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Report: Chick-fil-A still raising funds for anti-LGBT groups
Just two days after Chick-fil-A was thought to have promised to stop fundraising for LGBT rights opponents, a report in The Advocate says it is still supporting one such organization, founded by the brother of the restaurant chain’s CEO, Dan Cathy. On Tuesday, the report said, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy…
Daily Show takes on Chick-fil-A’s ‘million mouth march’
Thursday night on “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart examined the controversy around “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.” The national day of fast food consumption, which Stewart called a “million mouth march,” was inspired by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s decision to support the controversial chicken chain’s stance on LGBT issues. “What…
Chick-fil-A sales briefly soar amid gay marriage flap
WASHINGTON — Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A said Thursday it enjoyed “unprecedented” sales when customers across the United States turned out by the thousands to support its opposition to same-sex marriage. “We are very grateful and humbled by the incredible turnout of loyal Chick-fil-A customers” the company’s executive vice president for marketing…
Chicago alderman Joe Moreno: Chick-fil-A discrimination ‘disturbing’
Chicago alderman Joe Moreno said Wednesday that the fast food chain Chick-fil-A had a “disturbing” history of discrimination. During an interview with the Baptist Press, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy insisted the company was “guilty as charged” when it came to supporting anti-gay groups, sparking outrage in the LGBT community. Moreno…
Chick-Fil-A parody: Cluck off! You’re embarrassing yourself
The current political football surrounding Chick-Fil-A’s support of anti-gay groups inspired singer Kristie Stremel to let the fast food chain know how she felt. “Oh, Chick-Fil-A doesn’t like me cause I’m gay,” she sang on a video uploaded to YouTube. “So I wrote a little song to say: Cluck Off!…
Chick-fil-A brand health dives 40 percent after anti-LGBT remarks
The Georgia-based fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A has taken at massive hit since its founder publicly announced that the company opposed equal rights for LGBT people, according to a recent brand analysis. Market research firm YouGov found that Chick-fil-A’s BrandIndex score had fallen 40 percent nationally since Dan Cathy told the…
Colbert calls out Chick-fil-A’s Facebook ‘sock puppet’
On Thursday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert delved into the controversy over Chick-fil-A’s anti-LGBT politics and their poorly-thought-out defense strategy of creating a phony teenage defender on Facebook. Since Chick-fil-A founder Dan Cathy announced that he was “guilty as charged” of pledging millions of dollars to…
Muppets dump Chick-fil-A over anti-LGBT policies
The Jim Henson Company announced on Friday that it was ending its relationship with the Christian restaurant chain, Chick-fil-A, and would no longer be offering The Muppets toys in kids’ meals. “The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified…
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