Chick-fil-A CEO urges white people to find strangers, 'shine their shoes' to combat racism

[Anti Federalist]

Chick-fil-A CEO urges white people to find strangers, 'shine their shoes' to combat racism

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...-people-to-fi/

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Thursday, June 18, 2020

Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy says it’s time to find strangers and “shine their shoes” to combat racism in the U.S.

The Christian businessman, long reviled by LGBT activists for his support of the traditional definition of marriage, suggested the idea while weighing in on Black Lives Matter protests across the nation.

He made the remarks during a June 14 panel at Passion City Church in Atlanta.

“I invite folks just to put some words to action here and if we need to find somebody that needs to have their shoes shined, we need to just go right on over and shine their shoes,” Mr. Cathy told Christian rapper Lecrae and Passion City Founder Louie Giglio.

“Whether they got tennis shoes on or not — maybe they got sandals on — it really doesn’t matter,” he continued. “But there’s a time in which we need to have some personal action here. Maybe we need to give them a huge too. … I bought about 1,500 of these [shoeshine brushes] and I gave them to all our Chick-Fil-A operators and staff a number of years ago. So any expressions of a contrite heart, of a sense of humility, a sense of shame, a sense of embarrassment begat with an apologetic heart — I think that’s what our world needs to hear today.”

The businessman said that he got the idea after hearing about an incident at a Texas revival church.

Someone at the event, distraught over racism in town, shined the shoes of an elderly black man.

The 70-minute discussion also featured Mr. Cathy urging Americans not to “let this moment pass” or to “point fingers” at looters.

“[We had] about a dozen Chick-fil-A restaurants vandalized in the last week, but my plea would be for the white people, rather than point fingers at that kind of criminal effort, would be to see the level of frustration and exasperation and almost the sense of hopelessness that exists on some of those activists within the African-American community,” he said.

[Swordsmyth]

Wolves in sheep's clothing.

[sparebulb]

I really love Wendy's.

It hurt me to see the Wendy's in ATL burned down.

Chikfilit?

Not so much.

Maybe their throngs of new h0m0 customers will gather up a militia to protect their stores from the angry black hordes.

Maybe risk management should check their insurance coverage.

[AngryCanadian]

This is not how you fight racism this is idiotic. They might be as well push for Interracial

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

The absolute state of Chik Fil A.

They were one of the holdouts. No more. Woke capital is omnipresent. This statement is particularly bizarre too.

[Anti Globalist]

Never had Chick-fil-A before but now they've rest assured that I'll never eat their food.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

Never buying anything from this restauraunt again, go woke go broke (don't have any near me anyway, so easy boycott) Though I don't believe this is sincere.
Pretty sure someone was holding a gun to their head while making this statement.

[sparebulb]

Never had Chick-fil-A before but now they've rest assured that I'll never eat their food.

Been there once.

It is overrated.

Wendy's chicken sammich is better, in my opinion.

No woke bullshat from Wendy's, so far.

[jmdrake]

If they really care about black people why don't the give away free chicken......oh wait. That would look racist.

[Swordsmyth]

Been there once.

It is overrated.

Wendy's chicken sammich is better, in my opinion.

No woke bullshat from Wendy's, so far.

Wendy's Supports Black Lives Matter Following Backlash Over Trump Campaign Donation

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wendys-supports-black-lives-matter-following-backlash-over-trump-campaign-donation/ar-BB155QtZ

[sparebulb]

Wendy's Supports Black Lives Matter Following Backlash Over Trump Campaign Donation

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wendys-supports-black-lives-matter-following-backlash-over-trump-campaign-donation/ar-BB155QtZ

Damnn them!

They are now on my blacklist.

[AngryCanadian]

Wendy's Supports Black Lives Matter Following Backlash Over Trump Campaign Donation

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wendys-supports-black-lives-matter-following-backlash-over-trump-campaign-donation/ar-BB155QtZ

They bend to the knee after the twitter outrage.

[misterx]

I thought this was going to be a Babylon Bee article. Such a shame, I liked Chick-Fil-A too. Christians today are so crazy.

