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[–]Tiktaky 352 points353 points ago

Being dyslexic I never bothered to even try to read Chick-fill-a because there are none in my country and the word looked hard.

In my head I have been pronouncing it as "Chicka Filla" Which I think its a far cooler name for a take-away food joint.

[–]DefinitelyPositive 201 points202 points ago

I'm not dyslexic, I though that was how you pronounced it!

[–]Tiktaky 76 points77 points ago

This video is the only reason I found out I was doing it wrong.

[the video is NSFW if you work at chick-fill-a]

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[–]HeBoughtALot 34 points35 points ago

Fil-A is how we spell words that sound too "French" over here.

[–]NOIMBOYURGUR 14 points15 points ago

....filet mignon

[–]Fatumsch 34 points35 points ago

Feel it minion?

[–]FanboyChumChum 20 points21 points ago

Yep, just like "chick fillet".

[–]The_Maddog 22 points23 points ago

Drag queens scare the shit out of me. Thanks for that!

[–]karadan100 11 points12 points ago

Chick fillet, apparently. (i only found this out yesterday..)

[–]robinr22 6 points7 points ago

But the 'T' at the end of fillet isn't silent?

[–]nabrok 23 points24 points ago

It's supposed to be.

[–]bibaman 19 points20 points ago

Herein lies the problem. In Britain, at least, we say fill-it. Which means that these threads are full of Brits saying "Chick Filler?"

SOLVED.

[–]a_secret_giraffe 11 points12 points ago

Americans do not distinguish between "filet" and "fillet" as we do

[–]ipointoutyouridiocy 8 points9 points ago

but....but there's no a after the chick... so it should be "chickfilla" shouldnt it?

Thus chick-filler, sounds like a porn name.

[–]blackholedreams 4 points5 points ago

It's pronounced chick-fillet.

[–]skinsfan55 48 points49 points ago

Except Chicka Filla sounds like something one would call their junk.

[–]JackBlacket 2 points3 points ago

To be fair, chickfila doesn't read any better. Sounds like some bro's XBL gamertag

[–]WastingMyYouthHere[S] 81 points82 points ago

I never really bothered to read it either. I thought it said "Chick-A-Fill" and sold chicken stuffed with some other things like bacon or marshmallows or something.

[–]ZiggyZombie 52 points53 points ago

I am American and never heard of Chick-A-Fil-A either.

[–]Chaytup 28 points29 points ago

How.

[–]skraptastic 30 points31 points ago

They are not really a national chain. I live in Northern CA and until recently the only other chic-fil-a in the whole north was in San Louis Obispo. As far as I know there are none in Oregon and Washington, and I'm sure none in the other north west states.

On a side note, I am embarrassed that the rest of the world sees Americans as people who fight and scream and make international news about a fast food chain.

Off to chic-fil-a for an awesome chicken biscuit for breakfast. Couldnt eat there yesterday for fear that someone would think I supported their (lets say) out-dated views.

[–]didileavethegason 18 points19 points ago

OH SWEET JESUS .. Chicken stuffed with marshmallows - CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

[–]DeVilleBT 12 points13 points ago

Pronouncing it that way makes it sound like a slang word for someone who bangs many girls.

" Yo man, I'm a realy Chick Filla!"

P.S.: Do people still say Yo?

[–]STR1K3RJUST1N 29 points30 points ago

[–]HoppyIPA 9 points10 points ago

Jessie owns that word. "Yo, Mr. White!"

I love how he always calls him Mr. White.

[–]vikingspawn 1 point2 points ago

Chick-fill-hate may be a more appropriate pronunciation, it seems.

[–]auduron 864 points865 points ago

It doesn't matter if you don't know - if Reddit tells you to hate it - YOU HATE IT

[–]skizfrenik_syco 431 points432 points ago

i always just go with the flow, i don't even know half the stuff i hate anymore

[–]publ1c_stat1c 69 points70 points ago

Agreed. Same goes for liking stuff. I don't even know who neil degrasse tyson is, but I know as a redditor, I must love him with all of my heart.

[–]blue_strat 148 points149 points ago

Fear of the unknown leads to anger. Anger towards the misunderstood leads to hate. Hate dipped in liquorice leads to the Dark Side.

