Applebee’s Overnight Social Media Meltdown: A Photo Essay

[juajen]

49. My husband and I enjoyed going there in times past.

I thought the right thing to do was to fight for rights for low wage earners, such as increased minimum wage, not to keep people from going to restaurants owned by right wingers. How do we tell, anyway?

I do try to frequent places that I know are dem, but I don't know all the time who they are. I once knew a lady, whose daughter played with my daughter. She was a supervisor at Applebee's. She certainly worked hard to get that job, and was supporting her children as best she could. She was divorced, and husband was then struggling.

We cannot boycott all stores and restaurants we disagree with, as it hurts all of us, not just them. Making a point, though, like we all did with Chic fil a, is the right way to do it. I know I still love my chicken from there, but for a while, I boycotted.

Point is that we don't want to ruin a business, but letting them know we can is very important.