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Posted on 08/03/2012 9:56:24 AM PDT by scottjewell
The “buycott” of Chick-fil-A on Wednesday produced what the company will only describe as an “unprecedented day” for business. Today, we get the counter-protest...in the form of a “kiss-in” by gay couples angry about remarks made by company president Dan Cathy.
Will it be as successful?
Boycotts have a revered place in American history as an effective form of protest, in large part because of the role they played in the civil rights movement.
Lately, however, the tactic’s record is much more spotty. Looking at one list of current boycotts, I don’t see many, if any, that I’d count as successful.
Now, a “kiss-in” isn’t exactly the same thing as a boycott; I have no idea how many of the reported 15,000 people nationwide who say they’re participating in today’s protest will buy a chicken sandwich while they’re there. But it is similar in that it’s an attempt to shame a company into a certain action by applying public pressure.
My own theory about this is that activists are reaching a point of diminishing returns when it comes to pressuring corporations, in large part because they have succeeded in pressuring many companies into some form of “corporate social responsibility.” ...
So according to my theory, even setting aside the Cathy family’s obvious and longtime commitment to their beliefs, a company like Chick-fil-A feels less pressure to acquiesce to one group’s demands because it can point to a long list of corporate “good behavior.” The company and its owners stood on higher moral ground, so to speak, to start with.
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Just vote in the nearby poll and explain yourself in the comments thread below.
ADDED: I doubt this kind of action, while unrelated to kissing, will engender much sympathy for the cause of today’s protesters.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.ajc.com ...
If successful = media coverage and free PR, then yes.
And, it will be even more successful if they can get just one example of hate towards the kissers.
It might be a video, picture or photo that will do the trick.
Or, they’ll stage an “attack”.
I kind of have the same feeling. ;)
What did one lesbian frog say to the other lesbian frog? It DOES taste like chicken.
Listening to Rush, thelocal station just finished their newsprogram. They say they have a news team atone CFA location and so far nothing is happening. No surprize.
How is success meansured for an event like this?
Biased Poll - Only choices:
- Yes
- I don’t know
Wednesday was off the charts. Waited an hour. The place was mobbed (by a very polite mob)
Thursday seemed more like a regular day. Waited a few minutes, and everything seemed to be routine.
Today, business was up again. Not to Wednesday's level, but definitely more than yesterday. Waited about 15 minutes. They were busy, but keeping up. Saw one cup of Victory Water. Dude was such a loser, he couldn't even bring anybody with him to kiss, and I was not going to volunteer.
Actually, if you view the poll results- the response has been massively and overwhelmingly “NO”.
Gay Guys Kiss At Obama Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-96LDARLW4
Like you say, “No”. I just came back from a Montgomery County, MD store which was still very crowded and there were no protestors.
Eye bleach. STAT!
I think it is a fail.
Will it be as successful?
LOL. Hundreds of thousands of people came out in support of Chic Fil A. Today, about 30 nasty, flaming homosexuals came out to flaunt their sex organs on the public street. Will the butt humpers protest be successful? If they pass out free fecal sandwiches or fisting kits to the liberal press, maybe. LOL
Just say NO to queerdom. Americans owe then nothing.
I would imagine by huge turn out. As on Wed. Not happening.
Unless they are waiting for the Get Equal crowd at 8 pm but i doubt it. I think its a flop.
I’m guessing they will count the number of vomit puddles in the immediate vicinity of the store locations.
“If the MSM gets a single photograph of two gay people who don’t look physically repulsive kissing”
How can they not look physically repulsive?
It will look bigger on TV than it actually is.
In Atlanta, they are planning an event at the CNN center building downtown from 5 to 9 PM.
This is a multi-story office building with a large atrium in the middle that has a food court on the bottom level. The building is difficult to access and (like most office buildings) empties out when everyone goes home for the evening. The protesters will, for the most part, have the food court to themselves.
And, of course, it houses the offices of CNN, who will surely be broadcasting the event live.
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