[Swordsmyth]

I thought this was going to be a Babylon Bee article. Such a shame, I liked Chick-Fil-A too. Christians today are so crazy.

Reality is going to put the Bee out of business at this rate.

[Anti Federalist]

No part of the Big Business oligarchy is a friend of the American people.

Nothing but woke globalists who are out to make a fast buck to the exclusion of everything else.

[Brian4Liberty]

Maybe we need to give them a huge too.

Hmmm. Give them a huge?

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

No part of the Big Business oligarchy is a friend of the American people.

Nothing but woke globalists who are out to make a fast buck to the exclusion of everything else.

That's a nice house you got over there.. would be a shame if a flaccid member got spray-painted on the door.

[jkr]

la onda dont shine no shoes!

[69360]

Chik-fil-a is my favorite food on the planet. I would eat it every meal if I could.

I don't agree with the founder, but I don't boycott them over it.

For what it is worth my daughter who is gay knows about the anti-gay stance and still eats there all the time. She doesn't boycott businesses over an owners views either.

Also although I'm sure it's not official company policy but Chik-fil-a does not hire black people. I've never personally witnessed a black employee at any of their restaurants in all my travels. They only hire white Christians.

[sparebulb]

Chik-fil-a is my favorite food on the planet. I would eat it every meal if I could.

I don't agree with the founder, but I don't boycott them over it.

For what it is worth my daughter who is gay knows about the anti-gay stance and still eats there all the time. She doesn't boycott businesses over an owners views either.

Also although I'm sure it's not official company policy but Chik-fil-a does not hire black people. I've never personally witnessed a black employee at any of their restaurants in all my travels. They only hire white Christians.

Correction: Sorry 69360, I confused you with Superfluous Man.

You can rest assured that Chick-fil-a now fully supports h0m0's.

[Krugminator2]

Why I am not a Christian Part One Million.

I accept no unearned guilt for any past sins or racism by people. I do not believe in "social justice". I only believe in justice which is protecting the rights of individuals from aggression.

[Dr.3D]

Hope somebody gets their ass kicked for trying to shine some suede shoes.

[69360]

Untrue, and you know it.

You participated in a thread a few months ago where the topic was Chikfellatio now supporting the h0m0's.

Also untrue: The one and only time I was at one, there were numerous black employees and patrons.

That sounds familiar but I don't quite remember it.

I will stand by what I said. I've been in probably 10-12 Chik-fil-a in probably 5-6 states on the east coast and have never once seen a black employee. Only young very obviously Christian people. They have a certain type of employee they favor.

I like the food and don't care.

[sparebulb]

That sounds familiar but I don't quite remember it.

I will stand by what I said. I've been in probably 10-12 Chik-fil-a in probably 5-6 states on the east coast and have never once seen a black employee. Only young very obviously Christian people. They have a certain type of employee they favor.

I like the food and don't care.

I apologize, 69360. I confused you with Superfluous Man.

I reviewed that thread and I was incorrect.

Chick-fil-a now fully supports and funds the h0m0's.

Bon appetite!

[AngryCanadian]

Hope somebody gets their ass kicked for trying to shine some suede shoes.

This CEO's net worth is at least 6.6 Billion. Would the CEO share his wealth to the Black Community rather then asking millions of white Americans who had nothing to do with slavery?

6.6 Billion is alot of wealth to keep for yourself. Thats quite the privilege.

[Working Poor]

Oh he is just trying to put the "shoe shine " people out of business...

[eleganz]

Chick Fil A hired a social justice racial sensitivity specialist in their last clash with wokeism

[Origanalist]

I have something Dan Cathy can shine, and it's not my shoes.

[jmdrake]

It's only a matter of time before some white dude spits on some black dude's Jordans and when he wakes up in the hospital says "But I was about to shine them. Honest I was."

[FunkBuddha]

Like just anyone can put a good shine on shoes.

My brother always wears a good pair of shoes to the airport because a black lady who is also an ex marine has a shoe shine chair there. He flew in for my dads funeral with shoes so shiney they'd blind you if the light them the right way.