# Chick-fil-A -- will no longer fund groups with anti-same-sex marriage stances. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226 "2012-09-20T01:08:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/1 "2012-09-20T01:08:06Z")
The battle is over. Everyone can enjoy their chicken sandwich now. bon appetit 😃 [http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/\_news/2012/09/19/13964297-chick-fil-a-says-it-will-stop-funding-anti-gay-groups?lite](http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/19/13964297-chick-fil-a-says-it-will-stop-funding-anti-gay-groups?lite) > [@](#): > > Chick-fil-A has agreed to stop funding groups with anti-same-sex marriage stances, according to a statement released Wednesday by LGBT advocacy group The Civil Rights Agenda. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/2 "2012-09-20T01:10:13Z")
But the hate added that little something something to the flavor that you couldn’t quite put your finger on… ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/3 "2012-09-20T01:31:55Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The battle is over. > > Everyone can enjoy their chicken sandwich now. bon appetit > > 😃 > > [http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/\_news/2012/09/19/13964297-chick-fil-a-says-it-will-stop-funding-anti-gay-groups?lite](http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/19/13964297-chick-fil-a-says-it-will-stop-funding-anti-gay-groups?lite) I’m awaiting a press release from Chic-fil-a saying as much or them telling the country this gay advocacy group speaks for them. Right now the story is hearsay. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/4 "2012-09-20T01:37:44Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The battle is over. > > Everyone can enjoy their chicken sandwich now. bon appetit > > 😃 > > [http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/\_news/2012/09/19/13964297-chick-fil-a-says-it-will-stop-funding-anti-gay-groups?lite](http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/19/13964297-chick-fil-a-says-it-will-stop-funding-anti-gay-groups?lite) Are they going to fund gay rights groups with as much money as they funded anti-gay groups? No? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/5 "2012-09-20T02:04:38Z")
That would be fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/6 "2012-09-20T02:13:53Z")
Still gonna boycott the shit out of 'em unless they run 7 days a week. IF this is true (and it’s a massive if), maybe they saw their Q3 earnings. And they were all like ☹ ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/7 "2012-09-20T02:17:23Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > Are they going to fund gay rights groups with as much money as they funded anti-gay groups? No? If they agree not to fund hate groups, that’s a big enough step forward. I think it’s safe to drop the outrage. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/8 "2012-09-20T02:26:27Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Still gonna boycott the shit out of 'em unless they run 7 days a week. > > IF this is true (and it’s a massive if), maybe they saw their Q3 earnings. And they were all like ☹ I suspect that more likely they got a load of KFC’s return of the “Chicken Littles” sandwiches, and figured that their Q4 earnings don’t need another problem. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/9 "2012-09-20T02:27:15Z")
Gee what a big surprise! What a nice change of heart. :dubious: > [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Still gonna boycott the shit out of 'em unless they run 7 days a week. > > IF this is true (and it’s a massive if), maybe they saw their Q3 earnings. And they were all like ☹ What’s wrong with them having a day off? Yeah, it’s a religious reason, but it’s nice for them employees. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/10 "2012-09-20T02:29:04Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Still gonna boycott the shit out of 'em unless they run 7 days a week. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/11 "2012-09-20T02:32:00Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I suspect that more likely they got a load of KFC’s return of the “Chicken Littles” sandwiches, and figured that their Q4 earnings don’t need another problem. People are eating Chicken Little!? _Monsters._ > [@Guinastasia](#): > > What’s wrong with them having a day off? Yeah, it’s a religious reason, but it’s nice for them employees. Personal reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/12 "2012-09-20T02:37:15Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > What’s wrong with them having a day off? Yeah, it’s a religious reason, but it’s nice for them employees. I work at a business that’s open 7 days a week and I still manage to get a day off. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/13 "2012-09-20T07:05:12Z")
Of course. It’s probably just nice having _Sunday_ off. You can go and stay out late on Saturday, without having to worry about having to get up early the next day. Always nice to have a weekend off. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/14 "2012-09-20T07:12:57Z")
