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The Craziness Gets Worse

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by Dick Hall-Sizemore

Now I understand why so many people are opposed to DEI.  It is “an inherently un-Christian practice.”

At least that is what some conservatives outraged at Chick-fil-A are saying as they call for a boycott of the company.  As one asserted, “you cannot hold to that position [DEI] and glorify God.”

What seems to have set off the storm of criticism is this statement on the company’s website;

One of our core values at Chick-fil-A, Inc. is that we are better together. When we combine our unique backgrounds and experiences with a culture of belonging, we can discover new ways to strengthen the quality of care we deliver: to customers, to the communities we serve and to the world. We understand that getting Better at Together means we learn better, care better, grow better and serve better.

Chick-fil-A, Inc.’s commitment to being Better at Together means embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in everything we do.

The website goes on to explain that it would achieve this goal by: “ensuring equal access, valuing differences, and creating a culture of belonging.”

The company’s critics were also outraged that Chick-fil-A had hired a Vice-President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Never mind that the company policy has been in place for many years and the vice-president had been in that position since at least 2020.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/business/chick-fil-a-woke-dei.html

Keep in mind that this is a company that declares that its corporate purpose is “To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come into contact with Chick-fil-A.” As part of fulfilling this purpose, the company’s stores are closed on Sundays to give their employees the opportunity to go to church.

This country is going crazy.

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52 responses to “The Craziness Gets Worse”

  1. how_it_works Avatar
    how_it_works

    More importantly, due to public outcry, Chick-fil-A backed off on their plan to discontinue the side salad.

    1. WayneS Avatar
      WayneS

      Thanks for the news. That IS more important than a bunch of carping about DEI.

      1. how_it_works Avatar
        how_it_works

        Yes, the local Chick-fil-a doesn’t have it on the menu board anymore but it shows up in the online menu and I ordered one (in person, not online) the other day. (I like to get it in addition to the fries, not instead).

      2. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        Carping? Do they have a fish sandwich?

    2. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      Arby’s dumped their potato cakes. I’m devastated. Once drove my ‘71 Pinto from Roanoke to Norfolk during a trucking strike carrying 300 pounds of frozen Arby’s potato cakes. Seven boxes in the backseat, three in the trunk, heat off, windows open, in the dead of winter. Stopped in Farmville, picked up a Longwood girl in a bar, Tom’s if I recall, and made a date for the next weekend.

      Oh to be young again.

      1. how_it_works Avatar
        how_it_works

        Never had those. They look identical to breakfast food potatoes sold at other fast-food outlets.

  2. DJRippert Avatar
    DJRippert

    I don’t like Chick-fil-A’s food but that puts me in the minority.

    Regarding DEI – What problem did Chick-fil-A see in 2020 that led the company to hire a DEI VP? What statistical evidence led to that decision? What were the measurable goals for the DEI VP and his/her organization for, let’s say, their first two years in operation? Have those goals been achieved?

    Let me guess – there was no problem, there are no goals and nobody knows what has been accomplished.

    I’m getting the distinct impression that DEI programs are just virtue signaling efforts.

    1. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
      James Wyatt Whitehead

      They deep fry everything in peanut oil. Costs more but is not too bad for you. High smoke point and it does not transfer the flavor of other foods so everything can be incinerated in the same oil batch. Wreaks havoc on my gut though. Last on my list of quick stops for food. Fast, Great customer service, and clean bathrooms. Former students tell me that this was the perfect first job to have. You have to work hard but employees are treated well and paid well too.

      1. how_it_works Avatar
        how_it_works

        I usually get the spicy southwest salad with grilled nuggets and lite italian dressing.

        Nothing fried and well under 1000 calories.

    2. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
      Dick Hall-Sizemore

      According to the NYT article, the guy who is VP was the director of DEI before. Basically, it was an upgrade. The NYT article goes on to explain, “Corporate companies have had policies that promote diversity, equity and
      inclusion in some form for decades, largely to avoid discrimination on the basis of race, sex or religion. In recent years, these policies have increasingly been gathered under the acronym D.E.I.”

