{"id":1941241,"date":"2023-05-31T11:43:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chick-fil-a-faces-growing-backlash-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-2\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:45:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:45:49","slug":"chick-fil-a-faces-growing-backlash-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chick-fil-a-faces-growing-backlash-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chick-fil-A receives backlash for diversity efforts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchick-fil-a-faces-growing-backlash-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1941241&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Conservatives Call for Boycott of Chick-fil-A Over VP of DEI<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0530\/610e87b1-f228-4cad-9770-00b6e8a8a2c3\/audio.mp3?length=3983661&#038;duration=332\"><\/div>\n<p>Chick-fil-A is facing backlash from conservatives after it was discovered that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-aoc-mcdonalds-employees-in-denmark-arent-better-off\/\" title=\"No, AOC, McDonald\u2019s Employees in Denmark Aren\u2019t Better Off\">fast-food chain<\/a> has a vice president of \u201cdiversity, equity, [and] inclusion,\u201d or DEI. Some conservatives are now calling for a boycott of the popular restaurant chain.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cChick-fil-A restaurants have long been recognized as a place where people know they will be treated well. Modeling care for others starts in the restaurant, and we are committed to ensuring mutual respect, understanding, and dignity everywhere we do business.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DEI is a set of principles that large corporations, government agencies, and schools have increasingly incorporated into their work environments, often mandating employees receive such training. However, these principles are rooted in Marxism, according to prominent critics including Christopher Rufo and James Lindsay, that are essentially vehicles for \u201cleft-wing racialist ideology and partisan political activism.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Conservatives Call for Action<\/h3>\n<p>The Chick-fil-A announcement was highlighted this week by several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-files-part-two-confirms-the-tech-giant-has-been-shadowbanning-conservatives-for-years\/\" title=\"\u2018Twitter Files: Part Two\u2019 Confirms The Tech Giant Has Been Shadowbanning Conservatives For Years\">prominent conservative accounts<\/a>. Joey Mannarino, a conservative host, wrote on Twitter: \u201cChick-Fil-A just hired a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This is bad. Very bad. I don\u2019t want to have to boycott. Are we going to have to boycott?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Columnist Todd Starnes added: \u201cWell, that explains the fried cauliflower sandwiches and kale salad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Lindsay agreed with the boycott calls and made demands. \u201cWe must demand that Chick-fil-A fire their entire ESG and Sustainability staff and partners (including DEI), referring to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-receive-environmental-award-for-pledging-to-have-only-two-children\/\" title=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Receive Environmental Award for Pledging to Have Only Two Children\">left-wing environmental<\/a>, social, and governance framework.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chick-fil-a-faces-growing-backlash-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-2\/\" title=\"Chick-fil-A receives backlash for diversity efforts.\">chicken-based fast-food chain<\/a> has been generally well respected among conservatives due to the company\u2019s religious values and its prior support for religious groups. However, the recent announcement has caused a stir among conservative circles.<\/p>\n<h2>Backlash Growing Against Left-Wing Values<\/h2>\n<p>In recent weeks, a number of companies have faced backlash for embracing what critics say are left-wing values or a pro-LGBT agenda. Since early April, Bud Light has seen a significant backlash after it produced a beer can with transgender activist and influencer Dylan Mulvaney\u2019s face and as Mulvaney suggested a partnership with the brand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5278602\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/05\/19\/id5278602-Target-shopper-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/05\/19\/id5278602-Target-shopper-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Target shopper\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5278602\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A shopper wheels a cart through the parking lot after making a purchase at the Target store in Salem, N.H., on Feb. 27, 202<\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>target for boycotts by some conservatives due to the company&#8217;s stance on LGBTQ+ issues. Recently, a news release revealed that Chick-fil-A has a vice president of &#8220;diversity, equity, [and] inclusion,&#8221; prompting further calls for a boycott.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":1941242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[4265,11043,6759,5564,8255],"class_list":["post-1941241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-backlash","tag-chick-fil-a","tag-diversity","tag-efforts","tag-receives"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1941241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1941242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1941241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1941241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1941241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}