[–]skizfrenik_syco 58 points59 points ago

you just made me hungry

[–]yarp_and_narp 65 points66 points ago

You mean, he just made you hangry?

[–]drevenant 19 points20 points ago

I haven't had anything to eat since I hate dinner last night.

[–]Blizzxx 23 points24 points ago

...for some chick fil a? I know all this circlejerk hate over it has made me hungry for some...

[–]ayadew 13 points14 points ago

And that leads to cookies.

[–]bujweiser 50 points51 points ago

Don't conform/be individual, as long as it lines up with Reddit's views.

[–]TheYe 40 points41 points ago

If you try to be individual i will just call you hipster! And if you go too much with the general opinion i will call you brainless zombie. There is no escape, so...best is to just do whatever you like and don't give a fuck.

[–]shanoxilt 19 points20 points ago

Pfft.

I am an individual. You all just happen to agree with me due to an accident of demographics.

[–]PokemasterTT 41 points42 points ago

If Americans tell me to hate something, I like it to piss them off.

[–]TwistEnding 13 points14 points ago

Hate me, I dare you.

P.S. I'm American

[–]Ben_Jahmin 150 points151 points ago

I found out last year what Chick-Fill-A meant. It means "Chick Filet" to anyone wondering as much as I used to.

[–]ClampingNomads 126 points127 points ago

oh christ on a bike, seriously?... Thanks.

[–]ogaddi 80 points81 points ago

Being English, I never got it as we pronounce it fillet - with a hard t

[–]MissDanasaur 18 points19 points ago

You do? :|

[–]Aplostobate 62 points63 points ago

Yes, because we hate the French.

[–]xbiggiesmallsx 9 points10 points ago

Nobody cares apost.... wait...

[–]kamahori 3 points4 points ago

As a kiwi I didn't get it until I read your comment as we pronounce fillet as you do, and also flatten our vowels. Chick-Fill-A reads as chick-filler to me and just sounds like somewhere obese women would go to eat, which doesn't sound that unlikely when you consider this is a real fastfood chain in the US.

[–]HealingCare 11 points12 points ago

[–]Mikuro 6 points7 points ago

Yep, took me a while to get that, too.

[–]Mikuro 111 points112 points ago

I'm from New York and I've never heard of them outside the context of the anti-gay scandals, either.

[–]StandingTheGaff 48 points49 points ago

Here's a location map of Chick-fil-a; pretty much American South, Midwest, and a bit more Eastern seaboard.

[–]Giantpanda602 49 points50 points ago

I'm from Illinois and I never saw one until I went down to Florida. That and Waffle Houses.

So many fucking Waffle Houses.

[–]zersch 34 points35 points ago

Every Waffle House you saw? It was the same one. Every single Waffle House is the same entity with the same dead-eyed staff. It's some sort of cosmic being that feeds on diesel fumes and bacon grease.

[–]thedude37 17 points18 points ago

Dude, we've got them over here.

Sincerely,

Missouri

[–]androidseventeen 7 points8 points ago

Oh wow. I'm from Iowa. There is nothing like that sweet moment, when you're driving south, cross the MO border, and BAM Waffle House. I eat there everytime I cross the border. Dem cheesey hashbrowns...

[–]whiteboy1190 2 points3 points ago

As a Floridian, let me tell you that nothing good ever comes out of going to a Waffle House. It's basically asking for a sketchy experience. It's like the restaurant version of walking down a back alley at night.

[–]luke95836 40 points41 points ago

Canadian here, never heard of it till this morning on 6 ish different posts

[–]Seyloren 25 points26 points ago

It's funny, a bunch of canadians on my facebook were asking about it this morning.

Silly Canadians, no one tells you anything.

[–]Duncanconstruction 10 points11 points ago

It's weird because Canadian culture is so Americanized that it's really really unusual for there to be anything down there (let alone a somewhat popular restaurant) that we've never heard of.

[–]gmoneyshot69 15 points16 points ago

As a Canadian I've been really confused. What is this place? Chick-filla ? Is that like... some sort of Americanized term for penis? A chick filla? I mean it just doesn't make sen...

What?

It's a chicken place? Pronounced... Chick-fillet ?

Oh...

