OPINION
Update: Since we wrote this, people have said Chick-fil-a is adopting a DEI agenda. We know they hired a DEI officer – that isn’t good. We aren’t looking to boycott anyone, but they do need watching. All ESG leftist agendas need to go. They rob us of our freedom. We’ll keep our eye on Chick-fil-A.
We do admire religious people and their caring for others. However, committing to Marxist DEI is a bridge too far.
Original Story
In 2020, Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy shined the shoes of a black musician. It was right after the George Floyd riots, and Mr. Cathy is very religious and people-centered.
The video of him doing shining the man’s shoes has been resuscitated and is circulating with a call to boycott Chick-fil-A. While the video and the action are cringeworthy, it’s old, and it’s not to promote the weird sexualization of children.
I included it below and did report on it negatively in 2020. However, that was then, and this is now. It does not apply to what Target and Bud Light are doing.
Conservatives led on the organic boycott of Target and Bud Light because they are harming children and women. The LA Dodgers probably fall into the same category. However, Mr. Cathy has the right to feel the way he does. His view is he is a servant of God. Mr. Cathy does no harm, and boycotting him makes conservatives look bad.
He doesn’t promote crazy gender ideology, indoctrination, and the castration or any mutilation of children.
We need to pick our battles. Overkill will kill us. We don’t want to be ignored.
This clip is now an anachronism.
Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy says ALL whites should get on their knees and shine black peoples’ shoes with “a sense of shame, a sense of embarrassment”. pic.twitter.com/KlEotHowWU
— Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) May 30, 2023
But … have you read through their “Commitment to DEI” statement? If these are their new ethics, why would we eat at a Chick-Fil-A? Here, copied and pasted, is its closing paragraph: Chick-fil-A, Inc.’s commitment to EEO, Non-Harassment, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chick-fil-A, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, equity and inclusion. We make employment decisions on… Read more »
I personally believe it is a mistake to blame corporations and CEO’s for Wokeism. The problem is that in a collectivist Corporatist System staying in-line with bureaucrats who hold the power over the regulatory state is a key to protecting your corporate interests. The Obama/Biden (Alinsky) concept is that all government is a tool used to push your ideology. We… Read more »
Corporations/businesses have a moral obligation to fight back. If they choose to become corrupted by supporting WOKEISM, they need to face the consequences of going under!
WAKEUP & boycott evil!
“Mr. Cathy does no harm, and boycotting him makes conservatives look bad.” If everyone is to be equal, then no one should feel obligated to bow down & kiss another person’s foot, or shine their shoes. The elder CEO, Dan Cathy, is deceased; according to what I’ve heard, his company has been replaced by WOKEISM. The new call/reasons to boycott… Read more »
He said ; all whites should get on their knees and shine black people s shoes………but I was not around when blacks were slaves or had to sit in the back of the bus……… I have personally never mistreated a black person……..why would I get on my knees? I did nothing wrong to black people. and now they are into… Read more »
I like Chick-Fil-A, but CEO Dan Cathy went too far. Fire him or I will be eating at KFC! You can’t Allow WOKE at all. That’s like being a little pregnant!
A little yeast spoils the whole batch . .