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[Amalthea]

How ironic, how many cocks get swallowed by their customers? How many chick on chick action do they get daily?

 

[YoungHav]

I would like to try it once to see what the hype was about (and probably not again after that). Honestly, if I had to boycott companies based on morality I might as well be homeless. My damn bank made slave trading money.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

I feel like he's getting off the hook for this doozy. Not big on women on business, it would seem.

I like to think it was a subtle jab at Newt Gingrich.

 

[TommyT]

How ironic, how many cocks get swallowed by their customers?

None*. You eat the hen.






*I say that, but I don't know for a fact. Don't see why you'd raise a male chicken to be eaten over a female.

 

[Kusagari]

Is your friend a fatass?

I don't think I could eat there if I were gay honestly.

Nope. He's ridiculously skinny somehow, which is surprising because he does eat like a fatass.

I think he just doesn't care, but I don't know if I, personally, could eat at a place that willingly states they're against me getting equal rights.

 

[jaxword]

I don't think those are compatible. I mean, if the people who own a company hate the gays, by purchasing a fast food product at fair market price I, in turn, also hate the gays. Isn't that the point of this thread?

The point of the thread seems to be that gamers will put aside any moral considerations if the fried chicken tastes good.

 

[tapedeck]

Ok. Chick-Fil-A is run by Christians, the influence is all over their company. Sorry but I dont care what a food chains stance on gay marriage is. Their food is amazing and reasonably priced.

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Taxes are optional? Good to know.

According the my accountant they are, he's a fairly well known guy, he used to do Wesley Snipes Tax Planning.

 

[Deleted member 102362]

I dont understand why companies say things like this.

Between them and Boy Scouts...I'm not really sure what they're hoping to accomplish by being so blatantly homophobic.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

I get why people wouldn't - and shouldn't - support this place by eating there, I really do. Being fully behind anti-gay movements is pretty fucked up in this day and age. But at the same time, I think people need to pick their battles. One chicken restaurant isn't going to change the world, at least when it comes to human rights.

Yes, pick your battles. You have to make compromises, like with Manos' bullshit example of not paying your taxes. Not eating a chicken sandwich is an easy battle to win.

 

[kOsmikcoffee]

Good chicken, don't care.

Same. If I'm called anti-gay, fine, so long as I get some of those waffle fries.

 

[JGS]

I don't think those are compatible. I mean, if the people who own a company hate the gays, by purchasing a fast food product at fair market price I, in turn, also hate the gays. I mean, that's the point of this thread, right?

Of course they are. Do you know how many have served you that don't like you? There are still several people opposed to gay marriage and many companies/executives donating to that cause.

The sandwich doesn't taste any better or worse as a result of a misguided political stance based on a guided religious one.

As I probably said a year ago, it is idiotic to think I hate gay people just because I like a chicken sandwich as if the hate makes it taste better. Of course, I don't think holding to a Biblical definition of marriage is the equivalent of hate to begin with, but that's just warming up old soup.

 

[Kapura]

tJGS: That post was fairly tongue in cheek. I deliberately used shitty reasoning to come to a conclusion I do not support.

Nope. He's ridiculously skinny somehow, which is surprising because he does eat like a fatass.

I think he just doesn't care, but I don't know if I, personally, could eat at a place that willingly states they're against me getting equal rights.

It's not like they refuse to serve people they suspect are homosexuals. This isn't like blacks being forced to drink from separate water fountains. The company makes a profit, and they are free to use their money for whatever they please. History will make fools of them, as it does to us all.

 

[OriginalNameGuy]

I agree with the guy who said he appreciates their honesty because really, I would rather they just come out with it than dance around the issue like so many others choose to do. I've eaten there before and this doesn't change my desire to continue doing so in the future.

 

[massoluk]

I'm not going to boycott it, since, frankly, it wasn't a good eat to begin with.

I scratch my head when people say marriage is some Christian God things though. Why? Buddhists, Taoists, Muslims, Hindus, or Atheist marrying each others don't count?

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I dont eat there anyway so I wont be missing anything

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Yes, pick your battles. You have to make compromises, like Manos' bullshit example of not paying your taxes.

How's it bullshit? You could leave the country and move somewhere else.

Not eating a chicken sandwich is an easy battle to win.

"More like, look at me I'm doing something!"

 

[Mystagogue]

One of my coworkers is gay and eats at Chik-fil-a. I've always wondered if he knew about this, but I never bothered to ask. As for me, I couldn't live in a world without their tasty chicken.

