Does Chick-fil-A not have the same anti-LGBTQ reputation anymore? Anecdotally, young people (Gen Z) keep casually announcing that they eat there and it's jarring to my aging millennial ears.
Chick-fil-A was THE culture war issue at a time when the term “culture war” was employed a lot less frequently (or at least I heard it less). Hard to believe the stigma is gone among presumably pro-LGBTQIA+ young people. 🤷♂️
Some 20-something at work just asked me where to find a Chick-fil-A (I didn't know, but others have asked me the same question). That's what inspired this…
There is no ethical consumption, but when a corporation becomes publicly associated with bigotry, mistreating workers, other social/environmental ills, I'll boycott in solidarity + to send a message. But seems like, eventually, people forget.
Boycotts can be an effective tool, but it seems like there is more awareness now than ever that systemic, radical change is necessary to address root causes of corporate greed/abuses (including capitalism itself). Consumer choices only go so far.
https://x.com/EricShapiro3/status/1791880151279505443
what does woke mean?
Woke's over, younger Gen Zs and Gen Alpha dgaf about this stuff
Not sure how you personally define “wokeness,” but Gen Z is extremely concerned about LGBTQ+ rights according to available data (regardless of whether they connect it with a specific chicken place).
Wokeness = radical liberalism and performative politics. There's a polarisation - some Gen Zs (those older and closer to millennials) are woke, but overwhelmingly the younger section do not seek institutional approval (couldn't get it anyway) and so aren't led by the radical liberalism of the PMC (as millennials were). Plus, now every other school / guidance counsellor / social worker / university is promoting woke radlib ideology it's not viewed as ‘cool' (every generation rebels in their youth, as Nick Cave said if he were 16 today he'd go to church [to be counter-cultural]) and that's partly why we see a resurgence of trad. Many polls indicate Gen-Alpha (turning 14) are the most right-wing / conservative in generations. But there is a huge split amongst the sexes (young men are much more likely to be rightwing / conservative than young women).
except that's not what woke means. yall should stop talking about things you have no idea about [black woman speaking]
Now I'm starting to understand better why some people think being ‘woke' is a bad thing smh
it's conservatives taking words ( aave) they don't know the meaning of and basically turning them into a slur. so now the entire country thinks woke is something it's not [black woman speaking]
https://x.com/DrJenIzaakson/status/1792166612235137399
We don't get no rewards for not eating there
Not funding organizations that hate you?!?!
I think this is a fair point. But at the end of the day, no ethical consumption in capitalism. I fund governments that hate me every single day, baby. May as well get some Polynesian with it.
“There's no ethical consumption under capitalism “ doesn't mean I should spend and vote with my dollars recklessly
I don't vote recklessly. But you're a great example why I eat the chicken. This shit turns you off to regular people who have a lot in common with you. What am I really helping by freaking out over chicken and telling them about themselves? Cutting them off? Over some nuggets.
https://x.com/courtsidekenny/status/1792169661783482854
https://x.com/wet_church/status/1792040310249255045
https://x.com/SoGoodWeNamedlt/status/1792202288578339011
not the chick fil a cup 
https://x.com/DearlyBearloved/status/1792133167660298451
Just shows the addictiveness of fried MSG
Highly incorrect. MSG is not addictive just awhole lot of racially charged history behind it. Many things have MSG both naturally and added. The addictiveness comes from fats and salts. Chick fil a is just more of brand type to show off similar to iPhones and other hyped things.
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If it's a good product you don't really need to worry about politics.
Boycotts only work on things that have a decent competitor. Easy to boycott bud light, hard to boycott iphone.
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There are plenty of decent/better fried chicken sandwich places than them. It's not even a rare offering.
If that's the best chicken sandwich you can get, that's a huge
for where you live.
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Never ate there lol. Top of my list next time I'm in the states though.
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They're less "great" and more "consistently good". I prefer the spicy one with the lettuce 'n tomato, find they're one of the few sloppa chains that have decent veggies on their sandwiches here. Enjoy your next visit, hope you have a fun time!
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Yeah they're still fast food lmao, just consistent and not horrible
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Seethe is a seasoning the other chains don't offer.
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What are the good chain chicken sandwich places? I know there are always good local places, but Chick-fil-a is the gold standard compared to KFC, Popeyes, Wendys and Zaxbys
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I don't know any fantastic chain places. I guess I get the appeal of fast food, but the best chicken sandwiches aren't from chains.
I hit chain places sometimes when I'm driving long distances, but it's really rare for me at home.
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Idk, probably Church's or Golden Chick, Bojangles is okay
CFA certainly has a lock on the sandwich market, though
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the secret is the chicken is marinated in pickle brine
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The other secret is they pay enough to be selective with their high school wagies so they can filter out the r-slurs who frick up orders (those guys have to work at Burger King)
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