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Liberal Hollywood Star Just Took A Shot At Chick-fil-A That Backfired In A HUGE Way
When Star Trek’s George Takei recently aimed his phasers at Chick-fil-A, the restaurant’s partisans ate his lunch. Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu on “Star Trek,” has made his mark as a liberal political activist.
Takei posted a list of “Companies You Should Avoid if You Support Gay Rights.” The featured image of the article is a Chick-fil-A bag.
“These companies are free to have their own opinions, but we consumers are equally free to decide where to spend our money,” Takei wrote on Facebook.
Chick-fil-A’s fans then took over, flooding the page with reasons why Takei was wrong.
“Sorry George,” wrote Judy DeLaurentiis. “These companies have every right to their opinions and beliefs. Just as you do. You can’t demand these rights and then try to deny rights, freedom of speech and religion to anyone else who doesn’t agree with your views. Chicken fil a doesn’t discriminate against anyone. I’ve never seen anyone, ever, turned away and not served because of their sexual orientation at chick fil a.”
Others noted some actual evil in the world.
“If you are going as far to boycott what you consider anti-gay companies, better not buy any gasoline that comes from oil companies that was purchased in the Middle East where being gay there is a capital crime,” wrote Jason Roberts.
Some picked apart Takei’s logic.
“Careful with this kind of activism,” wrote Bob Wilkinson. “This logic is exactly what creates division and hate. Unintended consequences could include people with a different ideology deciding not to do business with those who do support gay rights. I like reading your posts George, but this is not an intelligent way to create positive change.”
Perhaps the post from Chance Bunger said it best.
“I think I’ll just enjoy my chicken sandwich and leave politics out of lunch,” he wrote.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/liberal-hollywood-star-just-took-a-shot-at-chick-fil-a-that-backfired-in-a-huge-way/
