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DuaneBidoux

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Fri Jul 27, 2012, 03:54 PM Jul 2012

Five Successful Public Backlashes Against Homophobic Corporations

Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy’s incendiary comments against gay marriage recently revealed the fast-food chain as the most morally bankrupt fried chicken joint since Los Pollos Hermanos. As the likes of Andy Bernard, the Muppets, and the entire cities of Chicago and Boston join gay-rights organizations in boycotting the ol' Hateful Chicken (as we call it 'round the Nerve office), we thought we’d offer up our encouragement with a history lesson on five other public backlashes that forced major corporations to stop acting like homophobic assholes.

[link:http://www.nerve.com/love-sex/five-successful-public-backlashes-against-homophobic-corporations|

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Five Successful Public Backlashes Against Homophobic Corporations (Original Post) DuaneBidoux Jul 2012 OP
Threaten to go vegan on their asses! freshwest Jul 2012 #1
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