[–]newhannibal 10 points11 points ago

New York City has only one Chik Fil A and its at NYU's cafeteria.

[–]GiantWhaleCannon 88 points89 points ago

Please enjoy our media's continued effort to ensure that Americans don't talk about anything really important. I mean, the central issue is important, but there are a lot of other, more pressing things going on here besides some dude who owns a restaurant and doesn't like gay people. Just don't eat there and let's move on.

[–]sosota 26 points27 points ago

Yes, who has heard of the LIBOR scandal and how our entire banking system is full of fraud? Nope. http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/wr6hc/news_networks_give_massive_libor_banking_scandal/

[–]thefuckdude 5 points6 points ago

not just the banks. the government, the media, everything.

[–]sosota 12 points13 points ago

Exactly. Banking fraud? What?

[–]GlennBecksChalkboard 44 points45 points ago

As a german I read it as "Chickfiller" and assume it's somekind of rapper I haven't heard about.

[–]Dark1000 61 points62 points ago

i fill dem chicks wit my country fried steak,

dudes suckin dick ain't what jesus god make

[–]evereal 17 points18 points ago

Straight outta da hoodz, my name is chick filla

if I see a gay man I'll pop a cap in the nigga

[–]Dark1000 20 points21 points ago

i'm a cop killa, chick filla,

dick in yo' ass is a no go thrilla

[–]devilsadvocated 632 points633 points ago

It's a fast food restaurant that serves primarily chicken on biscuits. For fast food, the quality is good, and the price is a little higher than a McDonald's. They're owned by Truett Cathy, a philanthropist who supports scholarships and children's programs most notably. Speaking to a religious organization, the owner recently stated he was in favor of the traditional definition of marriage, which combined with the fact that Chic Fil A supports charity organizations who hold the same beliefs, has resulted in people calling the company anti-gay. After the gay and liberal community strongly condemned Chic Fil A, including statements from the mayors of Chicago and Boston, and called for a boycott, many groups who support the traditional definition of marriage began making additional trips to Chic Fil A to offset that protest and show their aggravation with those mayors use of their bully pulpit.

Since I really don't care either way and think the whole uproar is silly, and am just stating the facts as I've seen them instead of stating that every Chic Fil A employee hates gay people, I'll be downvoted to hell, but that's the general scope of the whole non-issue.

TL;DR - Religious Chicken biscuit restaurant owner says he supports traditional definition of marriage, supports religious charities who agree, world ends.

[–]blackholedreams 46 points47 points ago

FFS, they make a chicken SANDWICH. That's what they are known for, (along with waffle fries). A fried piece of chicken breast fillet with two pickle slices on a bun. The chicken biscuits are breakfast fare.

[–]NINE_HUNDRED 322 points323 points ago

As an Englishman, chicken on biscuits sounds weird. I imagine a chicken breast on a digestive..

[–]imitator22 226 points227 points ago

[–]pog_mo_thoin 16 points17 points ago

thats either the smallest chicken ever, or the biggest digestive ever...

[–]Kylskap 83 points84 points ago

[–]TooMuchBroccoli 23 points24 points ago

This is the most terrifyingly awesome photoshop ever.

[–]PhotoshopsUsername 12 points13 points ago

[–]shanoxilt 98 points99 points ago

An American biscuit is a type of breakfast bread.

[–]i_have_a_raging_clue 43 points44 points ago

American biscuits vs. British biscuits

http://i.imgur.com/BAQWM.jpg

[–]elphinstone 64 points65 points ago

dude american biscuits look like scones

[–]i_have_a_raging_clue 28 points29 points ago

They're not sweet like scones. ROUGHLY, they're somewhere between regular bread and croissant.

[–]mixmastermind 22 points23 points ago

British Scones are not all sweet, and some look dead-on for biscuits.

[–]patsmad 11 points12 points ago

In that case: America calls savory scones biscuits. And everything you refer to as cookies / biscuits / digestives are either cookies (sweet) or crackers (not sweet) here. That is about it I think.

[–]i_have_a_raging_clue 3 points4 points ago

TIL: "British scones are often lightly sweetened, but may also be savoury."

Hmm...I've never had a savory scone.

