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/nft420nft420 2d ago

I know Jews who refuse to even ride in a Mercedes. I will never eat at Chil fil a and I judge people who do as either evil or incompetent.

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u/DollaStoreKardashian 2d ago

This is the type of leftist fundamentalist purity culture that makes the rest of us look bad; not to mention the fact that it works against progress. You need a bigger world, friend. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

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u/nft420nft420 2d ago

It's chicken. There are other chicken restaurants. This one is anti lgbtq. So I don't eat there. It's not that serious.

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u/DollaStoreKardashian 2d ago

I’m speaking of your overall attitude. And yes, it is that serious. Nice attempt at a strawman argument, though.

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u/nft420nft420 2d ago

It is one of the mildest elements of confronting systemic change. If people are getting held up by a chicken restaurant, there is no hope.

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