 

[nicoga3000]

The point of the thread seems to be that gamers will put aside any moral considerations if the fried chicken tastes good.

So I'm curious...

Say Susie works at Target and is anti-gay. By shopping at Target, you have helped support her hourly wage. If Susie goes and makes a donation to an anti-gay organization, by the logic that is presented in this thread, does that not make YOU a supporter of anti-gay organizations? I mean, you HAVE given money to Target who gives money to its employees who [may] give money to anti-gay organizations.

Seems legit.

I love Chick-fil-a. I have no problem with gay rights. <3

 

[FlawlessCowboy]

Same. If I'm called anti-gay, fine, so long as I get some of those waffle fries.

And chick-fil-a sauce.

So delicious.

 

[Agent Ironside]

This and Chipotle are my favorite quick places to eat. Nothing changes here.

Oh and chickfila's lemonade, on point son.

 

[jaxword]

I scratch my head when people say marriage is some Christian God things though. Why? Buddhists, Taoists, Muslims, Hindus, or Atheist marrying each others don't count?

People lying when it comes to their religious/political stance? Well, that's the first time that's ever happened.

 

[RawkHawk2010]

I'll echo the "Good chicken, don't care." sentiment.

The guilt-tripping in this thread is kind of sad. If Nintendo came out tomorrow and said they were anti gay marriage, would you guys stop buying their games? Doubt it!

 

[xbhaskarx]

I WILL NEVER EAT AT CHICK-FIL-A AGAIN

Spoiler

vegan, never eaten there

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The point of the thread seems to be that gamers will put aside any moral considerations if the fried chicken tastes good.

So specific, "gamers". And not like, ya know..."people".

 

[Professor Beef]

Yes, pick your battles. You have to make compromises, like with Manos' bullshit example of not paying your taxes. Not eating a chicken sandwich is an easy battle to win.

There are worse things people can do than eating at Chick Fil A. Just because someone eats there doesn't mean they're a hate monger. Like I said, if someone eats there, I'm not going to think less of them or start criticizing them.

 

[Kapura]

The point of the thread seems to be that gamers will put aside any moral considerations if the fried chicken tastes good.

Moral considerations? Are the chickens raised on farms that are at night used to beat homosexuals? Does chick-fil-a fly a GOD HATES FAGS flag over every store? Are employees encouraged to call out gay people and berate them?

What a organisation does with its profits is its business. They don't hide it, and it doesn't affect the product. Why should I care if the people on top think that dudes bangin dudes is a sin? Lots of people think that.

 

[jaxword]

So specific, "gamers". And not like, ya know..."people".

It's a thread on a gaming forum, dude.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

I'll echo the "Good chicken, don't care." sentiment.

The guilt-tripping in this thread is kind of sad. If Nintendo came out tomorrow and said they were anti gay marriage, would you guys stop buying their games? Doubt it!

I've boycotted console manufacturers for far less.

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

It's a thread on a gaming forum, dude.

The off topic section though.

 

[bro1]

I'll echo the "Good chicken, don't care." sentiment.

The guilt-tripping in this thread is kind of sad. If Nintendo came out tomorrow and said they were anti gay marriage, would you guys stop buying their games? Doubt it!

Yes, absolutely. My principles are a bit more important than a video game or a chicken sandwich. Orson Scot Card used to be my favorite author. Used to be.

 

[kOsmikcoffee]

So I'm curious...

Say Susie works at Target and is anti-gay. By shopping at Target, you have helped support her hourly wage. If Susie goes and makes a donation to an anti-gay organization, by the logic that is presented in this thread, does that not make YOU a supporter of anti-gay organizations? I mean, you HAVE given money to Target who gives money to its employees who [may] give money to anti-gay organizations.

Seems legit.

I love Chick-fil-a. I have no problem with gay rights. <3

 

[ViewtifulJC]

It's a thread on a gaming forum, dude.

Yes, but you were specific with gamers. As if perhaps non-gamers don't feel the same way.

Why can't we just be people? Why do we need some kind of label to fit into your little moralistic box?

 

[Indrid Cold1]

I bet somewhere down the line every penny you spend ends up in the profit margin of a company whose ethics you don't agree with. Money is the root of all evil and all that jazz.

This issue would not cause me to boycott this chain. I definitely care more about a tasty chicken burger than intangibles like what infinitessimal effect me not spending my £2.99 or whatever at this chicken joint would have on their bottom line.

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Yes, absolutely. My principles are a bit more important than a video game or a chicken sandwich. Orson Scot Card used to be my favorite author. Used to be.

