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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

They're also vehemently homophobic, donating money to anti-LGBT charities

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They did but no longer do. The owners may still personally, but if you were to dig into the owners of every company you'd probably come to the conclusion that there is no ethical consumption under capitolism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can you link me to their public apology and acknowledgement that their previous stance was horrible?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I don't see anywhere they've done either of those things. The closest they've come is saying on Facebook that they'll stay out of the "policy debate": https://www.facebook.com/ChickfilA/posts/10151226208515101

Being decent to every human shouldn't be considered politics.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They actually don’t any more. They’ve apparently refocused their charity contributions to helping the homeless or something like that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm still going to judge them for their previous actions and continue to boycott them

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

You’re welcome to. I haven’t been in years and was surprised to learn that recently.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can you link me to their public apology for their previous horrific stance?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, and I don’t need you to change your mind. I was just updating your information.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You've updated nothing. I have no reason to believe they've changed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Ok cool, have a good day!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

"they've changed" - you say it like a corporation has a moral compass, or feelings. It's just a piece of paper.

If they're moving money in a different direction today compared to how they did yesterday, that's a change.

Your belief in if that is or isn't a change is irrelevant - it is a change.

Did the religious assholes running it have a change of heart towards LGBT+ people? Probably not. But no-one is saying they did.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

The LGBTQ people I know go there anyway because there's no ethical consumption under capitalism. There are LGBTQ people working there, too.