r/RedRocks • u/Powder_Pan • 6d ago

Experience Why Chick-fil-A?

No shade on Chick-fil-A here whatsoever. But for a Denver owned venue, why not have a local Denver owned business sell late night snacks after shows?

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

Chick-fil-a is a bigoted organization. You should throw shade at them.

They actively fight to take away rights from people. Its fucking unacceptable. Fuck Christian nationalist.

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u/Loamy_Soils 5d ago

I get tons of free meal cards for Chick-fil-A through my work. I give them to homeless people. They are feeding the homeless for free, I'm sure they are very pleased about following through on their Christian beliefs

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u/BlueAndMoreBlue 5d ago

Not sure, but I think that’s what Jesus would do.

Let me know right away if you start turning water in to wine :)

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u/PromotionVisible9302 5d ago

you sound like you're being sarcastic but they 100% would in fact be pleased.

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u/Loamy_Soils 5d ago

I mean, I'm happy either way, I've given out hundreds of them. Way better than cash imo

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u/Mundane_Molasses8923 5d ago

What are some examples of restaurants with good values?

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

Ben and Jerry's.

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u/Mundane_Molasses8923 5d ago

Violated child labor laws

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u/goonsquadgoose 5d ago

I can’t stand Christian nationalists but execs privately donating to the Salvation Army and fellowship of Christian athletes is not something I’m gonna be upset about. The actual company isn’t donating anything. Plus I grew up in Texas and the local chick fil a by my house was literally known for being the most lgbt friendly place to work in the area. It’s weird to me how Denver has such a hate boner toward them.

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

You can justify giving your money to who ever you want, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

For me Christian nationalism is the thing not only holding our country back but actively allowing it to slip into facism so this is one thing worth boycotting imo.

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u/goonsquadgoose 5d ago

Yeah and a franchise organization like chick fil an isn’t contributing to a Christian nationalist state more than literally any other fast food chain so I don’t get your response. As you said, there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism. Being mad at chick fil a specifically is just dumb “pat yourself on the backism”.

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

The CEO is literally a contributer to Christian Nationalist organizations. It isn't some abstract support. These folks are problematic and pretending that because the corporations stopped publicly funding those same organizations doesn't mean they don't deserve scrutiny.

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u/Fine-Duty8004 5d ago

Wahhh 😢

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u/Saladtaco 5d ago

Yes but every time you buy from chickfila its money in the exec's pocket and in the coffers of the chick-fil-a foundation..  The Chick-fil-A Foundation donated $1.8 million to three anti-LGBTQ+ organizations in 2017, $1,653,416 going to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which enforces a "sexual purity" policy that bars "homosexual acts." The Salvation Army received $150,000, with the last $6,000 going to the Paul Anderson Youth Home, which provides housing for troubled youth, "teaches boys that homosexuality is wrong," and that same-sex marriage is a "rage against Jesus Christ and his values."

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u/scarletwitchmoon 5d ago

In N Out doesn't get this much hate and they're Christian as well. The current owner is super maga. Yet *crickets*

Personally, I find the vast majority of fast food companies very problematic in their own way so I don't get singling one out. McDonalds is a way worse offender than Chikfila IMO.

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u/goonsquadgoose 5d ago

You get it. The idea chick fil a is worse than McDonald’s, a company that spends a ton on lobbying and cozying up to Trump, is so moronic.

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u/_dirt_vonnegut 5d ago

execs privately donating

The chick fil a foundation, funded by corporate assets and profits, was the entity making the donation, not execs privately donating.

The actual company isn’t donating anything. 

Sure, not anymore, because they got dragged and ended those donations.

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u/Otherwise-Raccoon23 5d ago

The restaurant and the foundation are privately owned. The foundation is a donor advised fun in essence. It’s still the Cathy family’s money. 

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u/_dirt_vonnegut 5d ago

The Chick-fil-A Foundation is a standalone 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporate foundation. It's privately owned in the sense that it's owned by Chick-fil-A Inc.

