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Muppets owner Lisa Henson severs ties with Chick-Fil-A over SSM

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Muppets dump Chick-Fil-A to support gay marriage - Chicago Tribune

"The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors," the company said in a statement posted on their official Facebook page.

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The Henson company, whose Muppet characters are hugely popular, said its Chief Executive Lisa Henson is a "strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD," the company said in their statement.


Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one, which precedes the founding of Henson's company. If Henson actually gave a damn about the issue, rather than responding to pressure and then grandstanding, they might have never chosen to associate with Chick-Fil-A at all.

It's a pity that simple symbols and characters from childhood now have to be politicized.
 
I guess Bert and Ernie can get married now.
 
Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one, which precedes the founding of Henson's company. If Henson actually gave a damn about the issue, rather than responding to pressure and then grandstanding, they might have never chosen to associate with Chick-Fil-A at all.

It's a pity that simple symbols and characters from childhood now have to be politicized.

Absolutely. If you care that much about your principles are decide to work with a company that is so fundamentalist in it's christian beliefs that it chooses to take a loss financially and close on Sundays and you didn't take the time to find out basic things like this at the time...which likely wouldn't have been difficult at all...then it makes me think that this stand is less on principle and more on making a public statement.

That said...guess what?

I go to Chick-Fil-A for my fast food, not my political views

I go to the Muppets for nostalgic memory of my childhood, not my political views

I'm going to continue to eat tasty nuggets, and I will likely be laughing along to Sheldon singing "Am I a Man or am I a Muppet" whenever the new Muppet Movie makes it onto HBO/Cable/Netflix Insta-queue
 
Absolutely. If you care that much about your principles are decide to work with a company that is so fundamentalist in it's christian beliefs that it chooses to take a loss financially and close on Sundays and you didn't take the time to find out basic things like this at the time...which likely wouldn't have been difficult at all...then it makes me think that this stand is less on principle and more on making a public statement.

That said...guess what?

I go to Chick-Fil-A for my fast food, not my political views

I go to the Muppets for nostalgic memory of my childhood, not my political views

I'm going to continue to eat tasty nuggets, and I will likely be laughing along to Sheldon singing "Am I a Man or am I a Muppet" whenever the new Muppet Movie makes it onto HBO/Cable/Netflix Insta-queue

Except, of course, some small percentage of whatever you spend on those tasty nuggets will be spent somewhere de-humanizing gay people. Which, of course, is your choice. They won't be doing it with any of my money, which is my choice.
 
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Except, of course, some small percentage of whatever you spend on those tasty nuggets will be spent somewhere de-humanizing gay people. Which, of course, is your choice. They won't be doing it with any of my money, which is my choice.

You never know what is happening with all your money do you?
 
Except, of course, some small percentage of whatever you spend on those tasty nuggets will be spent somewhere de-humanizing gay people. Which, of course, is your choice. They won't be doing it with any of my money, which is my choice.

So its "de-humanizing" now ? They have the exact same rights as me, and I am now "de-human" ?
 
So its "de-humanizing" now ? They have the exact same rights as me, and I am now "de-human" ?
Treating gay people like something is wrong with them IS de-humanizing them. There is nothing wrong with them being gay.

If gay marriage were legalized, you would have the same rights to marry someone of the same sex too. Win/win for everyone to allow gay marriage.
 
Hey Henson, don't donate my paycheck to GLAAD.
 
Treating gay people like something is wrong with them IS de-humanizing them. There is nothing wrong with them being gay.

If gay marriage were legalized, you would have the same rights to marry someone of the same sex too. Win/win for everyone to allow gay marriage.

Wake up. I'm not the one claiming its "de-human" one way or the other. Which is the point.
 
The issue with Chick-fuk-a, who I never heard of until 2 days ago, seems to be based not on thier Christianity but on their political positions. We've had "Christian Companies" before and the outcry was much more muted. Dominos Pizza is the one I remember.

So, if a restaurant chain named themselves The Lord Obama Burger, I suppose conservatives would be boycotting them If they named themselves Romney's Rib House, liberals would boycott them. Claiming is has to do with Christianity is just a ploy for sympathy.

If I could find a Chic-fuk-a to boycott - I would. I don't like their attitude. However, if they were denied a business license, I would be in line to protest that decision.

My Momma told me "a little logic goes a long way" but she was wrong.
 
Given an option between Chick-Fil-A and the Muppets, I'll take the chicken guys.
 
The good news is that you can still eat a Chickaboom filet while watching the Muppets.


Given an option between Chick-Fil-A and the Muppets, I'll take the chicken guys.
 
Unlike with the Chicago's Rahm Emanuel vs Chick Fil A thing, I don't have a problem with this at all. One business severing ties with another business due to a difference in political, social or religious ideologies is perfectly acceptable to me.
 
The good news is that you can still eat a Chickaboom filet while watching the Muppets.

Or I can eat it while NOT watching the Muppets which would now be my preference.
 
Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one
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Some people fail to recognize that it is quite possible to be a Christian without being a hateful bigot spreading lies in order to try to damage a group of people.

The one's who actually follow Jesus' teachings, for instance.............
 
You never know what is happening with all your money do you?

Of course not. But sometimes you do. This would be one of those times.
 
Some people fail to recognize that it is quite possible to be a Christian without being a hateful bigot spreading lies in order to try to damage a group of people.

The one's who actually follow Jesus' teachings, for instance.............

That's part of why I left the Christian Faith.... nobody willing to stand up for Right and Wrong anymore. Besides, I was always more of an Old Testament fan anyway.
 
You never know what is happening with all your money do you?

it would appear, based on his decision not to spend any of his money at that restaurant chain, that he will ensure he is not helping to fund this anti-gay propaganda

it is one thing to espouse pre-Christian values
it is quite another to demean the sexuality of another

years ago cracker barrel restaurants flagrantly refused to hire gay employees. and a boycott of that restaurant chain by folks who could not support such meanness caused the company to revise its hiring policy
maybe the same response will happen again
 
So its "de-humanizing" now ? They have the exact same rights as me, and I am now "de-human" ?

Clearly you don't 'get it'. Have somebody explain it to you.
 
Muppets dump Chick-Fil-A to support gay marriage - Chicago Tribune

"The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors," the company said in a statement posted on their official Facebook page.

(snip)

The Henson company, whose Muppet characters are hugely popular, said its Chief Executive Lisa Henson is a "strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD," the company said in their statement.


Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one, which precedes the founding of Henson's company. If Henson actually gave a damn about the issue, rather than responding to pressure and then grandstanding, they might have never chosen to associate with Chick-Fil-A at all.

It's a pity that simple symbols and characters from childhood now have to be politicized.

I just can't believe this company is being lambasted because it publicly espouses Christian values.
 
Given an option between Chick-Fil-A and the Muppets, I'll take the chicken guys.

I thought you were moving to Iran. Do they have Chick-Fil-A in Iran?
 
I just can't believe this company is being lambasted because it publicly espouses Christian values.

I wasn't aware 'christain values' were the same thing as anti-gay bigotry. I guess it depends on what kind of christian you are.
 
I just can't believe this company is being lambasted because it publicly espouses Christian values.

No. They're being lambasted not for espousing the values, but for actually walking the talk, Maggie. That's not very popular anymore.
 
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