It's simple when you buy something at Chick-Fil-A

[William769]

[lunatica]

1. Yes

[RKP5637]

2. K&R !!! n/t

[kayakjohnny]

3. That shit makes me sick.

Not only their sentiment towards gays, but also their food.

It literally makes me sick, and I had to stop eating it several years ago.

[cthulu2016]

4. Yes, stop eating at chick-fil-a. Rec'd.

[friendly_iconoclast]

5. Word- and I actually *like* their food, but will not buy it now.

I was ignorant of the owner's homophobia up until a few years ago.

[Aerows]

8. The only thing that gives

Chick-Fil-A their taste is that they use pickle brine (pickle juice) to soak their potatoes and chicken breasts before frying them. Dash white pepper and some pickle juice (specifically, white pepper) on the breasts after soaking them, fry and you won't know the difference if you serve them on partially toasted buns with more pickles.

[HappyMe]

11. That doesn't sound good to me at all.

If I'm going to fry up some chicken I soak it in buttermilk with hot sauce.

[Curtland1015]

16. Wow... that sounds AWESOME.

:drool:

[Bluenorthwest]

28. Buttermilk is a natural tenderizer

adds flavor as well.

[Robb]

53. How long?

Since you and I seem to best agree on matters of food (and bigoted restauranteers, apparently) I figured I could ask.

How long in the buttermilk?

[unapatriciated]

79. I soak mine overnite in fridge.

I also use buttermilk for my cakes.

[msanthrope]

39. That is the secret to great southern fried chicken--the buttermilk soak and the hot sauce.

I use about a half-bottle of Franks...it mellows in the buttermilk.

[HappyMe]

45. Franks is the only kind I use

for the fried chicken soak. I have tried other kinds and it just isn't the same.

[RKP5637]

51. Now I'm hungry again! That sounds really good!!! I'll take that any day to

Chick-Fil-A. And I've never even had Chick-Fil-A, but now never will.

[Bluzmann57]

91. Boy oh boy! That sounds delicious!

I'm going to try that next time we have chicken. And as far as chick filla or whatever they're called now, I haven't eaten at one of their places since I saw a bio of the founder on tv a few years ago. Never mentioned his homophobia, but they mentioned his alleged faith frequently. So he has his faith, I have mine. I chose not to eat there.

[Taverner]

14. They also pioneered the use of the deep fryer pressure cooker

And they still use it better than any other fast food chain.

That being said, if you want REALLY good chicken, find a Southern or Soul Food place.

[NashvilleLefty]

37. That was KFC that pioneered the pressure fryer. But

you're right about Southern restaurants.

I live in Nashville, the home of Hot Chicken.

[Aerows]

6. I had a delicious chicken sandwich today

It had pickles, was doused with a little pickle juice... then I stuck it on white bread with mayonnaise and it was easily as delicious as anything I could eat at a place that actively works against my best interests.

Chick-Fil-A has nothing but a seasoning process to set them aside, and once they lose that, which they have to me, I have no reason to go. Why eat something you can easily eat at home and NOT support bigotry? It's an easy recipe to replicate Chick-Fil-A sandwiches.

[AtomicKitten]

7. hey

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1042100

[William769]

15. My apologies, I did not see that.

[AtomicKitten]

47. Not necessary.

Boycotting assholes is the least we can do.

[Tx4obama]

22. Duplicates are allowed in GD.

[AtomicKitten]

70. you've got it all wrong

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Look, it's not a dupe; mine was just an earlier post, not an OP. As much as I appreciate your enthusiasm in acting as a board nanny at large, I've been here long enough to know the rules.

thanks!

[Lint Head]

9. Hell print this page and "secretly" hang it in front of every Chik-Fil-A you can.

People would think the company did it. It looks so official.

[gmiami]

13. chik fil a

Good idea!

[HappyMe]

10. I must live a charmed life.

I have never even seen one of these restaurants. I'm glad to know what hateful assholes they are.

[AsahinaKimi]

74. We don't have them in San Francisco

And even if they tried to come here, I seriously doubt a lot of people here would allow it.

[HappyMe]

86. I have lived in Illinois,

Wisconsin, Rhode Island and now New York. Haven't seen a single one.

I shudder to think what would happen if they even tried to put a store in SF!

[AsahinaKimi]

87. The city of San Francisco

Has some rules here in regards to limiting Fast Food Restaurants. With all the top notch Restaurants in city, and family owned businesses
they want them to thrive. As for Chic fil a, the Gay community and the City Council would probably put a stop to them coming here. Its worked so far with WALMART. The closest Walmart is in Colma near Daly City, which is outside San Francisco Country.