Man I hope you don't like Lovecraft then.

 

[kOsmikcoffee]

And chick-fil-a sauce.

So delicious.

I fucking love their Polynesian sauce. So fucking good.

 

[Dude Abides]

The point of the thread seems to be that gamers will put aside any moral considerations if the fried chicken tastes good.

Gamers tend to be young and poor, so MSG and mayonnaise are like ambrosia to them.

 

[Koyuga]

I'll echo the "Good chicken, don't care." sentiment.

The guilt-tripping in this thread is kind of sad. If Nintendo came out tomorrow and said they were anti gay marriage, would you guys stop buying their games? Doubt it!

I probably would.

 

[nicoga3000]

I fucking love their Polynesian sauce. So fucking good.

I have not had this Polynesian Sauce that has been mentioned at least twice in this thread.

I need to try it.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

So I'm curious...

Say Susie works at Target and is anti-gay. By shopping at Target, you have helped support her hourly wage. If Susie goes and makes a donation to an anti-gay organization, by the logic that is presented in this thread, does that not make YOU a supporter of anti-gay organizations? I mean, you HAVE given money to Target who gives money to its employees who [may] give money to anti-gay organizations.

Seems legit.

I love Chick-fil-a. I have no problem with gay rights. <3

A person and a company are not the same. It's also easier to boycott a company rather every single individual that doesn't support gay rights.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

How's it bullshit? You could leave the country and move somewhere else.

I can't really hold a conversation with you because I end up feeling like my soul is dirty. Do you have any family? Do they love you?

 

[jaxword]

Why should I care if the people on top think that dudes bangin dudes is a sin? Lots of people think that.

Well, if lots think it, that makes them right, then.

 

[DECK'ARD]

So I'm curious...

Say Susie works at Target and is anti-gay. By shopping at Target, you have helped support her hourly wage. If Susie goes and makes a donation to an anti-gay organization, by the logic that is presented in this thread, does that not make YOU a supporter of anti-gay organizations? I mean, you HAVE given money to Target who gives money to its employees who [may] give money to anti-gay organizations.

Seems legit.

I love Chick-fil-a. I have no problem with gay rights. <3

That's a bit of a stretch.

When they state things like this, as a mission, it's more like say the BNP in the UK opening a charity shop. But instead of a charity shop they open a restaurant. Would I eat there? No.

There's a lot of other places to eat, and no matter how good it tasted it would leave a nasty aftertaste.

 

[Hawkian]

*sigh*

I wish it was someplace I hated eating so I could mock and boycott them...

DAMNIT CHIK FIL A

I'll echo the "Good chicken, don't care." sentiment.

The guilt-tripping in this thread is kind of sad. If Nintendo came out tomorrow and said they were anti gay marriage, would you guys stop buying their games? Doubt it!

Actually yeah, I guess I would. Thanks for making me think about this.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmrg.

 

[kOsmikcoffee]

I have not had this Polynesian Sauce that has been mentioned at least twice in this thread.

I need to try it.

You will not regret it. It's kind of like their version of sweet n' sour sauce, except, you know, good.

 

[Cat Party]

I normally don't care if people don't want to give something up because of some unsavory part of it. But this is so direct, offensive, and public, that I would think less of someone who kept going to Chick Fil A with knowledge of this guy's position.

 

[FlawlessCowboy]

I fucking love their Polynesian sauce. So fucking good.

I didn't even know they made polynesian sauce. Will try upon my next chik-fil-a adventure.

 

[nicoga3000]

I normally don't care if people don't want to give something up because of some unsavory part of it. But this is so direct, offensive, and public, that I would think less of someone who kept going to Chick Fil A with knowledge of this guy's position.

You will be thinking less of many of us who are posting in this thread then.

 

[jaxword]

Yes, but you were specific with gamers. As if perhaps non-gamers don't feel the same way.

Why can't we just be people? Why do we need some kind of label to fit into your little moralistic box?

What are you even talking about? What moralistic box? It's a gaming forum, hence the term Gamer. If this were a Star Trek forum I'd have said Trekkies, if this were a MLP forum I'd have said bronies, and this is seriously the stupidest possible semantic thing for anyone to get worked up over that you've got to be trolling or pedantic to the point where it may as well be trolling.

 

[kOsmikcoffee]

I didn't even know they made polynesian sauce. Will try upon my next chik-fil-a adventure.

Like I said to nicoga, you will not regret it. It's great on everything there.