Yes, because it's so easy to inform and anger enough consumers to meaningfully impact the sales of a national restaurant chain for any extended period of time.
Yes, because it's so easy to inform and anger enough consumers to meaningfully impact the sales of a national restaurant chain for any extended period of time.
Chick-Fil-A donated about $2 million dollars last year to anti-gay groups. Let's put some perspective here. People have donated more than DOUBLE that in less than a month for an imaginary video game console. Way to go internet.
Yes, because it's so easy to inform and anger enough consumers to meaningfully impact the sales of a national restaurant chain for any extended period of time.
TV commercials?
That would work, if you can pay for them. Hence why I said that relying on "market forces" gives rich people more speech than everyone else. Which I hasten to point out is fucking bullshit.
Yes, because it's so easy to inform and anger enough consumers to meaningfully impact the sales of a national restaurant chain for any extended period of time.
TV commercials?
That would work, if you can pay for them. Hence why I said that relying on "market forces" gives rich people more speech than everyone else. Which I hasten to point out is fucking bullshit.
I just want us to step back and consider that maybe the government isn't the solution to all our problems.
You can either eat at Chick-Fil-A, or you don't. If you think they support bad things and that's why you don't eat there, okay. If you think they have bad food and don't eat there, okay.
But if someone chooses to eat there, they are not making some kind of mistake or anything. They're just eating food.
No, but it sure as hell beats the free market at combating oppression.
It can legislate against oppression, but it is up to people to enact change. Let's remember that the civil rights movement didn't get started until enough people got angry at the state of affairs to do something.
I saw that. I liked it at first. But actually I do think a company can have a stance on same sex marriage... that being that they want all of their employees and the families of their employees to qualify for the same benefits. Of course, they could just enforce that as policy with their health plans and such... which would be totally cool if some companies are doing that...
I saw that. I liked it at first. But actually I do think a company can have a stance on same sex marriage... that being that they want all of their employees and the families of their employees to qualify for the same benefits. Of course, they could just enforce that as policy with their health plans and such... which would be totally cool if some companies are doing that...
One of the NYU Dining Halls contains the only Chick-Fil-A in Manhattan. Students started boycotting them right when (conveniently) I got rid of my meal plan. As a result, I can say I have been boycotting them for two years.
That's still there? I thought it went away. I ate there a couple times, and they had weird waffle fries, and then Rym told me the story of Chick-Fil-A and I was like, I'm in fucking Manhattan, I don't need to eat this garbage anyway. And so I didn't. I'm surprised that place is still part of the one dining hall.
One of the NYU Dining Halls contains the only Chick-Fil-A in Manhattan. Students started boycotting them right when (conveniently) I got rid of my meal plan. As a result, I can say I have been boycotting them for two years.
That's still there? I thought it went away. I ate there a couple times, and they had weird waffle fries, and then Rym told me the story of Chick-Fil-A and I was like, I'm in fucking Manhattan, I don't need to eat this garbage anyway. And so I didn't. I'm surprised that place is still part of the one dining hall.
Student building at EKU had a Chick-Fil-A in the lower food court when I was there. My friends and I would get the waffle fries from there and then a thing of queso dip from the mexican place right next to it.
Waffle fries and queso. Best thing for those late nights studying, at least we thought back then.
Didn't know how good we had it at the time. RIT had ZERO fast food restaurants on campus. I think the only chain restaurant on campus was the Ben & Jerry's.
We have one or two more now, but it's mostly RIT's dining halls. Which, minus Gracie's, are pretty good. The Common's and Sol's Underground are both rather tasty.
I go away for two days and you guys spend half this conversation talking about where these places are! I don't even know what one is. To get this train back on track how easy is it to set up boot camp?
Didn't know how good we had it at the time. RIT had ZERO fast food restaurants on campus. I think the only chain restaurant on campus was the Ben & Jerry's.
However, I don't want to sound like I am ragging on NYU's food service. Their cafeteria offerings were mostly really delicious. Lots of variety and good vegetarian options. Also, we got student discounts at a lot of Village restaurants.
I mentioned during the pre-show for FNPL that I'd not watched Coffee and Cigarettes in about 10 years(It's actually 9, to be accurate - I thought it came out in 2002, but it was actually 2003) and I think it's time to correct that.
I mentioned during the pre-show for FNPL that I'd not watched Coffee and Cigarettes in about 10 years(It's actually 9, to be accurate - I thought it came out in 2002, but it was actually 2003) and I think it's time to correct that.
I'm getting so tired and annoyed with those "Like this photo if you remember this nostalgic bullshit OMG MY CHILDHOOD WAS THE BEST" on Facebook.
I'm beyond tempted to take a picture of underwear with skidmarks and put a caption "Like this photo if you shat your pants as a child: NOSTALGIA IS AWESOME!!" just to troll.
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You can either eat at Chick-Fil-A, or you don't. If you think they support bad things and that's why you don't eat there, okay. If you think they have bad food and don't eat there, okay.
But if someone chooses to eat there, they are not making some kind of mistake or anything. They're just eating food.
Waffle fries and queso. Best thing for those late nights studying, at least we thought back then.
I'm beyond tempted to take a picture of underwear with skidmarks and put a caption "Like this photo if you shat your pants as a child: NOSTALGIA IS AWESOME!!" just to troll.