i really think the saying there's no ethical consumption under capitalism has become a phrase to excuse giving money to avoidable awful companies rather than a reality check. like if you're poor there's a good chance you have no choice but to shop from brands with less than ideal practices solely bc you can't afford to buy everything ethically sourced (not to mention in certain areas it's next to impossible to find those goods in general) but when it comes to chikfila that is an optional place to eat that is incredibly mask off with anti lgbt policies....... not quite the clapback to just say there's no ethical consumption under capitalism. like YEAH but you could just rip off their sauce recipe from online đĽ´
Having friends who have discounts at good food places is so nice lol. I just met this person, who calls me a friend almost immediately, and takes me and two others to Chick-fil-a. I have no idea what Iâm gonna do to repay this, but you can bet your soul Iâll find something.
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Personally, Iâm starting to think fake allies are worse than outright bigots.
Sure, some asshole in a park will call me a faggot and it sucks, but thereâs something so insidious and cruel about someone who claims to support you but who wonât do the bare minimum for your communityâs pain. Someone who tweets âtrans rights are human rightsâ again and again like mantra but wonât stop supporting the Worst Person Alive in favour of continuing to read a kidsâ book about wizards. Someone who wears âAllyâ t-shirts and âlove is loveâ pins with every outfit but wonât stop eating a fucking chicken sandwich brand. Someone who claims to fight for your rights but actively contributes to the harming of those same rights, despite how fucking easy itâd be not to. Iâd rather you just call me a tranny fag or whatever at this point. If youâre gonna be a piece of shit, at least grow a pair and go all the way.
I was sitting alone when a thought came to mind.
Someone should make an anti chick-fil-a thatâs very openly âwokeâ and not religious. Makes the same exact type of food but itâs just. Very leftist and rejects religion.
I donât know where or why this idea came to mind but I must release it to the wild jungles of tumblr.
I have friends that are LGBT and (for reasons that are fairly obvious) refuse to eat at Chick-fil-A. However, they have family that continue to do so; and there's been an ongoing conversation on how said friends might convince said family to desist.
During that discussion, the subject of alternatives came up; and how the competing Popeye's chain serves a superior fried chicken sandwich. I wouldn't know - I've never eaten at Popeye's - but there's one in the area and I was exhorted to try it out.
That's exactly what I did - and what I can say is:
I'm not a huge fan of drive-through, but at least my voice training must be working because I got a "Will that be all, ma'am?"... That made my day!
It was a pretty good sandwich! Definitely a viable alternative to Chick-fil-A's; and also doesn't come tinged with the baggage of homophobia.
Would definitely go again!