      By the way, like you, I don’t like Chick-fil-A, either. All it has is white meat and I much prefer legs or thighs.

      1. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        Ah, a leg man.

        Go McNugget. It’s the whole chicken and a little horse hooves.

  3. walter smith Avatar
    walter smith

    The Christian offense at DEi aspect would largely be found in the concept expressed in Galatians 3 –
    27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.

    So the Galatians 3 “problem” with DEi is it divides people by race when all are created in God’s image… the “inherently divisive” thing…

    1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
      Eric the half a troll

      Again, I have had DEI training and race did not come up once that I can recall.

      1. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        The biggest problem DE&I faces is we’ve let the opposition define the problem as there is, is not, systemic racism.

        It’s way bigger than that. It’s systemic discrimination. It’s not just the business owners who won’t hire blacks, Hispanics, the wheelchair bound, the pregnant, or LBGTQ, but also the one who overtly hires only Asians because he thinks they’ll outperform, or any other positive or negative stereotyping.

        The metric they are always demanding is simple: any decrease in discrimination complaints, lawsuits, and/or administrative fines, e.g., EEOC, etc.

        1. walter smith Avatar
          walter smith

          Oh…that’s it. Everybody is racist. Maybe, people aren’t as racist as you think. Maybe you have your own blind spots. Do you associate with evangelical Christians? Hire them? How about Trump supporters? Do you look down your nose at the high school educated plumber fixing your toilet because he has a MAGA sticker on his van, full of tools you have no idea how to use?

          1. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Lord help him. Evangelical enough for you there Walt?

            Where does one begin?

            I don’t know how you got racist out of that. In fact, it just discriminates of any kind.

            Confession by accusation?

          2. walter smith Avatar
            walter smith

            “It’s not just the business owners who won’t hire blacks, Hispanics, the wheelchair bound, the pregnant, or LBGTQ, but also the one who overtly hires only Asians because he thinks they’ll outperform, or any other positive or negative stereotyping.”

            Let’s see… 3 of the 6 categorizations are based on race…don’t know where I got racism…

            All people have associational preferences – that’s called being a human being.
            I am pretty sure you have your own prejudices.
            Maybe all prejudices/preferences aren’t malevolent.

            But don’t pretend you are perfect.
            I know I’m not.

          3. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
            Dick Hall-Sizemore

            I never look down on plumbers, electricians, or carpenters, whatever their political leanings. They have skills I don’t have, but often need. (Why do you assume a plumber would have a MAGA sticker on his van? In fact, most plumbers work for companies that would be careful not to advertise their political leanings.)

          4. walter smith Avatar
            walter smith

            Oh, I don’t know…maybe because when they come to my house to do work it doesn’t take a lot to get their political leanings out of them…
            And I do think you may be the exception among the Left-leaning as to respecting the people who keep things working.

          5. Eric the half a troll Avatar
            Eric the half a troll

            I actually do know how to use all those tools but still would consider anyone with a MAGA hat or Trump sticker to be a poor judge of character regardless of their profession.

          6. Lefty665 Avatar
            Lefty665

            “consider anyone with a MAGA hat or Trump sticker to be a poor judge of character”

            How would you characterize someone with a Biden sticker who fails to understand dementia is a poor characteristic for a President?

            Ps, they’re both 2 dam old.

          7. Eric the half a troll Avatar
            Eric the half a troll

            Age is not character.

          8. Lefty665 Avatar
            Lefty665

            Precisely my point, and it is often an indicator of declining competence. Thank you.

  4. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    I would comment about Chick-fil-A and DE&I but I did earlier.
    Thanks to JW for the tip! Worked like a champ! Will Wendy’s Ghost Pepper Chicken sandwich produce the same result? We must tell the world!

    1. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
      James Wyatt Whitehead

      Oh what a relief it is…WHAT A RELIEF!

