing of gays in other countries

do you not see the problem with this?? are you, by chance, retarded?

[thisispain]

if you call someone who's against people giving money to anti-gay groups totalitarian you obviously have some issues in your personal life you need to deal with

[acds]

Yes by all means, the best way to show a CEO (who has more than enough money to live life in whichever way he wants even if the company fails) is to try and bring down the company. Totally won't end up with the innocent employees getting the short end of the stick while the CEO makes off with his money and probably ends up buying something else to generate income.

CEO =/= company, you don't firebomb a city because the mayor is a cunt.

[Itachi_Crow]

[QUOTE=acds;37064793]Yes by all means, the best way to show a CEO (who has more than enough money to live life in whichever way he wants even if the company fails) is to try and bring down the company. Totally won't end up with the innocent employees getting the short end of the stick while the CEO makes off with his money and probably ends up buying something else to generate income.

CEO =/= company, you don't firebomb a city because the mayor is a cunt.[/QUOTE]

holy shit do you have an aversion to actually reading things or

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

nobody is trying to bring down the company

we're just not letting our money go to hate groups, sorry for not being an apathetic cunt about everything

[Boxbot219]

[QUOTE=acds;37064692]Quite sure it's perfectly within their right to oppose gay marriage the same way it's within our rights to support it.
Personally I wouldn't give a shit, they are free to support whatever they want, if the food is good and/or it's convenient for me, I'd eat there. If that makes me a homophobe, then fine I'm a homophobe, but at least I'm not a totalitarian stuckup that believes only his views are the good ones and thinks he decides what people should think and where people should eat.

Reading the thread, it seems that you can support gay marriage, gay/transgender/bi rights and all that, but if you [B]dare[/B] eat at a place where the owner has expressed views that don't, you are a disgusting homophobe that supports hate groups and lynching and you're probably going out tonight to hang some gay people.[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry but if you give money to a company that openly gives support to maintaining the death penalty for being gay all for the sake of convenience then you are a disgusting human being.

There's no other way to put it.

[Mon]

[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;37064757]ok yes put your money into the pockets of people who actively support the inhumane treatment of gays on American soil and the killing of gays in other countries

do you not see the problem with this?? are you, by chance, retarded?[/QUOTE]

i think you're blowing things out of proportion here, man

like, the only thing i can dig up that's [U]close[/U] to what you're talking about is chick-fil-a giving money to some tight-assed christian scholarship / marriage-counselling (straight people only!) / foster-home program, winshape, which in turn, gave money to a bunch of old-fart conservative interest groups

really, read up some more before getting all wrapped up in this

[thisispain]

[QUOTE=acds;37064793]Yes by all means, the best way to show a CEO (who has more than enough money to live life in whichever way he wants even if the company fails) is to try and bring down the company. Totally won't end up with the innocent employees getting the short end of the stick while the CEO makes off with his money and probably ends up buying something else to generate income.

CEO =/= company, you don't firebomb a city because the mayor is a cunt.[/QUOTE]

ok so now you're criticizing people for NOT eating at chick-fil-a

[CheeseMan]

[QUOTE=Mon;37064875]i think you're blowing things out of proportion here, man

like, the only thing i can dig up that's [U]close[/U] to what you're talking about is chick-fil-a giving money to some tight-assed christian scholarship / marriage-counselling (straight people only!) / foster-home program, winshape, which in turn, gave money to a bunch of old-fart conservative interest groups

you should read up some more before getting all wrapped up in this[/QUOTE]

The interest groups are funding Ugandan legislation to make homosexuality a crime punishable by death.

[Mon]

[QUOTE=CheeseMan;37064888]The interest groups are funding Ugandan legislation to make homosexuality a crime punishable by death.[/QUOTE]

okay i might be getting lazy here but i can't find shit about that either

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

hang on nevermind i found it

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

the connection seem pretty loose, though

to my understanding (i could be wrong), chick-fil-a donated a couple million to winshape, which in turn donated a fraction of that money to the frc, which then spent that money trying to tell the US government to keep its mouth shut over a ugandan bill, a bill which may or may not pass and may or may not be ignored by the US government, with or without the FRC - like, it's all pretty ropey, man.

i think this is something of a moral panic, almost. just it's not the conservatives pushing it this time.

