'Chick-fil-A Has Gone Woke': Right-Wingers Vent on Twitter After Fast Food Chain Salutes Diversity a

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Source: Mediaite.com

By Ken Meyer May 30th, 2023, 12:20 pm

Numerous Right-wing political observers went after Chick-fil-A after the chicken sandwich chain announced its renewed commitment to publicly embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

Chick-fil-A put out a statement to speak about its company mission to care for customers and employees alike, a purpose they summarize as “Better at Together.”

“We understand that the path toward Better at Together looks different for every business,” the statement says. “At Chick-fil-A, Inc., our commitment is to approach this work with intention and humility, always believing the best in one another and striving for common ground. We’re early on in our journey, but we’re honored by the opportunity to steward our organization’s greatest asset – our people – and are energized by the road ahead.”

The statement was accompanied by another set of remarks from Erick McReynolds, Chick-fil-A’s Vice President and Executive Director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Chick-fil-A restaurants have long been recognized as a place where people know they will be treated well. Modeling care for others starts in the restaurant, and we are committed to ensuring mutual respect, understanding and dignity everywhere we do business. These tenets are good business practice and crucial to fulfilling our Corporate Purpose.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/news/chick-fil-a-has-gone-woke-right-wingers-vent-on-twitter-after-fast-food-chain-salutes-diversity-and-inclusion/

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Full Chick-fil-A statement: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/dei

[underpants]

1. They crossed that road huh?

[Chi67]

2. Good for them!

I hope they stick with it.

[Lithos]

3. The MAGA people sort of forget

The company needs both employees and customers to survive - they can't just create a toxic work environment and hope things work out.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. No employees without diversity

simple calculus

[TheRickles]

10. Arithmetic, actually. :-)

[Hugh_Lebowski]

12. The Chik-Fil-A by my old office in Phoenix had some not-straight folks working there

Male and female. I don't mean to stereotype but ... being served by a 20-ish girl with dyed black hair, a bowl cut, no makeup, Dickie's jeans, numerous visible piercings and tattoos, and their wallet on a chain ... that sort of look is not hard to figure out.

Helped me feel not so terrible about going there occasionally. Even if corporate wasn't the best, it was pretty clear they didn't discriminate in hiring, at least not at that store.

[Maraya1969]

29. Didn't they at one time say they would not hire gays? And that is why

liberals have been boycotting?

Anyway, good for them if they include everyone

[RKP5637]

5. Excellent!!! Fuck the asshole right wingers, so tired of their ignorant crap! n/t

[Jilly_in_VA]

6. Awww, boodley hoo!

Poor li'l snowflakes! I used to laugh quietly because Chick-Fil-A was one of the sponsors of the James Madison women's basketball teams, and I'd think, if y'all knew how many gay women were on some of these teams.....

[Casady1]

7. I have been to HQ many times

I am not surprised. They were always good to me.

[brush]

8. Magats have gone just straight racist. Diversity is now something to be against...

and to protest? What, workplaces are just to hire only magats now?

Ok, see how long the business will survive with only magat coustomers.

[IronLionZion]

9. Yay! Fewer MAGAts in line for Chick-Fil-A

should be shorter waits for the rest of us

[Bengus81]

11. Let's see...MAGOTS boycotting Disney,Bud Light,now Chick-fil-a

What else are those pukes doing without?

[Probatim]

20. If they keep this up, they'll be naked, hungry, and walking everywhere.

Idiots are mad about something - and if they ever figure out why they're mad, there's going to be all holy hell to pay. And it won't be against the left.

[DBoon]

25. naked, hungry, and walking everywhere equals ZOMBIES!

Somehow I was expecting their true nature to be revealed

[Probatim]

26. Zombies crave brains - maggots despise brains. Subtle difference.

[Ftrump]

32. Apparently, a lot more of this fine cuisine

.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

43. Brains

I mean, if you want the obvious answer.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

13. I have been avoiding chic fil a like the plague

I am skeptical of this "change". Until they stop donating money to fascist republican pigs,I will not eat there. When they start funding democrats and progressives and it goes beyond window dressing,I will find out how good chic fil a 's chicken sandwiches are.But not until they do these things.

[UpInArms]

19. Same here

[sellitman]

21. Fuck Chic fil a

Their history has not changed and they still donate to the crazies.

I would starve before eating there.

[Evolve Dammit]

40. same here

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

44. The sandwiches aren't anything special

Don't know why people think they would be. It's a deep-fried chunk o'chicken and a couple of dill pickle slices on a bun.

That's it.

[spinbaby]

14. Well then...

…I did not have this on my 2023 bingo card.