Meh, the pickle juice trick worked. I can make abso-fucking-lutely delicious chicken right here from my own kitchen in less time than it would take me to drive to a chikfila. And it costs me like 2 bucks for the chicke, juice, breading, bun and condiments. It would cost less but I’m a sucker for marketing and I get the fancy organic chicken breasts because I’m a liberal weenie. I found Cathy an unpleasant person and would prefer to not put any more money in his bank account than absolutely necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/15 "2012-09-20T07:18:17Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > People are eating Chicken Little!? _Monsters._ Yeah, now who will tell us the sky is falling? ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/16 "2012-09-20T07:22:20Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Still gonna boycott the shit out of 'em unless they run 7 days a week. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > Why? You know, they could start having Same Sex Weddings there and I wouldn’t give them a dime. After their Huckabee inspired “Homophobia Pride Parade” on 8/1 they are a symbol of hatred in my eyes. Dan Cathy made this particular $h!t sandwich, now they need to eat it… ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/17 "2012-09-20T15:44:58Z")
Sweet! But **billfish678** is right the hate added a nice sweet tangy spice to the taste and I’m really going to miss that. Maybe if I go in pretending really really hard that I hate some people I can trick my brain into imagining that the sweet sweet hate is still there. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/18 "2012-09-20T16:25:14Z")
Slightly off topic, but back in the day there was a boycott of Coors beer because of their stance against Gays and donating money to anti-Gay organizations. I later met a member of the Coors family who described that particular family member who was pushing this anti-Gay agenda as their “nut-uncle” and an embarrassment to the rest of the family. They eventually ousted him as CEO, and Coors turned right around and I believe they were one of the first to offer domestic partner health insurance and benefits - and also started to actively support Gay Pride events. So although I have never even seen a Chick-fil-A, let alone eat at one - I think it will be important to see if they follow up their actions of no-longer donating to homophobic organizations, but turn around and donate money and support organizations that work to stop homophobia. That would be a correct step in the right direction and prove that the entire family is not a bunch of bigots. Perhaps they too have their “nut-uncle” who doesn’t speak for the rest of them. But simply stopping donations to hate organizations is not enough to say “all is good now.” Just because a guy stops beating his wife doesn’t make him Husband of the Year - and no longer donating money to hate groups doesn’t make you a beacon of light for Gay Rights. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/19 "2012-09-20T16:31:39Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Gee what a big surprise! What a nice change of heart. :dubious: > > What’s wrong with them having a day off? Yeah, it’s a religious reason, but it’s nice for them employees. It really isn’t for religious reasons. Truitt Cathy originally took Sunday off because he was exhausted. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226/20 "2012-09-20T17:05:57Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > Slightly off topic, but back in the day there was a boycott of Coors beer because of their stance against Gays and donating money to anti-Gay organizations. > > I later met a member of the Coors family who described that particular family member who was pushing this anti-Gay agenda as their “nut-uncle” and an embarrassment to the rest of the family. They eventually ousted him as CEO, and Coors turned right around and I believe they were one of the first to offer domestic partner health insurance and benefits - and also started to actively support Gay Pride events. > > So although I have never even seen a Chick-fil-A, let alone eat at one - I think it will be important to see if they follow up their actions of no-longer donating to homophobic organizations, but turn around and donate money and support organizations that work to stop homophobia. That would be a correct step in the right direction and prove that the entire family is not a bunch of bigots. Perhaps they too have their “nut-uncle” who doesn’t speak for the rest of them. > > But simply stopping donations to hate organizations is not enough to say “all is good now.” Just because a guy stops beating his wife doesn’t make him Husband of the Year - and no longer donating money to hate groups doesn’t make you a beacon of light for Gay Rights. I don’t eat there because I don’t eat fast food, but the clincher was their support of homophobic organizations. Now, however, I’m happy to hear that they will no longer financially support those organizations, but I really couldn’t give a shit if they are still bigoted. Lots of people are bigoted, people you come across every day, and you just probably don’t know it. Not everbody loves everybody. I don’t need a retail establishment to actively support anti-discrimination before I’ll patronize their store. I recognize we’re probably coming at this from two different directions but I think the company deserves some credit for this. True, it probably had a lot to do with their bottom line, and true, I still won’t eat there, but they’ve taken a big step in the right direction. Your buying dollars won’t be finding their way into the pockets of hate groups. That’s a good thing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chick-fil-a-will-no-longer-fund-groups-with-anti-same-sex-marriage-stances/635226.md?page=2)