[CreekDog]

93. No, incorrect, there is no Wal Mart in Colma

there isn't one in all of San Mateo County.

were you confusing it with Target?

Wal Mart has some corporate office in South San Francisco, but no stores, in fact, that city voted against a Wal Mart store in South San Francisco (different city and county than San Francisco)

[AsahinaKimi]

97. I think you are right, maybe it was Target..

I keep thinking of that time I went to the mall, which was in Colma, Daly city. I forget the name of it. Tanforan Mall? Yep that's it.. just Googled it and it is a Target store. I think there is a Walmart across the bay, but certainly none in San Francisco.

[CreekDog]

98. There is no "maybe you're right". There is no Wal Mart here period.

not in Daly City, Colma, San Bruno and not in South San Francisco where it was fought strongly against by unions there.

are you in SF now? you seem like someone who has lived in SF long enough to know where Serramonte and Tanforan are.

[AsahinaKimi]

99. I don't leave the city much to go to the outer areas.

I have lived in San Francisco on and off most of my life. Traveled a bit, and lived in places like Idaho, Utah, Arizona, upstate NY, as well as down south in Huntington Beach and Santa Barbara. I always come back to San Francisco. A few years back, I just wanted to know what it was like to live else where, so I moved to places where I had some friends. I am in San Francisco now, and don't intend on leaving again. Not a lot of Asian food in those other places, hahaha!!

[CreekDog]

101. you're making south of SF sound like some white suburb, when its less white than SF

except for Mcdonalds, the only walkable food in my suburban neighborhood is

1. Filipino
2. Thai
3. Pho
4. noodle house
5. Round Table Pizza
6. Chinese

the country has changed a lot in 20 years, I've lived in Arizona and Utah and both either had a, lot of Asian food, or now have it. all the areas of the mountain and desert west that were Lily white in 1985 have visible minority populations, in substantial numbers.

[AsahinaKimi]

105. When I was saying that the areas I lived in didn't have a lot of Asian food

I was referring to Scottsdale Arizona, Preston Idaho, Salt Lake City Utah, Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach. When I mean Asian food, I am not necessarily referring to just Chinese... but Thai, Japanese, Malaysian-Indonesian-Singaporen, Vietnamese and Korean.

Most of those places have a scattering of Chinese Restaurants... but not much else.

And by the way, I never referred to South San Francisco.

[CreekDog]

106. You obviously haven't been to Salt Lake or Scottsdale in a decade or two

and why would you suggest I only think of Asian food as "Chinese" food?

Growing up in a Filipino neighborhood that was majority Asian, I'm the last person who thinks all Asians are "chinese" and that all Asian food is "Chinese".

which makes this discussion kind of ridiculous.

[AsahinaKimi]

107. I haven't been there recently no....

Have you been to Scottsdale recently? When I was last there, some woman asked me if I was Native American! She obviously had never seen an Asian in her entire life. Maybe she was one out of a thousand who didn't know. I am sure maybe now there are a few Japanese and maybe even a Thai Restaurant by there... but try to find a Vietnamese one! Try to find one that serves the type of food you would find in Singapore, or Malaysia... I really rather doubt you will find one.

I am glad you grew up in an Asian neighborhood. I am happy you got to experience some Asian culture, because not many in this country have.

[CreekDog]

108. That's what I'm trying to tell you, these areas are different now

of course, Phoenix doesn't have the Asian population of the Bay Area or Los Angeles, but it's near 10 percent now.

and as for Vietnamese restaurants, again, it's time to realize how much our country has changed since your opinion formed about these areas:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=phoenix+thai+restaurants&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=798&bih=400&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=42oXUPnoGMqlrQG194HgDA&ved=0CE8Q_AUoAg

here's Salt Lake City for Malaysian restaurants:

(notice the suburbs, these are not white monoliths like in decades past)

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=salt+lake+city+malaysian+food&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=657&bih=403&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=ZG0XUPv3CJHtqAGY5oGgCw&ved=0CEAQ_AUoAg

And I just want to add that I think it's one of the greatest things to happen to this country. To me the American dream, which is now going worldwide, is to be defined not by one's ethnicity, but by what one values and cares about.

Today, in many free nations you can't judge a person's ethnicity by looking at them. They look Asian, but their family has been in California since the 1800's. They are American, period, or whatever they want to consider themselves.