Also, from the same Wikipedia article:

A fresh batch of homemade buttermilk scones. (probably similar to/same as an American biscuit)

[–]dumbkid 5 points6 points ago

Buttered scone then

[–]El_Jimmer 7 points8 points ago

Na they're fluffy and not sweet. We have scones here too but they're different. Biscuits are buttery and delicious and light as air. Especially good in the south, AKA The best part of the US

[–]Ag-E 3 points4 points ago

And spread some jam, butter, or honey on them and damn, you've got yourself a tasty treat there!

Europeans miss out on all the easy, delicious foods. Like s'mores.

[–]Mird 83 points84 points ago

So what the hell do you call biscuits? o_O

[–]ManiacDan 39 points40 points ago

British "biscuits" are still sometimes referred to as "biscuits" in the US, but only in the context of the TYPE of biscuit. You'll see "fancy" cookies labeled "shortbread biscuits." We generally refer to these as biscuits and everything you call "biscuits" as cookies. I'm not quite sure where the split occurred, but I assume it was America's obsession with breakfast.

Similarly, we call your crisps "chips," and your chips "french fries."

[–]BehindSpace 10 points11 points ago

I'm a Scot, and I call fries 'Fries', because to me chips are different to fries.

[–]laurelinblaze 5 points6 points ago

To an American, those chips(big fries) are known as steak fries. The others are just regular fries or occasionally skinny fries.

[–]ManiacDan 2 points3 points ago

Wait...these are fries. What do you call fries if you don't think these are fries?

[–]BehindSpace 5 points6 points ago

Fries to me are the ones you get at McDonalds. The chips I posted are just regular run-of-the-mill chips here, and they're a lot thicker since being hand cut. Anywhere in the country you ask for chips, this is what you get.

[–]ManiacDan 2 points3 points ago

See, those are at the most 1.5 times as thick as McDonald's fries. I don't consider them to be different things until you get to the size of steak fries.

However, it's interesting that the actual problem seems to be "Americans use the same word for all sizes of french-fried potatoes, and some europeans use three words for the three sizes"

[–]mrzombie 8 points9 points ago

Is that a scone?

[–]DubiumGuy 4 points5 points ago

We don't call British chips fries. We call those shitty skinny crunchy matchstick sized pieces of fried potato that you get in McDonalds, fries. What we call chips are actually MUCH thicker and generally much softer on the outside and fluffier inside. They're closest to what you would call home fries and steak fries but still not equivalent. Also, as a consequence of being much thicker cut, they're also much lower in fat content than your average american style fries.

[–]BoredPenslinger 2 points3 points ago

But chips are Belgian...

[–]Nope- 4 points5 points ago

More like they call our chips "crisps" (a pretty important distinction).

[–]Gorau 7 points8 points ago

Chips in the UK sense are called so because they are Chipped Potatoes, Crisps are called crisps because because they are crispy, they are also more like a slice of potato that a chip. Also French Fries and chips are not really the same thing, you can get French Fries in the UK, they are skinnier and usually crispier than chips.

[–]Disco_Panda 3 points4 points ago

When I visited the UK, if I wanted fries, I'd ask for chips, following the locals, and everyone would assume I meant crisps, because I'm an American.

So I started saying "chips" for crisps, since they were just going to reverse it anyway. But oh no! Almost at that exact moment everyone assumed I should know better, so they fed me fries.

So I started saying exclusively "crisps" and "fries" to avoid the ambiguity. When I said 'fries' they'd look at me like a stupid American. When I said 'crisps' they'd look offended, like I was patronizing them by resorting to British English.

The moral is that in Britain, YOU CANNOT WIN.

[–]Intr0vert 7 points8 points ago

Jesus Christ, that's longer than the wiki on WWII.

[–]shanoxilt 2 points3 points ago

We are two nations separated by a common language.

[–]loconet 70 points71 points ago

Same reason they call the pointy ball sport they play with their hands "football". They just like to mess with the rest of the world.

[–]jeremythelee 15 points16 points ago

start driving on the same side of the road as everyone else and we'll talk about making compromises.

[–]Jimmigee 2 points3 points ago

Warning: he means the whole country at the same time.

[–]Gorau 10 points11 points ago

It's only 66.1% of the worlds population that drive on the right, which by the way is the wrong side.

