Right-Wingers Consider Fully Canceling Their Once-Holy Chic-Fil-A – By Kyle Barr (Gizmodo) / May 30, 2023
The chicken sandwich chain’s diversity chief said the brand’s committed to “respect, understanding, and dignity,” apparently antagonizing the reactionary right.
Far-right activists have taken a shotgun approach to their supposed “anti-woke” crusade, and now some of that buckshot shrapnel has hit favored brand among religious conservatives, Chick-Fil-A. The chicken sandwich chain has come under fire for daring to have a page and executive dedicated to diverse hiring programs, even though its inclusion initiative has been ongoing for years.
On Chick-Fil-A’s page describing its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, the company included a statement from its VP of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Erick McReynolds. “We are committed to ensuring mutual respect, understanding, and dignity everywhere we do business.” This statement sat alongside the company’s stated purpose of wanting “to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us.”
As Rolling Stone reported Tuesday, far-right podcast host Joey Mannarino wrote on Twitter over the long weekend complaining about Chick-Fil-A’s front-facing DEI program, calling it, “…bad. Very bad” then adding “I don’t want to have to boycott. Are we going to have to boycott?” He complained about how the company “just hired” McReynolds, though the exec has been with the company for more than a decade.
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