Now, they’re protected by those stupid discrimination laws so we’ll need to be careful, but I think it will work.
Let’s wait until this gay thing dies down a little, then I will release another statement that says that we don’t like blacks either. Cathy considered many targets that would appeal to his primarily southern-based conservative customers before ultimately saying the following: According to a senior level manager, Cathy is planning a marketing campaign around his next controversial and extremely profitable statement. While hundreds of people stood in line to “celebrate” the Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day and show their support for Cathy’s anti-gay agenda, Cathy was already considering his next move. Shortly afterwards, the Free Wood Post published an article positing that Cathy was planning to announce that the chain “doesn’t like blacks either” as a marketing plot to stir up more controversy and boost sales:Īfter a record setting sales day last week, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Dan Cathy has realized that hatred and bigotry are extremely profitable in the United States. In August 2012, the Chick-fil-A chain of quick-service chicken restaurants announced it had experienced a record-setting sales day after supporters staged a “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” in response to calls for a boycott of the chain due to a recent controversy over Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy’s opposition to gay marriage.