[CheeseMan]

Just for the sake of anyone else in the thread, it's the Family Research Council that spent about $25,000 lobbying the government to not disapprove of that Ugandan bill. Chick-fil-a's charity arm, WinSharpe, has donated substantial dosh to them.

[QUOTE=Mon;37064906]okay i might be getting lazy here but i can't find shit about that either

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

hang on nevermind i found it

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

the connection seem pretty loose, though

to my understanding (i could be wrong), chick-fil-a donated a couple million to winshape, which in turn donated a fraction of that money to the frc, which then spent that money trying to tell the US government to keep its mouth shut over a ugandan bill, a bill which may or may not pass and may or may not be ignored by the US government, with or without the FRC - like, it's all pretty ropey, man.

i think this is something of a moral panic, almost. just it's not the conservatives pushing it this time.[/QUOTE]

Oh damn you got in before me

To be fair it is slightly loose, but WinSharpe is basically tied to Chick-fil-a so I'd call that one and the same rather than a connection.

[Killuah]

[QUOTE=Bledrix;37059140]I don't care what views they have, they still have some good ass food.[/QUOTE]

This is the mindset that extremeists all over the world are using.

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=acds;37064692]Quite sure it's perfectly within their right to oppose gay marriage the same way it's within our rights to support it.
Personally I wouldn't give a shit, they are free to support whatever they want, if the food is good and/or it's convenient for me, I'd eat there. If that makes me a homophobe, then fine I'm a homophobe, but at least I'm not a totalitarian stuckup that believes only his views are the good ones and thinks he decides what people should think and where people should eat.

Reading the thread, it seems that you can support gay marriage, gay/transgender/bi rights and all that, but if you [B]dare[/B] eat at a place where the owner has expressed views that don't, you are a disgusting homophobe that supports hate groups and lynching and you're probably going out tonight to hang some gay people.[/QUOTE]

Actually it's not within your right to deny other peoples rights and gay marriage is a right.

You can shout all you want but as soon as you give money to someone actively lobbying against certain rights, you are doing wrong.

[Doom14]

[QUOTE=Dori;37058478]have fun literally funding hate groups because you have no self control :)[/QUOTE]

So the owner say he doesn't like gay marriage or whatever it is. No fucking shit, it's a Christian company with dark age ideals. You aren't funding a hate machine, because this guy's already getting a shit ton of cash and the money you put towards them fuckin' tasty waffle fries and a sammich turns into a dollar or two of profit.

This is like saying when you buy something in China, you're promoting slave-style labor and communistic government. Or if you buy something promoting that it's made in America, you're promoting nationalism and isolationism.

It sounds dumb as shit.

[QUOTE=Killuah;37065051]Actually it's not within your right to deny other peoples rights and gay marriage is a right.

You can shout all you want but as soon as you give money to someone actively lobbying against certain rights, you are doing wrong.[/QUOTE]

Gonna get hounded for this, which is funny because I actually support gay marrige, but: people can say whatever they want.

Should they be allowed to actively deny people rights? No.
Should gay marrige no longer be an issue and is it stupid as shit we're still bickering over it because of homophobes and people too fucking absorbed in their religion? Yes

Can people voice their opinion, no matter how asinine, stupid, bigotted or morally fucked up it is: [B]Sure[/B]

[Killuah]

[QUOTE=Doom14;37065292]So the owner say he doesn't like gay marriage or whatever it is. No fucking shit, it's a Christian company with dark age ideals. You aren't funding a hate machine, because this guy's already getting a shit ton of cash and the money you put towards them fuckin' tasty waffle fries and a sammich turns into a dollar or two of profit.

This is like saying when you buy something in China, you're promoting slave-style labor and communistic government. Or if you buy something promoting that it's made in America, you're promoting nationalism and isolationism.

It sounds dumb as shit.[/QUOTE]

The difference here is that people KNOW about the doings of that company.

Giving someone who funds anti-human actions money out of convenience and "it tastes good" while KNOWING what they do is a bit different to buying stuff from China when you can't buy anything today that ISN'T somehow made in China.(Your China comparison is just as bad as the OPEC comparison on page 2 or 3)

And yes, you are. To both.

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=Doom14;37065292]So the owner say he doesn't like gay marriage or whatever it is. No fucking shit, it's a Christian company with dark age ideals. You aren't funding a hate machine, because this guy's already getting a shit ton of cash and the money you put towards them fuckin' tasty waffle fries and a sammich turns into a dollar or two of profit.

