futuredivot 0 #1 February 7, 2011 I missed this little bit of controversy http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/31/controversial-chicken-chick-fil-a-gay-rights-rumble/ until my wife mentioned it. I have to say, I don't eat there, don't really like it. This is absolute bull though. A single franchise donates food to a single event and the gay community gets all upset. Guys and gals, there are definitely better issues that should be addressed. The times story above also seems to be a bit slanted. Here's an opposing op-ed piece for balance http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=54467&CHID=59 . I think I'll go grab a crappy sandwich for lunch just because I don't approve of people trying to create a problem where none exists just for media face time.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #2 February 7, 2011 I ate a McD's last week that is owned by an Italian. I must be pro organized crime. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #3 February 7, 2011 QuoteA single franchise donates food to a single event and the gay community gets all upset. Ummm.. no. A single franchise donates food to a single event and a single, group of gays gets all upset. No one I know could care less about it. Bigger fish to fry....Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,119 #4 February 7, 2011 Well, it could be worse. Skyride could have donated a tandem to a Chick-Fil-A event. Then you'd have half the skydivers here boycotting Chick-Fil-A. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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airdvr 210 #6 February 7, 2011 QuoteQuoteA single franchise donates food to a single event and the gay community gets all upset. Ummm.. no. A single franchise donates food to a single event and a single, group of gays gets all upset. No one I know could care less about it. Bigger fish to fry.... Umm..not what it says here... QuoteWhile Chick-fil-A posted a video on its Facebook fan page, which states the company values all people, the gay community and its supporters are not likely to forget that many other friendlier locations also sell chicken sandwiches. I wonder how that would have worked had 'Halal Filet 'offered up some muslim-centric food. C'mon...admit it. You'll think twice before ordering up at the local Chick-fil-A any time soon.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #7 February 7, 2011 Quotethe gay community and its supporters are not likely to forget that many other friendlier locations also sell chicken sandwiches The above statement is bullshit. The "gay community" does not elect representatives or have an organized agenda against Chick-Fil-A. SOME (read, very few) gay people got their panties in a wad over a donation, don't lump me in with them,please. Jesus Christ, what would it take to convince you people that gays don't have some kind of secret, unified front and that we *all* get together for planning meetings? I just went and looked at that petition. ~ 15,000 people have signed it. By conservatives estimates, that's less than half of one percent of the self-identified gay population in the US. I'm with my friends in the 99.5% of the gay community who really don't want the .5% to speak for them.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,119 #8 February 7, 2011 >I wonder how that would have worked had 'Halal Filet 'offered up some muslim-centric food. You - and the rest of the anti-Muslim movement - would undoubtedly be boycotting _it._ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #9 February 7, 2011 I wonder what percentage of the closted gay conservative politicians in Washington DC will be on board for the boycott??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #10 February 7, 2011 Quote C'mon...admit it. You'll think twice before ordering up at the local Chick-fil-A any time soon. I'll think twice but only because their food tastes like crap. The price, quality, and convenience is going to vastly overwhelm concerns about gay politics in whether people choose to eat or not eat at Chik-Fil-A"What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #11 February 7, 2011 QuoteI wonder what percentage of the closted gay conservative politicians in Washington DC will be on board for the boycott??? How many Republicans are there? It's not that I'm happy to see you... it's just that I have a couple of spicy chicken biscuits hidden in my underware.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #12 February 7, 2011 QuoteI wonder how that would have worked had 'Halal Filet 'offered up some muslim-centric food. C'mon...admit it. You'll think twice before ordering up at the local Chick-fil-A any time soon. Opposite for me. I'd be more likely to think that the animal from which the meat was harvested was slaughtered humanely, and the meat quite possibly handled in a more conscientious manner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #13 February 7, 2011 At least you're consistentYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #14 February 7, 2011 QuoteQuoteUmm..not what it says here... While Chick-fil-A posted a video on its Facebook fan page, which states the company values all people, the gay community and its supporters are not likely to forget that many other friendlier locations also sell chicken sandwiches. Sorry dude, that's just you not knowing how to parse Journalese properly. "The gay community and it's supporters are not likely to forget" is a statement of pure opinion from the journalist, and has not been shown to be connected with anything that the wider 'gay community' (if such a thing actually exists) is actually saying.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #15 February 7, 2011 Quote At least you're consistent So are your "conservatives" in Washington DC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #16 February 7, 2011 QuoteI wonder what percentage of the closted gay conservative politicians in Washington DC will be on board for the boycott??? They don't have a Chick-Fil-A in DC.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #17 February 7, 2011 Quote Quote At least you're consistent So are your "conservatives" in Washington DC The only thing consistent about liberals and conservatives.