Chick-fil-A became a viral political hashtag after the company announced that it would no longer be donating to organizations that are anti-LGBTQ. Chick-fil-A is known to be a Christian owned company, but after protests from the LGBTQ community, owners have decided to cut off donations to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, organizations that have been accused by activists of having anti-LGBTQ views. Twitter exploded with #ChickFilA, users sharing their different opinions. One side of the argument was support for Chick-fil-A’s decision.
Me and all the gays finally able to eat at #chickfila again pic.twitter.com/GhJoW8J899
— Dalila (@dearestdalila) November 19, 2019
lol at the fact that the entire #ChickFilA tag is just christians being mad that a CHICKEN RESTAURANT is no longer sending money to organizations that FIGHT AGAINST people who are just trying to love! LIKE YOU DO REALIZE THAT GODS WILL IS TO "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR" RIGHT?
— ᴊᴇɴɴᴀ // TAYLOR SWIFT STAN FIRST AND FOREMOST (@godforbidfate) November 18, 2019
Another side thought that although it was the right decision by Chick-fil-A to stop the donations, doing that was not enough. This group of users thought that more needs to be done to actually claim that your organization isn’t anti-LGBTQ.
Okay, thats great, whatever, #ChickFilA no longer donating to homophobia and transphobia is fine but if they /really/ about it, they can donate that same money to LGBTQ+ communities and orgs
(A quick thread) pic.twitter.com/jZ8UpBtmwi
— Ultramarine Chapter Master (@Ultramarines40K) November 18, 2019
I am happy #ChickFilA has stopped donating to anti-lgbtq causes – BUT – it isn’t enough to simply stop ‘lighting fires’. You need to actively repair damage by helping extinguish the ones you started. It’s a step in the right direction, but there’s still work be done.
— Robert Manion (@robertmanion) November 18, 2019
The other side of the argument opposed both views and thought Chick-fil-A was losing their main business audience, the Christian community. This group seemed to get the most twitter attention online because of the aggressive comments users were making.
#ChickFilA stop bowing down to the #LGBTQ COMMUNITY, you have ACTUAL Christians that ACTUALLY support Christian values. It’s rediculous that you’re devaluing yourself because of a group of “ofended” people who literally has backed your company into a corner. HOW LUKEWARM 👎🏽👎🏽
— Abigail אֲבִיגַיִל (@imashley_wells) November 19, 2019
Let me make this very clear:
Homosexuality is a sin.
Christians, don't ever compromise on God's Word.
"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ" (Gal. 1:10) #ChickfilAhttps://t.co/kwuDQxZEvW
— Trevor Sheatz (@TrevorSheatz) November 18, 2019
This viral hashtag was interesting to analyze because of the multitude of political views that came out from the decision of a chicken company, a decision that was extremely important to many extremely different communities.