Social Lens: Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day
By Jane Susskind on 08/01/2012 with 0 CommentsRead Time: 26 - 43 minutes
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Background: Chick-fil-A recently came out with a statement expressing their support for the “biblical definition of the family unit”, defining marriage between a man and a women. Outraged, Boston mayor sent this letter:
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Which prompted activists and same-sex marriage supporters to show their praise for the mayor in messages like this:
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But not everyone was pleased with the mayor’s strong words. Mike Huckabee responded: “People are outraged that someone who expresses a view that is shared by most of the country is being bullied by hate speech and intolerance from the militant gay groups that are trying to disenfranchise his right to a personal opinion.”
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Huckabee later declared August 1st to be “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” asking supporters who share the same views as the fast food chain to support them by visiting them in stores.
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Here’s what happened on Facebook:
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Headed to Chick-fil-A with Pastor Mike! Support Chick-fil-A day!0
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What bothers me most about this whole Chick-Fil-A dustup is that many people see this as a first amendment issue. The first amendment is too important to be trivialized like this.0
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“DISAGREE” ≠ “HATE”
I disagree with Chick-fil-A on their position on gay marriage; I do not hate them.
I disagree with President Obama regarding his Healthcare legislation; I do not hate our Commander-in-Chief
I disagree with the Tea Party’s position on abortion and a woman’s right to choose; I do not hate them.I hate spinach.
I hope that this clarifies my positions on these critical issues.
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Here’s what happened on Instagram:
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From the looks of Twitter, it seems as though lines are long and support is high on Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day:
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After waiting over an hour in line at Chick-fil-a, I didn’t even think about what I was going to order until I was at the front #chickfila0
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Most locations reporting quarter mile long traffic jams to get into #ChickFilA
RT to show your support if you have no location near you!!!0
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Disagreeing With #ChickFilA is American. Banning them from your city because of their beliefs is fascism. Know the difference.0
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Do you think that the use of social media enhanced Huckabee’s “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day”?















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