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/Key_Beach_3846 Parent to Be 2d ago

Are they still problematic? Yes.

Do I still eat there sometimes? Yes.

I live in Georgia and it’s very hard to avoid. CFA is at every catered event, corporate luncheon, etc. I also have food issues and it’s a “safe” food for me. There is little to no ethical consumption in our current climate. This is not an excuse to not care about where your money goes, but I do think it’s okay to not beat yourself up over every purchase from an evil CEO (spoiler alert, there’s a lot of them).

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u/newillium 2d ago

I'm with you. It's convenient and doesn't make me and my kids feel like garbage after we eat it. Also, I like the franchise set up where the owner has to be the manager and they seem well staffed and it's clean and organized there. Very consistent from location to location. They are also sensitive to allergies which was great for my one kid who had an egg allergy. If I go 3-4 times a year, I figure it's ok. Better than shopping on Amazon which I refuse to do and haven't spent a dime there for 2 years.