In Canada too, immigration has changed everything. It's great.

[AsahinaKimi]

109. Well that is good to see...

I am happy those places have a bit of variety... I hope the prices are cheap and the food is good. Now, Imma gonna eat my
dinner, Itadakimasu!!!!

[CreekDog]

110. .

[GObamaGO]

111. Huntington Beach has no Asian food?

I would have never guessed, with its proximity to Little Saigon (Westminster) and the Korean district in Garden Grove.

[AsahinaKimi]

112. was referring to where I lived at the time..

On Warner Avenue. As stated further down post, I am sure things have changed since I have been there. (And, not just talking about Chinese restaurants.)

[CreekDog]

103. yes Tanforan, where they processed Japanese Americans for internment

they taught us that in high school... my school was practically next to it.

it is one of the reasons San Bruno BART isn't Tanforan BART, unlike the Bayfair Station across the bay that shares its name with the mall there.

[barbtries]

12. i did. nt

[Big Orange Jeff]

17. Here's an alternative...

[William769]

18. +1.

[Kalidurga]

19. The people that say we are being just as bigoted against the religious...

are somewhat amusing. They argue that we are intolerant. But, what if it wasn't gay people they were targeting with their money. Would we be bigoted if we didn't want to support them if they sent money to the KKK? Or, is that when we should speak out maybe it would be ok then. Or what if they sent money to an organizations that either said Palestine or Israel or both should be wiped of the map? Should we be ok with them promoting that? Because there are religious people that have these views, so really I can't say that some religious views should't be supported or I am a bigot, really?

I don't really care that they are saying this because in the end it is my choice where I am going to eat. I won't eat at a place that could be defined as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

[kurtzapril4]

40. I agree

I'm really tired of the idea that calling out ridiculous religious beliefs is bigoted. In other words...WHY do I have to respect these beliefs?

[HughBeaumont]

82. When you hold all the cards, you aren't allowed more aces. That's what they seem to not get.

How dominant and ubiquitous is the message and influence of the anti-human rights, pro-laissez-fail Right Wing?

They have two dedicated channels on TV, and many "junior" versions of those stations. What does the progressive have?

They have representation from one united political party and many "junior" representations of that viewpoint (economically, anyway . . . some even support "one man, one woman&quot in the "opposition" party. What does the progressive have?

The dominant religion in this country is Christianity. Bible literalists are all OVER television, and Bible literalism = fear and hate leading to submissive obedience. What does the progressive worshipper have?

BUPKIS.

[Tx4obama]

20. Here are some COPYCAT RECIPES

Chick-Fil-A Chicken (And Nuggets) Copycat Recipe

Recipe here: http://www.food.com/recipe/chick-fil-a-chicken-and-nuggets-copycat-439307

and here: http://thesimpletable.com/2009/07/chick-fil-j%C2%AE-copycat-recipe/

[William769]

24. Thanks for the links.

[Evergreen Emerald]

69. I have never heard of this "restaurant"

Apparently there is ONE in Washington state...in Bellingham. Likely near WWU.

[nolabear]

21. And the sandwich is just awful.

I have never seen the appeal. It has absolutely no condiments, dressings, nothing but pickle-juice-soaked chicken and a slice of pickle. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love me a pickle, but srsly?

Eat at Popeye's. You'll be glad you did.

[Tx4obama]

27. No condiments? All you have to do is ask for the mayo and mustard packages.

Mix the mayo and mustard together and dip the nuggets into it or put on the sandwich.

I love the chicken at Chick-Fil-A, BUT I make it at home nowadays.

[HappyMe]

30. Oh yum, I love Popeyes!

Pickle juice soaked chicken sounds gross to me.

[Bolo Boffin]

25. You can't know where all your money goes, but

when ignorant assholes like the Cathys revel in what they do, then fuck them and their hate chicken.

Haven't been in a Chick-fil-A for years and never will be again.

[KamaAina]

26. I'm going right now!!

Oh, wait a minute. It's Sunday. They're closed because of their medieval beliefs. Oh well.

[nxylas]

78. That was actually a point in their favor for me at one time

When I first heard about it (way before this current controversy), I thought it was kind of refreshing that a corporation would willingly forgo profits because there was something more important to them than the bottom line.

Of course, if a company wants to put its money into supporting its religious beliefs, I'd prefer they emulate the Catholic-owned Costco and make a point of paying its employees enough to support their families (something like $13.50 an hour even for a lowly shelf-stacker). That's real family values for you.