  5. VaPragamtist Avatar
    VaPragamtist

    “This country is going crazy”

    Yup. I know people who still won’t eat at Chik-fil-A because they gave money to anti-gay charities. It’s all ridiculous.

    That said, I still don’t use Heinz ketchup on my freedom fries.

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      Now that’s funny. Try French’s mustard.

    2. Teddy007 Avatar
      Teddy007

      Chik-fil-a pays better than almost any other fast food franchise, is cleaner, more involved in the community, more family friendly, and more profitable. Yet, some people still hate it.

  6. WayneS Avatar
    WayneS

    It appears that Chick-fil-A’s DEI program is based on “ensuring equal access, valuing differences, and creating a culture of belonging.”

    But, As [some]one asserted, “you cannot hold to that position [DEI] and glorify God.”

    I’m not going to post the Sermon on the Mount in my comment – it’s a bit long, and we all know where to find it if we need it. However, I strongly advise the person who “asserted” the above to give it a hard look.

    On a side note, I’m looking forward to the opening of the new Chick-fil-A on Broad Street Road in Goochland, which is planned for a couple of weeks from now.

    1. Stephen Haner Avatar
      Stephen Haner

      What do the Gospel or Great Commandment have to do with the American nationalist take on Christianity? Pay attention.

      Hey, I’ve had to give up that wonderful chicken anyway because of the ridiculous salt content. Don’t look it up if you enjoy it. It was pretty funny — not — that Chick Fil-A was sold in the hospital lobby during my long incarceration last year and was clearly verboten for me. I kept smelling it going by in bags.

    2. Stephen Haner Avatar
      Stephen Haner

      What do the Gospel or Great Commandment have to do with the American nationalist take on Christianity? Pay attention.

      Hey, I’ve had to give up that wonderful chicken anyway because of the ridiculous salt content. Don’t look it up if you enjoy it. It was pretty funny — not — that Chick Fil-A was sold in the hospital lobby during my long incarceration last year and was clearly verboten for me. I kept smelling it going by in bags.

      1. WayneS Avatar
        WayneS

        As a follow-up, I’ve always liked Kurt Vonnegut’s position on Jesus Christ in general, and the Sermon on the Mount in Particular:

        https://mikefrost.net/irreverent-kindness-kurt-vonnegut-on-the-sermon-on-the-mount/

      2. how_it_works Avatar
        how_it_works

        Order the grilled chicken, it has a much lower salt content.

      3. Eric the half a troll Avatar
        Eric the half a troll

        Swear to God, my GP told me I need to increase salt intake due to low BP. I asked for a note for my wife… too bad I only eat chicken on Sundays… 😉

        1. Nancy Naive Avatar
          Nancy Naive

          Imagine taking CfA as a medical deduction! Get an Rx.

      4. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        I haven’t figured out how America is Christian anyway, given a revolution against a king and Romans 12 and all.

        Those who fled to Canada in 1776 may have been right!

      5. WayneS Avatar
        WayneS

        What do the Gospel or Great Commandment have to do with the American nationalist take on Christianity? Pay attention.

        You’re right. I had forgotten. Sometimes I get confused and start thinking that being a Christian means being a follower of Jesus Christ and his teachings.

        And, yeah, after a bit of a health scare a few weeks ago I’ve been cutting back on salt – or at least trying to. I do limit fast food to about once a month.

        1. James McCarthy Avatar
          James McCarthy

          Many state the US has a Judeo-Christian set of values which includes the 10 commandments.

          1. WayneS Avatar
            WayneS

            Okay.

        2. Lefty665 Avatar
          Lefty665

          The US dietary guidelines on salt are nonsense. Most folks have to regularly ingest multiples of the daily guidelines to have a discernible impact on blood pressure.

          The idiocy started around 50 years ago when docs touring South America came across a remote tribe that had no heart disease. All they could identify as a cause was that the tribe had no external source of salt.