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #18 February 8, 2011 Quote Jesus Christ, what would it take to convince you people that gays don't have some kind of secret, unified front and that we *all* get together for planning meetings? of course not - you have decoder rings with radio receivers, right? Quote I just went and looked at that petition. ~ 15,000 people have signed it. By conservatives estimates, that's less than half of one percent of the self-identified gay population in the US. I'm with my friends in the 99.5% of the gay community who really don't want the .5% to speak for them. That math doesn't work - for every person that bothers to sign a given petition, there's quite a few more who have the same stance and either don't know about the petition, or don't feel the need to sign it. If that 15k was at all distributed throughout the gay population, 0.5% is a pretty big number. If instead someone camped out at Castro/Market and got everyone who walked by to sign for half of those 15k, then it means less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Draft 0 #19 February 8, 2011 QuoteJesus Christ, what would it take to convince you people that gays don't have some kind of secret, unified front and that we *all* get together for planning meetings? Yeah, uh-huh...sure you don't. You people say that all the time. I recorded your post in digital format, played it backwards, and chopped every other word in half and you know what I found? Hmm...do you? Something totally unintelligible but that's beside the point. We all know "you people" are conspiring against "us folks".HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #20 February 8, 2011 You're probably right about a scew to some degree.... but I think that the percentage reflects a subset that tends to read the same blogs, go to the same news sources, listen to the same radio programs, etc. The gay population probably has a statistically similar subset of jackasses as the straight community. It just chaps my ass that the average SC poster who can rub enough brain cells together to understand that the Westboro Baptist Church and their ilk who live in a warped, hateful and corrupt world do not represent the vast majority of good people in the church.seem okay with lumping the gay community into a single entity without a second thought. Yeah, I know chicken sandwiches and the shit WBC pull are not in the same league. And I understand that many SC posters do not make assumptions and criticisms. I'm speaking to the ones who don't like it when they are stereotyped but have no problem telling "me" that they disagree with my lifestyle or find "me" immoral, distasteful, or whine. Maybe some of the people who post here will eventually come to to realization that being gay doesn't mean you're a whining, dishonest, hateful, harmful, selfish Jackass too. Fuck it. It's cold, I want to jump, I have a massive toothache. I'm grumpy.QuoteOwned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites labrys 0 #21 February 8, 2011 Ok....that made me laugh. Even through the grumpy.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites labrys 0 #22 February 8, 2011 Dammit. This particular thread keeps me looking forward to a warm, rational, funny PM from Steve Harrington. Maybe that adds to the grumpy. I miss those.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelpdiver 2 #23 February 8, 2011 QuoteYou're probably right about a scew to some degree.... but I think that the percentage reflects a subset that tends to read the same blogs, go to the same news sources, listen to the same radio programs, etc. certainly this is an increasingly prevalent problem - obscure online polling can be completely swayed by a single posting of "vote here now!" in an interest forum. It now means that any open poll has virtually no value. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Belgian_Draft 0 #24 February 8, 2011 Quote Ok....that made me laugh. Even through the grumpy. Glad I could help. HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites labrys 0 #25 February 8, 2011 That's very astute. We have so many online metrics to manipulate now that there is no reasonable way to trust any of them beyond the small group you can actually talk to and interact with. When I was wet behind the ears my dream was to work in a world that helped people communicate and spread access to information resources world wide. I got my wish. So I think I own responsibility for making it easier for the vitriolic to spread their message too. I didn't see that coming when I was 20..Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
labrys 0 #21 February 8, 2011 Ok....that made me laugh. Even through the grumpy.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #22 February 8, 2011 Dammit. This particular thread keeps me looking forward to a warm, rational, funny PM from Steve Harrington. Maybe that adds to the grumpy. I miss those.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #23 February 8, 2011 QuoteYou're probably right about a scew to some degree.... but I think that the percentage reflects a subset that tends to read the same blogs, go to the same news sources, listen to the same radio programs, etc. certainly this is an increasingly prevalent problem - obscure online polling can be completely swayed by a single posting of "vote here now!" in an interest forum. It now means that any open poll has virtually no value. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Draft 0 #24 February 8, 2011 Quote Ok....that made me laugh. Even through the grumpy. Glad I could help. HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #25 February 8, 2011 That's very astute. We have so many online metrics to manipulate now that there is no reasonable way to trust any of them beyond the small group you can actually talk to and interact with. When I was wet behind the ears my dream was to work in a world that helped people communicate and spread access to information resources world wide. I got my wish. So I think I own responsibility for making it easier for the vitriolic to spread their message too. I didn't see that coming when I was 20..Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