[Rowdyboy]

29. K&R...................n/t

[SidDithers]

31. DU rec...nt

Sid

[NRaleighLiberal]

32. I've not eaten fast food in years...but I talk to my friends about avoiding them like the plague.

hey, MIRT buddy...

[Bluenorthwest]

33. Of course I've never even seen one of these places, I guess I skip all the finer malls and

shopping centers of the hate belt. There are no stores in Oregon, but I get around the country, never seen one.

[William769]

36. Your lucky.

There are several in the County I live in.

I have never done drag but on Aug 1, I'm going to give it my best shot and show up on their "appreciation" day, flaming all the way. And of course I will be there on Aug 3, also with my little black book giving out free kisses.

[joeybee12]

34. KNR

[Douglas Carpenter]

35. I regret that I live several thousand miles from the nearest one- but I shall boycott them in spirit

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[AnnieK401]

42. LOL

[Ken Burch]

38. That, and Chick-fil-A does horrible things to poultry...

[Courtesy Flush]

41. I would share this on Facebook, but

I'm in a red state, and most of my friends would share and say "Fuck yeah!!!!!111!1!!!"

[obamanut2012]

43. k & r

[chknltl]

44. Personally i find eating chicken....

....a horrible idea anyway.

[Orrex]

46. Gay people do all of that? I had no idea they were so busy!

How do they find the time to threaten my het marriage?

[William769]

50. We multi task!

[SunSeeker]

49. Plus, fried chicken on white bread will kill you. nt

[aikoaiko]

52. After reading your post, I am committing to not eating at Chick-fil-A.

Lots of people want people to boycott businesses for lots of reasons and I don't participate. But I can't ignore this issue any longer.

Thank you for this post, William769 and thank you to all the other DUers who have put the spotlight on Chick-fil-A owner bigotry.

No more Chick-fil-A for me until there is a sea change.

[William769]

55. ...

[Orrex]

58. I believe that would be a "chicken of the sea change"

Not holding my breath for it, though.

[auburngrad82]

54. I quit eating there years ago

I'm intolerant of intolerance.

[TroglodyteScholar]

56. Can you support those 4 claims about what they think of gay people?

There are definitely beliefs in the Cathy family that I find loathsome, but lying about what they believe isn't going to help anyone.

[William769]

59. The organizations they support and give money to.

Prove that this is a lie and I will be happy to self delete.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1042535

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/chick-fil-a-anti-gay-group-donations-_n_1644609.html

Balls in your court.



ETA: We can also add liars to their portfolio.

[Warren Stupidity]

61. Expect crickets.

[TroglodyteScholar]

68. I would *like* to expect that someone making such claims could actually back them up.

But I know better.

[Major Hogwash]

81. Actually, William did back his statement up with links.

And he also said something about balls.

I don't even like the name of their restaurant, "Chick-Fil-A".
I have never eaten there, even when I was traveling out of state.
I just don't like them.
Even though many of my friends and relatives that live in the South said they have gone there, and some even told me they liked it, I stayed away from eating there.

They didn't even have one of their restaurants located here in Boise until just recently.
However, I always thought their chicken-type restaurant was just another cheap, ripoff chicken joint that tried to hone in on Kentucky Fried Chicken's market.

But, since this debacle after Cathy made these comments, I don't think many of my friends or relatives will be eating there anytime soon.
Besides, nobody could cook better chicken than my grandmother could when she was yet still alive, so eating at a restaurant that boasts about serving chicken just doesn't appeal to me at all.

I liked their commercials during the college football games. But even they are beginning to get a little lame now.
I won't watch the college bowl game they sponsor now though until they retract their position on marriage.
Our kids deserve to live in a better world than we were born into, that's what we're here for.

We need to wipe homophobia off of the face of the earth like the disease that it is.
By gawd, we cured polio, we can change attitudes about gay people, too.
One step at a time, one day at a time, one person at a time -- keep your eyes on the prize -- equality for all, regardless of sex, race, creed, color, religion, or sexual orientation.

[William769]

102. Well said.

[TroglodyteScholar]

66. Two things

1) There's nothing here that supports the 4 specific claims in the original picture that was posted. Nothing.

2) If someone else lies, that makes it right for you to lie about them? Why isn't it good enough to focus on the reprehensible shit they actually believe?

You are hurting your cause, not helping it.

[FreeState]

75. Did you read the Huffington post link?

You might want to follow the links to the actual organizations their donations are going to - many of them clearly have a history of stating exactly whats in the op.