[–]PostSincerity 41 points42 points ago

It does not matter whether your ball game is played with your feet or our ball game is played with our hands... football was so named because it is played while ON foot. Not with feet. This was used to distinguish it at a time when polo and other horseback ball games were still popular.

[–]vowdy 14 points15 points ago

It's also because the egg/ball is one foot long.

[–]WMDistraction 11 points12 points ago

Don't worry, we think it's just as weird that you call cookies "biscuits."

[–]kyzfrintin 23 points24 points ago

We don't... We call cookies cookies. If you're referring to chocolate chip cookies like I assume you are.

[–]owf 13 points14 points ago

They call all manner of biscuits cookies, though. Except when they're crackers or something else.

[–]Ag-E 10 points11 points ago

This shit is confusing.

[–]TangentialInterest 4 points5 points ago

Bollox - a cookie's a cookie and a biccie's a biccie.

And fuck off with yer "they" shite 'nall.

[–]steel_city86 23 points24 points ago

It may sounds weird but it is fucking delicious.

[–]ThisIsMyRedditLogin 21 points22 points ago

Fellow Brit here. I imagined something a little like a custard cream (or, at a stretch, a bourbon) but with chicken. Or maybe a chicken in between two nice crumbly Hobnobs.

EDIT: Also, is it just me or do American restaurant names sound a little strange. I mean, Chick-Fil-A? Seriously? It sounds like some kind of chicken filler you ooze into sandwiches from a spray can.

[–]jimmy_redhots 12 points13 points ago

pronounce it chick filet

[–]mistressg 8 points9 points ago

Which is chick "fil-ay", not "fil-ett"

[–]jimmy_redhots 13 points14 points ago

you pronounce filet - "fil-ay"

like filet mignon

[–]haifischsandiwch 4 points5 points ago

It's possibly not the best comparison, but imagine a savory scone.

[–]tradingair 21 points22 points ago

Yeah seriously, what the fuck. What does biscuit mean in 'mericun?

[–]Chaytup 49 points50 points ago

[–]superherowithnopower 34 points35 points ago

Dang, now I'm hungry.

[–]tradingair 16 points17 points ago

Oooh, a scone. Well, you learn something new everyday. Thanks for the clarification! I'm afraid this is something I will have to try - right now it's a little too weird to look appetising.

[–]Chaytup 25 points26 points ago

No, it's not a scone. Scones are a lot more dense and sweet (at least the ones I eat in North Carolina) http://i.imgur.com/AfhmM.jpg

These kinds of biscuits are very light and flaky, usually just a buttery and salty taste. http://i.imgur.com/OgqvC.jpg

Now if british scones are like that or whatever, pardon me.

[–]ilovetofaceswap 12 points13 points ago

It's bread, not cookies

[–]technoSurrealist 17 points18 points ago

it means this warm fluffy deliciousness, not cookies.

[–]rapax 9 points10 points ago

Oh, the poor sod means scones.

Why didn't you say so old chap?

[–]Ag-E 28 points29 points ago

Because it's not a scone at all.

[–]factoid_ 7 points8 points ago

No, they're much more bread-like than scones. Scones are sweeter and denser. These are softer and airier. Primary ingredients, flour, butter, baking powder, salt, a tiny bit of sugar. I use beer as the liquid in mine, but that's not traditional.

Traditionally served warm, with butter, or with a white gravy made from flour, milk and oil or lard, and heavily peppered (the little "flecks" I saw someone mention elsewhere in this thread) usually with chunks of pork sausage in it. "biscuits and gravy" it's called.

[–]WilsonHanks 5 points6 points ago

Cultural differences, dear boy.

[–]fury420 22 points23 points ago

from my understanding it's similar to a scone?

[–]coolcrowe 6 points7 points ago

Holy shit you poor people, you don't know what good ol southern style homemade buttermilk biscuits are :( with butter and sugar on top. Maybe some syrup. Sausage. Or chicken. Good god I'm hungry

[–]Homletmoo 6 points7 points ago

Some sort of scone thingy.

[–]Evil_Bonsai 6 points7 points ago

Geez, I'm American and even I know this:

Biscuit: light cookie you have with tea; tea: a light snack or meal, sometimes (usually) includes actual brewed tea; Crisp: potato chip; chip: french fry.

