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Chick-fil-A goes WOKE, commits to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion agenda
2023-06-01
[The Post Millenial] "Chick-fil-A, Inc.'s commitment to being Better at Together means embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in everything we do."

The uber-popular fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A has recently published its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement, which appears to be a complete abandonment of its long-held Christian values. A statement recently released on the company website states that one of its "core values" is "that we are better together."

Chick-fil-A's statement continued: "When we combine our unique backgrounds and experiences with a culture of belonging, we can discover new ways to strengthen the quality of care we deliver: to customers, to the communities we serve and to the world. We understand that getting Better at Together means we learn better, care better, grow better and serve better. Chick-fil-A, Inc.'s commitment to being Better at Together means embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in everything we do."

On Tuesday, Chik-fil-A revealed it was appointing Erick McReynolds to serve as the new vice president of DEI, prompting many furious reactions on Twitter from conservatives who say the fast-food giant has officially "gone woke," per The New York Post.

The restaurant was at the center of controversy in 2012, when the restaurant's chief executive officer, Dan T. Cathy, who is now the chairman of the company, made a series of public statements that appeared to oppose same-sex marriage. Now, the restaurant has caved on its values, going all-in on DEI talking points.

It was recently revealed that the company's chairman purchased "shoe-shine" packages for its store managers, which was apparently meant to remind them to feel "contrition, humility, shame and embarrassment" for the history of slavery throughout the US.

A video shared on social media showed the awkward exchange between the company's chairman and a black man on the stage of what appears to be Passion City Church. Cathy takes the brush and scrubs the man's chooses, and then gives him a hug in an apparent expression of remorse for the history of slavery throughout the US.
[Does that mean they'll open on Sundays now?]
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Posted by:DooDahMan

#18  Colonization complete. As in colon-ized.
Posted by: KBK   2023-06-01 21:35  

#17  Curious if this sparks employee turnover. A lot of Christian kids chose to work there versus elsewhere due to their perceived corporate values. If I worked there I’d be looking for another job
Posted by: Griter Slash1619   2023-06-01 13:46  

#16  Dammit, just fry the chicken.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-06-01 13:40  

#15  You try to shine a man’s Jordan’s and he will likely punch you in the face- unless you are CEO.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-06-01 12:48  

#14  With the Covid Debts, crashed economy, and nuked financial system, there must just be a couple wells left to dip from, and this is the ring to kiss.

'Do the Shoe Shine' was definitely cringe. How much of this is financially necessary to service debt, and how much is fried chicken is racist which is what we serve, I'm sure is well documented and sealed, but know they will have political officers in key HR positions.

I have yet to see a product improve or even maintain previous standards after Kissing the DIE.

When we combine our unique backgrounds and experiences with a culture of belonging, we can discover new ways to strengthen the quality of care we deliver: to customers, to the communities we serve and to the world. We understand that getting Better at Together means we learn better, care better, grow better and serve better. Chick-fil-A, Inc.'s commitment to being Better at Together means embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in everything we do.

Thanks Kamela Bot.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-06-01 11:32  

#13  Maybe the pressure to yield to this woke mob of shakedown artists is just too much.

Yes, I've heard from others that their customer service is top-notch...for what it's worth.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-01 11:00  

#12  They certainly appear to have drifted from Their Jonesboro Baptist roots. I am certain the old man is spinning in his grave.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-01 10:27  

#11  Did I say "toe?"
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-06-01 09:45  

#10  If there is any hysteria in Corporate America, it's the fear that any and all who do not toe the narrative will be cut off from access to capital during very tough economic times. This is not organic but is 100% being dictated and forced. Chick-Fil-A has been a target of the Left for decades. How many genders we up to now?
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-06-01 09:44  

#9  ...its a mass hysteria of flagellation among upper income whites as a substitute for their rejection of basic Western Civ and Judeo-Christian heritage. It mirrors the old church approach of trying to atone for sins one has never committed.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-06-01 09:29  

#8  #6, you are right, their customer service is better than any competitor and lots of upscale restaurants. They are always busy and their drive thru lines are notorious for spilling out into the street.

So why the sudden need to play the CEI game?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-01 08:40  

#7  Cathy takes the brush and scrubs the man's chooses, and then gives him a hug in an apparent expression of remorse for the history of slavery throughout the US.

I thought we were talking about blacks here, not hispanics?
Posted by: Frank G   2023-06-01 08:37  

#6  I like the chicken nuggets and waffle fries, and their Market Salad (with fresh berries and apple chunks) but their customer service is the best I've ever seen.
Posted by: Bobby   2023-06-01 08:05  

#5  I'm starting to think Evangelicals are suckers for anyone who will put a Bible citation on a napkin.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-01 07:56  

#4  Been to one Chick-fookin-A in my life and only because it was walking-distance from a hotel I was staying in.

Another company that is hard to boycott since I don't patronize it in the first place, so, I suppose the best one can do is bash them on public fora about their wokeness.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-01 07:27  

#3  I know a lot of people love them some Chick-fil-A, but I never found it any better than any other fast food, which is to say, not very good.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-01 07:24  

#2  Footage of Chick-fil-A boss Dan Cathy saying white people should shine black people's shoes from three years ago resurfaces in the wake of the Christian firm hiring diversity officer
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-06-01 05:08  

#1  Nice timing 👌
Posted by: JHH   2023-06-01 00:10  

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