Popular poultry purveyor Chick-fil-A has a long and well documented history of support for “traditional,” man-lady marriage.
But after Wednesday’s Supreme Court rulings, the company’s president,
Dan Cathy, couldn’t resist sharing his observation, via Twitter, that it
was a “Sad day for our nation, founding fathers would be ashamed
of our generation to abandon wisdom of the ages re: cornerstone of
strong societies.” Yes, I am totally sure that self-described cougar chaser Ben Franklin, along with Thomas Jefferson, a man who likely fathered six children with his slave,
would be appalled. Cathy quickly deleted the tweet, and issued a
corporate statement that he “realized his views didn’t necessarily
represent the views of all customers, restaurant owners and employees
and didn’t want to distract them from providing a great restaurant
experience.” In other words, oops, he forgot that thoughts go on the
inside, and that conflating “shame” and civil rights can be bad for
business.