This is like saying when you buy something in China, you're promoting slave-style labor and communistic government. Or if you buy something promoting that it's made in America, you're promoting nationalism and isolationism.

It sounds dumb as shit.

Gonna get hounded for this, which is funny because I actually support gay marrige, but: people can say whatever they want.

Should they be allowed to actively deny people rights? No.
Should gay marrige no longer be an issue and is it stupid as shit we're still bickering over it because of homophobes and people too fucking absorbed in their religion? Yes

Can people voice their opinion, no matter how asinine, stupid, bigotted or morally fucked up it is: [B]Sure[/B][/QUOTE]

Giving money to groups that fund lynch-mobs in Uganda is NOT "voicing your opinion"

[FreakyMe]

[QUOTE=Doom14;37065292]
Can people voice their opinion, no matter how asinine, stupid, bigotted or morally fucked up it is: [B]Sure[/B][/QUOTE]

You seem to miss the significant difference between voicing your opinion and giving 5 million dollars in company profit towards groups that actively oppose human rights and are at least tenuously involved in advocating the death penalty for gays over seas.

[Lachz0r]

[QUOTE=Doom14;37065292]So the owner say he doesn't like gay marriage or whatever it is. No fucking shit, it's a Christian company with dark age ideals. You aren't funding a hate machine, because this guy's already getting a shit ton of cash and the money you put towards them fuckin' tasty waffle fries and a sammich turns into a dollar or two of profit.

This is like saying when you buy something in China, you're promoting slave-style labor and communistic government. Or if you buy something promoting that it's made in America, you're promoting nationalism and isolationism.

It sounds dumb as shit.

Gonna get hounded for this, which is funny because I actually support gay marrige, but: people can say whatever they want.

Should they be allowed to actively deny people rights? No.
Should gay marrige no longer be an issue and is it stupid as shit we're still bickering over it because of homophobes and people too fucking absorbed in their religion? Yes

Can people voice their opinion, no matter how asinine, stupid, bigotted or morally fucked up it is: [B]Sure[/B][/QUOTE]

are you stupid? none of this is about him VOICING his opinion, it's about him actively donating money to groups that actively engage in supporting anti-gay legislation, SUCH AS SUPPORTING UGANDAN LAWS TO EXECUTE PEOPLE FOR BEING HOMOSEXUAL

[James*]

[QUOTE=acds;37064692]Quite sure it's perfectly within their right to oppose gay marriage the same way it's within our rights to support it.
Personally I wouldn't give a shit, they are free to support whatever they want, if the food is good and/or it's convenient for me, I'd eat there. If that makes me a homophobe, then fine I'm a homophobe, but at least I'm not a totalitarian stuckup that believes only his views are the good ones and thinks he decides what people should think and where people should eat.

Reading the thread, it seems that you can support gay marriage, gay/transgender/bi rights and all that, but if you [B]dare[/B] eat at a place where the owner has expressed views that don't, you are a disgusting homophobe that supports hate groups and lynching and you're probably going out tonight to hang some gay people.[/QUOTE]

You are a terrible person

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

Though I am all for the Chick-Fil-A appreciation day

Homophobes clogging their arteries and hastening their demise, what's not to like

[ThaBus]

i wonder how people will look at this in 100 years

hopefully wondering how people could be so hateful

[Lachz0r]

chick-fil-a supporters should read the thread before they say WELL HYUCK HYUCK IT'S JUST THEIR OPINION AND ALL!!!

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=James*;37065987]You are a terrible person

[editline]3rd August 2012[/editline]

Though I am all for the Chick-Fil-A appreciation day

Homophobes clogging their arteries and hastening their demise, what's not to like[/QUOTE]

Yeah because every single person who went was a conservative homophobe. That would sure be a lot of people.

you guys are fucking idiots. your only defense is the Uganda thing, which quite frankly is the only justifiable thing to be mad about. Being mad at a guy voicing his opinion only because he was asked his stance on the issue is fucking stupid to say the least. Donating money to anti gay groups as well is in their rights, so shut the fuck up and get over it. It's not like you guys are helping anyway.