          Limiting salt took off from there and the crusade continues. I certainly would not argue that lots and lots of salt is good for you, just that the 2300mg standard headed for 1500mg target is scientifically unsupported.

          https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/

          1. Acbar Avatar
            Acbar

            Depends on the ‘health scare’ involved. FWIW, my personal experience is that far less than the daily ‘1500 mg target’ is way too much sodium intake for anyone in need of chronic diuresis (i.e., treatment for excess water retention). Be thankful for common sense and potassium salt!

          2. Lefty665 Avatar
            Lefty665

            No question, specific medical issues will require different treatments.

            In general, the current standards and targets are not supported for most people most of the time.

            I encourage reading the Scientific American article I linked and doing your own research.

          3. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            ” All they could identify as a cause was that the tribe had no external source of salt.”

            I’d think that there’s a genetic predisposition towards heart disease, and that remote tribe is probably extremely inbred, so none of them have the genetic predisposition to get heart disease.

          4. Lefty665 Avatar
            Lefty665

            Could be, but it triggered the crusade against salt. One of the docs came home and threw the salt shakers in his house in the trash on his way to leading the charge against salt.

            We’ve had several medical boodoggles that persist despite advances in medical research. Cholesterol is one that started around a 100 years ago, a half century before anyone knew there were different kinds of cholesterol, and that HDL cholesterol was good for us. Same with the now discredited campaign against saturated fats that replaced them with killer monosaturated fats. USDA high carb dietary guidelines have brought us a country that is around 40% obese as well as suffering from carb related diseases.

            For a country with some very bright scientists and researchers we have been remarkably herded by the government, food and diet industries. Conventional medical wisdom on diet has often been not very wise.

            As Acbar notes, people with disease often require specific dietary accommodations to facilitate their treatment. My comments are about the generally sorry state of our overall nutritional guidance, not to discount specific disease related issues.

            Here’s a study that examines a century of dietary studies and misguidance:

            https://www.amazon.com/Big-Fat-Surprise-Butter-Healthy-ebook/dp/B00A25FDUA

    3. Lefty665 Avatar
      Lefty665

      Is Satterwhite’s restaurant still out there? I don’t get out that direction much anymore.

      1. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
        Dick Hall-Sizemore

        I passed by there Thursday and it looked closed.

  7. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    EPA63, CRA64, VRA65, PDA78, ADA90, DDA92, etc.,etc.

    Every couple of years, Congress and the courts determine that enough bad actors in industry, and in State and local government (ISLG) behave with such disregard to the basic tenets of the Constitution, and human dignity, that they codify specific prohibitions and actions.

    Just as often those in ISLG continue to behave badly and NOW violate those three-letter-two-digit acronyms, resulting in more lawsuits, administrative actions, fines, etc., etc, and yet another 3L2D acronym.

    DE&I is the individual response by ISLG to existing laws so that Congress will stop passing 3L2D laws. It is a priori behavioral modification.

    If you are always getting DUIs, eventually you are imprisoned or die in a fiery car crash. Or, you can modify your behavior.

  8. Nathan Avatar
    Nathan

    “This country is going crazy.”

    Indeed. Watch this and you will see just how crazy.

    https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1664424891372941312

    1. how_it_works Avatar
      how_it_works

      Back in 1990:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3wcxHiorJ4&ab_channel=BestMovieQuote

      1. Nathan Avatar
        Nathan

        Not everyone is crazy. This guy seems to have it figured out. She asks a snarky question, but his response is perfect.

        https://twitter.com/mrose48/status/1664751353519026179

  9. James Kiser Avatar
    James Kiser

    Culture of belonging? I suppose that includes pedophiles and cannibals. Your right everyone is crazy. It is like the co exist idiots are running the insane asylum.

    1. WayneS Avatar
      WayneS

      I don’t mind the Coexist people do much. I like their bumper sticker:

      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ea9173ebf4e3dbf1125ea58cd58e9121273076882c7d9b258b032e68bc781079.jpg

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