I recently went to the restaurant Cracker Barrel. I don't go there very often, but once in a while, I crave old-fashioned Southern cuisine. Since there was a fairly long wait, I had to place my name on a waiting list. The woman writing the name spelled Craig as "Krieg," and then pronounced it "Kreeeeeg." I found this amusing enough to post a status about it on Facebook. Upon doing so, however, an old friend of mine informed me that Cracker Barrel is an anti-LGBT establishment. He then later informed me that he had been misinformed, that the anti-LGBT owner of the restaurant(s) had passed away a year or so ago, but that he'd have a hard time believing the place has changed its stance much on the issue.
I am all about equality for the LGBT community. I can completely understand members of the LGBT community boycotting a particular business due to their outspokenness against their attaining equal rights, like Chick fil-A or the Salvation Army has done in the past. However, I have a difficult time boycotting businesses (like Cracker Barrel, for instance), whom aren't outspoken one way or the other. The fact of the matter is, it would be next to impossible for any one business to be fully aligned with me on my beliefs. This would only happen if I happened to be the owner of that particular business.
All I ask from companies I do business with is that they treat me and everyone with a quality product and quality service. They may not agree with me on a number of issues, but so long as they don't go pubic with them, I don't see much point in boycotting. If I treated every business in that kind of manner, I'd be left trapped in my homestead without any place to go.
While I can completely understand people straying away from Chick fil-A, the Salvation Army, and Hobby Lobby, among other such places, I think it's of greater importance to educate people on homosexuality, continue to increase public support for equal marriage rights, elect politicians into office whom are following this growing trend of support, and make our voices heard loud and clear to elected officials on the matter through phone calls, emails, and protests. Through these means, we will one day see equal marriage rights nationwide.
I am all about equality for the LGBT community. I can completely understand members of the LGBT community boycotting a particular business due to their outspokenness against their attaining equal rights, like Chick fil-A or the Salvation Army has done in the past. However, I have a difficult time boycotting businesses (like Cracker Barrel, for instance), whom aren't outspoken one way or the other. The fact of the matter is, it would be next to impossible for any one business to be fully aligned with me on my beliefs. This would only happen if I happened to be the owner of that particular business.
All I ask from companies I do business with is that they treat me and everyone with a quality product and quality service. They may not agree with me on a number of issues, but so long as they don't go pubic with them, I don't see much point in boycotting. If I treated every business in that kind of manner, I'd be left trapped in my homestead without any place to go.
While I can completely understand people straying away from Chick fil-A, the Salvation Army, and Hobby Lobby, among other such places, I think it's of greater importance to educate people on homosexuality, continue to increase public support for equal marriage rights, elect politicians into office whom are following this growing trend of support, and make our voices heard loud and clear to elected officials on the matter through phone calls, emails, and protests. Through these means, we will one day see equal marriage rights nationwide.
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