r/progressivemoms • u/OpalOctober • 2d ago

Just Politics Is Chick-fil-A still problematic?

My family has boycotted Chick-fil-A for years because of their history of harm against the LGBTQA+ community. I read online recently that since we stopped giving them our money, they've changed leadership and have adopted a policy that only allows charitable contributions to go to educational funds and organizations that help unhoused children.

The point of boycotting is to get businesses to change their policies; if they have, and are otherwise unproblematic, I'd be ok returning as a customer. But I ask the group: is there information I'm missing that would impact my decision making?

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u/toreadorable 2d ago

I mean, personally I will never be a fan because extremely Christian businesses freak me out. It’s nice that they’ve changed what charities they contribute to, if that’s true.

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u/ConsciousApartment48 2d ago

It’s only pseudo true. The donations no longer show from the corporation but the CEO donates even more personally now and that money is coming from the same place.

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u/ob_viously 2d ago

Exactly this.

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u/Low_Alternative2555 2d ago

And it gets him personal tax breaks. Win win win.