[Grokenstein]

15. Maybe they should open their own MAGA chicken franchise!

Run by people who hate government safety regulations! Operated by young children! Screaming obscenities at customers who "aren't a good 'fit' for the community"!

The results will certainly be funnier than the "conservative comedy network."

[Kablooie]

16. Perhaps it's capitalism that forces them to change.

But whatever the reason it is a positive direction for them.

[JI7]

18. In terms of their hiring they have actually always been inclusive

[CentralMass]

17. That's great I'll have stop by one for a grilled chicken sandwich.

[aeromanKC]

22. So, they finally got to the Jesus parts of the bible after all those Sunday's off.

Just might go back now. (Only been there once for a free promotional sandwich)

[Grokenstein]

23. Oh man, PetSmart too?? THEY'RE EVERYWHERE THEY'RE EVERYWHERE

https://nypost.com/2023/05/29/petsmart-faces-backlash-over-pride-merchandise/

https://www.newsweek.com/petsmart-boycott-calls-lgbtq-pride-pets-range-1803130

[I_UndergroundPanther]

24. Petsmart

Has been putting live animals in dumpsters. I will not shop there.
And if I did it would be to save some critters from certain slow death.

[DBoon]

33. a boycott over rainbow themed dog outfits???

I mean, dogs can't see colors anyway

[Ilsa]

27. They have to. The pickings are slim to hire fast food workers

in Georgia. They have to either hire more people or close dining rooms.

[Mr.Bill]

31. I have read on conservative websites

that many think they have a policy of only hiring christians, which would, of course, be illegal.

[Ilsa]

37. I would definitely pin that on Hobby Lobby.

I wouldn't be too surprised about Chik-fil-a.

[Aristus]

28. Can someone please declare oxygen "woke" now?

The MAGAts will shortly be duct-taping plastic bags over their heads, and all our problems will be solved.

[Paladin]

30. Too little, too late, Chick-fil-A.

That, and your food sucks.

[happybird]

34. Oh, good

Meeting my Mom there in about an hour to pick up dinner before going to a softball game.
Hopefully the line will be short!

[judesedit]

35. I guess I'll have to partake of some Chick-fil-A chicken fingers one day soon

[Grins]

36. Chick-fil-A has a VP of diversity??????

Like Harvard? And Silicon Valley Bank? And Liberty University?

[ificandream]

38. Snowflake is almost in tears over Chick-Fil-A

Link to tweet

[kimbutgar]

46. You just have to wonder if Becky sue is a repuke paid operative!

[DFW]

39. There's one of them in the terminal at the Dallas Love Field airport.

I always wondered what all the fuss was about, since there was always a long line there. I wondered if their stuff really tasted good or it was just bigot loyalty, If the lines continue to be long, I'll never find out, but if I should by some chance be ther when I can get to order within 5 minutes of standing there, maybe I'll satisfy my curiosity some day.

In the meantime, since most of my airport visits are Düsseldorf, Paris, Barecelona, Zürich, Madrid, München and Amsterdam, my chances of eating at one of those places is zilch. Do they have them in points north, like Logan, La Guardia or either of the Washington airports? I guess there have to be a lot of them that are not at airports, but I rarely notice fast food places when I'm NOT at airports. If you've got a choice, after all...........

[happybird]

41. It's the best fast food, imho

and the employees are always very courteous, the restaurants and bathrooms are always clean.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

47. You're not missing anything

The original sandwich is a plank of battered and deep-fried chicken with a couple of dill pickle chips on a bun.

That's it. Plenty of other fast food joints do a better job with a chicken sandwich.

Nearly the entire food menu consists of junk carbs and grease. Now I don't mind some junk food every now and then, but I can find better elsewhere--and cheaper, at that.

[Aviation Pro]

42. These are seriously stupid motherfuckers

They do realize that Chick-fil-A is a bastion of Christianity and is closed on Sundays, yes?

Nope, they don’t, the stupid motherfuckers.

What’s next? Crumbl?

[kimbutgar]

45. So going woke means to be inclusive not exclusive like the repuke party

I’ll take being woke over being ignorant like them.

Plus I don’t eat at chick-fil-a anyway because they are a right wing evangelical christofascist company.

[Initech]

48. They're running out of stores and products to buy from.

I'd like to think someone is just straight fucking with the MAGA / Q nuts at this point, which is probably true, but damn these people are so stupid. This shit is getting really old now.

[CaptainTruth]

49. The radical right believes being respectful is bad.

I'll keep that in mind when I interact with them.

[Omaha Steve]

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