Unless you've been living under a rock, you know August 1 is "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" aka support CFA for their stance on "traditional marriage."
I just don't get it.
I understand why someone wouldn't support gay marriage. And that's fine. Maybe you don't know any gay people or you think you're going to hell for supporting homosexuality or whatever.
I just can not for the life of me understand why someone would be so vehemently against it.
WHY DO YOU CARE IF TWO WOMEN GET MARRIED?!? What does it change in your life?
I understand not caring. I just will never understand feeling so strongly that you will eat some freaking chicken just to show your support the denial of equal rights.
Pretty much any other issue I get. Pro-life? Killing babies is bad, protect babies! I get it. Pro-choice? Your body your choice! I get it!
Death penalty? Killing adults is bad too! I get it. Some people do horrible things and need to be taken out of society. Protect our families! I get it.
I just do not understand the strong feelings for the denial of a civil right. Who are you protecting?!
If two men get married, how does it personally affect your marriage? Why do you give a damn?
As for those who keep saying "we're just supporting a business owner's right to support a cause he believes in!"
Please show me where someone said a business owner doesn't have the right to an opinion.
If the owner of Sonic comes out and says he supports making abortion legal through 9 months of pregnancy and available to everyone for free regardless of age, parental consent, or any other factor, are you going to run to Sonic and load up on tots?
What about the Olympians who got banned from the games for making racist remarks? Why aren't you rushing to throw money at their right to have an opinion?
And as for me personally with Chick-Fil-A... I'm not saying I'll never eat there again. I'm not boycotting. I freaking love that Christian chicken and those waffle fries and that diet lemonade. I'll just throw $7 towards a civil rights group and call it a day. And that's exactly what I'm doing on August 1.
Love you babe. Love the post. No chance you'll find me at the Christian Chicken today.
ReplyDeleteI don't eat at Chick Fil A because there isn't one here in NYC, but also? I don't shop at Target anymore because they support anti-gay rights. It's my choice as a consumer to take my business where I want to and I exercise that right. Do I think I'm making an impact on their bottom line? Not in the least. But I do feel good about my choices.
ReplyDeleteTarget is coming around, did you see the line of t-shirts a few months ago that 100% of the proceeds went to LGBT causes? I scooped one up and love it. It may be a tiny step, but it's a step I was proud to support.
DeleteAbsolutely! I agree 100%.
ReplyDeleteSo true--although I have never eaten at Chick Fil A and never will (there isn't one close to me in Los Angeles). Gay marriage affects only the people involved, so why does anyone else care??
ReplyDeleteAs they say--if you don't like gay marriage...don't have one!
I love you and every single thing you said.
ReplyDeleteI like Chick Fil A. It's yummy. I keep rough track of the money I spend there and donate an equal amount to gay rights groups at the end of the year. Since CFA only donates a part of its profits, this means the gays win.
I would get being opposed to gay marriage if it meant that your religion would be forced to perform ceremonies. But there is no possibility whatsoever that any church/synagogue/mosque/whatever will EVER be forced to perform any marriages it does not support, and people who think it might are completely unhinged.
That said, if somebody else made comparable chicken, I'd go there instead.
Such a great post. You got it perfectly right!
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this post!!
ReplyDeleteoh i hear you ! Scotland is currently legalising same sex marriage (we already have civil partnerships, the difference is debatable for an atheist like me but apprently its a big deal), and theres like a TINY outcry from the Churches which is being suffocated by the general public! Just shooosh and let people be happy?!
ReplyDeleteI'm boycotting Chick-Fil-A. I won't eat there unless it changes ownership and the new owners repudiate this stuff. Granted, this isn't a huge loss, since I don't like it anyway, but I do eat it when it's the easiest thing around. (If there's a Cracker Barrel or Chipotle, forget it.) So that's a change I'm making because of their evil statements.
ReplyDeleteBut there are people saying business owners don't have the right to make unpopular statements. I believe business owners who say dumb things have the right to say them, but also have to deal with the consequences, such as losing business. What I don't support, and does seem to take away their rights, are statements from politicians saying they will stop Chick-Fil-A from opening in their state or borough. That is happening, and I think it is wrong.
The more people who hear that gay marriage really only effects gay people and the economy (marriage AND divorce are good for the economy, people!) and have to think about it, have to think about that "why do you care?" question the better.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this post and everything in it!! I completely agree with everything you said. I just cannot understand WHY people get so upset over an issue that will not even affect them! Jeeeesh!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am totally going to use your idea and on days I just have to have a chicken sandwich, will also donate $$ to a civil rights group :) Excellent!!