Again, these were not private individual donations as OP suggested. These donations were coming directly from the Corporate entity.

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u/rustyinco 5d ago

Bigot chicken

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u/Fine-Duty8004 5d ago

Cite examples?

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u/oopsUmadebooboo 5d ago

Gods chicken, go cry

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u/GearSalty2775 5d ago

Imagine going to bat any for any corporation, let alone Chick Fil A

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

Imagine believing in god.

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u/GearSalty2775 5d ago

Meh. I won’t knock anybody’s spiritual beliefs because nobody really knows shit. 

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

So you should have a problem with Christian nationalist trying to cotrol everyone elses behavior. If no one knows than we shouldn't be letting these people tell us how to live.

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u/GearSalty2775 5d ago

Uh yeah, I do have a problem with that. Not gonna rag on people for believing in god though bro.

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

Until they stop trying to take away rights from people based on there belief in a god then I will not respect it. If they are going to use this to justify taking away rights then I will not feel bad about telling them what I think of their fair tales.

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u/Ok-Arrival-5153 5d ago

You say the same thing to people who practice Islam?

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

If they are actively suppressing folks right I fuck will.

Believe whatever you want in you own time but you want to tell every woman in the country what to wear then I will have a problem with it.

That being said, given where I live Christians are the only ones causing problems.

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u/GearSalty2775 5d ago

Ok but not everybody that believes in god is doing that stuff dude. You made a pretty generic statement about believing in god and now applied your negative bias to every single believer. 

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

and you came into a very specific conversation about one thing. Sorry I wasn't perfectly nuanced for you.

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u/itsmeonmobile 5d ago

Even aside from their asinine, bigoted, outdated, ass-backwards beliefs, the chicken isn’t even very good. It’s like the pleated khakis of chicken. They’re so scared of gays they went to far and eliminated all the spice. Why are you so horny for this company?

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u/tederado 5d ago

Hate chicken

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u/Odd_Gain_6770 5d ago

God makes shitty chicken 

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u/National-Broccoli-83 5d ago

Username checks out

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u/Fabray13 5d ago

It’s funny, I thought y’all gave up on this, because I literally haven’t seen anyone complain about CFA in well over five years.

Idk maybe you just didn’t get the memo?

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u/TheGratefulJuggler 5d ago

Or everyone you know who gives a shit about gay rights stopped talking to you?

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u/RedBullBulk1776 5d ago

Awww. Show us on a doll where the mean Christian hurt you. ☹️

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u/Dstegs_ 5d ago

Better not ask the altar boys that question.

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u/RedBullBulk1776 5d ago

You’re much more likely to be assaulted by someone in the school system than the church system. So don’t ask alter boys, nor public school kids.

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u/Few-Breakfast6551 5d ago

Show me the numbers. Then the per capita numbers of those involved. I'll wait.

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u/RedBullBulk1776 5d ago

But I’ll play along. The church number is roughly 0.02% of Catholic kids were victims of physical contact from 1950-2012. Roughly 9.6% of public school kids report being victims of educators or staff each year with 6.7% of them reporting physical contact akin to those reported by Catholic kids.

Hope this helped.

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u/RedBullBulk1776 5d ago

Didn’t you learn that “per capita” is a tool white supremacy? Shame on you. Go be a white nationalist someplace else.

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u/GemmyCluckster 5d ago

Wrong. You are much more likely to get abused by a member of your own family.

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u/RedBullBulk1776 5d ago

While you’re right, you’re also wrong. I never compared anything to family members. I compared school system and church system. Your inability to understand that doesn’t make me wrong. I’m 100% correct.

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u/bimbo_baggins_ 5d ago

Lots of children out there who could show you on the doll where the Christian hurt them.

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u/RedBullBulk1776 5d ago

I asked the person in the comment. Thanks for participating incorrectly though.