[William769]

76. Unfortunately some people can be smacked in the face (figuratively)

Because they don't want to believe it, or have other motives.

[Logical]

63. LYING? Prove it? n-t

[TroglodyteScholar]

64. The burden's not on me

If you're going to claim that someone believes all homosexuals molest children, you had better come with the proof!

If you have enough truth to hang someone with, why would you make shit up? It's counterproductive.

[indepat]

57. That Jesus-loving, Jesus-quoting head honcho had better be sure to keep his skirts clean for

surely any dirty laundry would likely be aired to the hilt.

[Wheezy]

60. You know...

They are like all the others. They can't effing spell. I swear I thought it was pronounced chick fillah for years before somebody told me that fil-a was supposed to be filet. WTF.

[Warren Stupidity]

62. As a veg I have no skin in this game, but I'm double boycotting them anyway.

Fuck chik fil a.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

65. simple, burn them down!

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[Zax2me]

67. Chick-Fil-A has given a lot more than 3 million to needy children.

Foster kids, scholarships for those unable to pay for school.
And they don't check your sexual orientation or skin color before spending it.
So many so poorly informed....

[physioex]

77. This is dudu...

I see you are thrilled some sweat shop corporation donated 0.00001% percent of their earnings to charitable causes. But the harm this corporation has done well outweigh any benefits. Starting with the fact it is centrally organized, it simply extracts wealth from communities and concentrates to select individuals. And the good probability a good percent of their employees work for minimum wage with no benefits. If you are lucky to get benefits, there is a slim chance a gay couple would be extended the same benefits as married. I could go on forever with this list.... Please excuse me if I don't sound grateful.

[closeupready]

89. And the Vatican has, too.

So you can take your revisionist whitewash bullshit and shove it.

[William769]

104. +1.

[1monster]

71. Sorry, that is just as over the top as the anti-gay folks.

[AsahinaKimi]

72. Homophobes..

Haters gotta Hate.

[krispos42]

73. I'd like a chicken club meal with an extra side of homophobia sauce, please.

Can I get that to go? I have to go to Planned Parenhood and throw fake blood on the abortionists in ten minutes.

[Did I Just Type This]

80. Boston blocked them!

Our mayor blocked them from coming here, had their chicken once, it was gross.

[Shrek]

83. Actually the mayor has backed off on that

Menino clarified his view Thursday, saying that it would not be within his power to take any steps to prevent the business from establishing a franchise in the city and that he could not deny permits to the company. His only recourse, he said, is expressing his disapproval.

http://articles.boston.com/2012-07-27/metro/32869124_1_political-science-gay-marriage-chick-fil-a-stance

[JNelson6563]

84. I never heard of them until this scandal

I don't know about down state but there's no such thing in northern Michigan that I know of. I have somehow managed to live a happy live so far without having ever known of them, much less eaten there.

I don't understand why anyone would go there at this point.

Julie

[OmahaBlueDog]

90. They are huge in the South

..although they've been in malls everywhere for years.

[bullwinkle428]

85. K&R. The "Sambo's" restaurant chain eventually went the way of the dodo bird,

so there is hope that Chik-Fil-A's business may one day just dry up and blow away once enough people become aware of their attitudes and beliefs.

[one_voice]

88. K&R.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

92. disgusting.

Out them!

(Out "Curves" too, by the way---big donators to "BirthRight", the anti-woman forced-birther christo-fascist phony pregnancy counseling centers.)

[awoke_in_2003]

94. I used to love their sandwiches...

but I won't finance this shit.

[cascadiance]

95. I've not been to any of their places for decades, but here's an idea more visible than a boycott!

How about if some of the gay folk even team up with progressive hetero folk to go there and make sure that if they buy anything, that those in the restaurant have to see same sex kissing sessions as a part of the protest. If employees try to restrict them at all, make an issue out of it. Perhaps even have signs if you are a hetero saying something like "Hey Chick-Fil-A, thanks for a gay day!" And if they get upset, then say... "Don't you want me to be gay and have a good time here as a customer?" and completely play with their employees' and customers' minds!

[FightForChange]

96. Those jerks disgust me

When my friend told me how homophobic chick-fil-a was I knew I wasn't about to eat there again. Great graphic. I don't get why people have such a problem with gay people, call it homophobic or call it plain racism it's still nothing but blind dumb hate.

[Shankapotomus]

100. never ate there

now never will

[BOWIE]

113. This is a lie

This is is a lie. Chick Fil-A only supports marriage between one man and one woman and does not comment on the gay issue.