[Lachz0r]

[QUOTE=redBadger;37066574]Yeah because every single person who went was a conservative homophobe. That would sure be a lot of people.

you guys are fucking idiots. your only defense is the Uganda thing, which quite frankly is the only justifiable thing to be mad about. Being mad at a guy voicing his opinion only because he was asked his stance on the issue is fucking stupid to say the least. Donating money to anti gay groups as well is in their rights, so shut the fuck up and get over it. It's not like you guys are helping anyway.[/QUOTE]

hey moran, that cuts both ways, he's free to express his opinion on homosexuals just like we're free to express our opinion that he's a dumbass piece of bigoted shit for having that opinion. and uh, you're actually saying it's within someones rights to actively support groups that want to destroy peoples freedoms and literally kill them?

[editline]4th August 2012[/editline]

haahah you're actually calling anyone else a idiot?

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=Reserved Parkin;37058929]I think this guy has the right idea. I don't give two shits about anti-gay, gay stuff, I just want to eat my waffle fries. Have fun arguing with each other.[/QUOTE]

Also, this. Facepunch being silly about bullshit, making bigger deals than it really is. Typical.

[Lachz0r]

why the fuck do all you bigot morons think you can say WOW IT'S MY RIGHTS TO DENY YOU YOUR RIGHTS AND TO INSULT YOU AND TRY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE WHY ARE YOU DENYING ME MY RIGHTS BY POINTING OUT HOW IGNORANT AND HATEFULLY FUCKED IN THE HEAD I AM EVEN THOUGH IF I SUPPORTED FREE SPEECH THEN I WOULD OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT YOUR RIGHTS TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ON MY AWFUL BEHAVIOUR

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=Lachz0r;37066612]hey moran, that cuts both ways, he's free to express his opinion on homosexuals just like we're free to express our opinion that he's a dumbass piece of bigoted shit for having that opinion. and uh, you're actually saying it's within someones rights to actively support groups that want to destroy peoples freedoms and literally kill them?

[editline]4th August 2012[/editline]

haahah you're actually calling anyone else a idiot?[/QUOTE]

You obviously didn't read my whole post. Note the part that says the Uganda stuff is the only justifiable thing to be mad about.

[Lachz0r]

[QUOTE=redBadger;37066634]Also, this. Facepunch being silly about bullshit, making bigger deals than it really is. Typical.[/QUOTE]

'typical facepunch, being silly about a multi-million dollar corporation from a first world country actively supporting groups that pursue murderous legislation in developing countries, gosh stop making mountains out of molehills!!!'

[editline]4th August 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=redBadger;37066648]You obviously didn't read my whole post. Note the part that says the Uganda stuff is the only justifiable thing to be mad about.[/QUOTE]

note the part that you still said that it's within their rights to support that shit

[editline]4th August 2012[/editline]

note the part where you still ignored every other point everyone else has made

[James*]

[QUOTE=redBadger;37066574]Yeah because every single person who went was a conservative homophobe. That would sure be a lot of people.

you guys are fucking idiots. your only defense is the Uganda thing, which quite frankly is the only justifiable thing to be mad about. Being mad at a guy voicing his opinion only because he was asked his stance on the issue is fucking stupid to say the least. Donating money to anti gay groups as well is in their rights, so shut the fuck up and get over it. It's not like you guys are helping anyway.[/QUOTE]

Yes it is within their rights to voice opinions and donate and we are well within our rights to call them assholes for doing it and to refuse to buy their food

Frankly a conservative homophobe is putting it lightly if they are willingly funding the murders of people in Uganda

It may not be a big deal to you pal but some people have principles

[redBadger]

Snip

[Lachz0r]

[QUOTE=redBadger;37066679]I meant the other shit you fucking dolt. Get the shot out of your brain and start reading.[/QUOTE]

ok the other shit... like them supporting hate groups that actively try to deny rights to americans?

[editline]4th August 2012[/editline]

'start reading' why don't you take your own advice bro

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=James*;37066673]Yes it is within their rights to voice opinions and donate and we are well within our rights to call them assholes for doing it and to refuse to buy their food

Frankly a conservative homophobe is putting it lightly if they are willingly funding the murders of people in Uganda

It may not be a big deal to you pal but some people have principles[/QUOTE]

Yeah not buying their food sure put a dent in their pocket.

[James*]

The 'only' thing

So it's not a big deal to you?

[Lachz0r]

[QUOTE=redBadger;37066702]Yeah not buying their food sure put a dent in their pocket.[/QUOTE]

it's called voting with your dollar bro