[–]retrominge 10 points11 points ago

You seen what they call gravy too? White liquid flecked with bits. Weird.

[–]MyDaddyTaughtMeWell 5 points6 points ago

This is only one type of gravy, a sausage gravy traditionally served at breakfast over the aforementioned biscuits (which are loosely similar to a savory scone, only fluffier). Traditional brown gravy and chicken gravy are more common, since they are eaten over mashed potatoes and meats with dinner.

[–]ZapActions-dower 37 points38 points ago

Chicken biscuit? Since when is a bun a biscuit? Or do you only go there before 11?

[–]owf 6 points7 points ago

I think those of us who don't know what Chic Fil A is also understand something else by "biscuit", namely "cookie".

So, what's this biscuit?

[–]Hartastic 9 points10 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit

Compare and contrast! The picture shows what a typical American biscuit looks like. And now I know what your Brit-scuits look like, too!

[–]QuasiStellar 5 points6 points ago

Where are these restaurants located? I live in the US and I have never seen one.

Edit: Okay, southeast. Got it, everyone.

[–]blackholedreams 4 points5 points ago

The Southeast, mainly. They're based out of Atlanta.

[–]shenpen 8 points9 points ago

What I am thinking is that if such a thing happened over here, it would be probably a kebab/döner chain owned by a Muslim person and I really wonder how Reddit would react...

Note that it is just a thought experiment, for some really weird reason kebab / döner shops don't organize in chains here, even though the sell the same stuff everywhere, but still under their own name. I don't know why it makes no sense at all. The only really big European fast food chain with a properly centralized branding and marketing I know of is Nordsee. Which is kinda sad to thing about it...

[–]factoid_ 4 points5 points ago

Chicken on Biscuits is for breakfast. Otherwise it's just on a bun with pickles.

Chick-Fil-A's secret to deliciousness is pressure frying. They season and bread the chicken, then it goes into a pressure fryer where it cooks in spices and oil in much less time than a traditional frier. The pressure also infuses a lot of moisture.

It's amazingly good. Their fries and shakes are also great. I will be happy to continue eating there as soon as Chick-Fil-A stops giving money to gay hate groups. They can believe whatever they want, but don't take my money for food and turn around and give it to hate groups.

The owners and employees can do whatever the fuck they want with their own money.

[–]Laughingstok 48 points49 points ago

Not entirely true. Here's a just-the-facts take of the ordeal.

http://equalitymatters.org/factcheck/201111010001

To be precise, CFA was giving money to charities labeled as hate groups by the SPLC. That site also shows some of the quotes that have come out of those organizations.

The more you know..

Edit: Downvoted for providing a source that provides sources. Including CFA's IRS 990 tax form. Reddit, I NO UNDERSTAND U SUMTIM!

[–]IntentToContribute 7 points8 points ago

Chic-Fil-a is fucking delicious, they just need to keep their political views to themselves. That's just bad business.

[–]32koala 9 points10 points ago

He also said the United States was "inviting God's judgement" upon itself by supporting gay rights. Here's a link the the clip (1 minute in).

[–]goldflakes 63 points64 points ago

The problem is that the "charities" supported include groups like Exodus International and the law fund that seeks to refuse gay people their civil rights. That is, the problem isn't how Mr. Cathy spends his money, or what he says, or how he runs his business (as so many have claimed is the argument from pro-gay groups). The problem is that 2 cents of every combo meal goes toward hurting people. And that's a problem if someone fancies himself a conscious consumer.

[–]ElectricPancake 16 points17 points ago

Out of the 2 million they donate, $1,000 went to exodus international in 2010. My guess is that they stopped their small funding to this organization when it originally broke in 2010. That 2 cent figure may as well be 0.0005%.

The problem is that the "charities" supported... the law fund that seeks to refuse gay people their civil rights.

Care to elaborate?

[–]goldflakes 9 points10 points ago

Sure!

You're absolutely right that only a small amount went to EI.

But to find that number, surely you're also aware that CFA's largest charitable contribution remains ~$1M annually ($994,000 in 2009) to the Marriage and Family Legacy Fund. This group promotes traditional marriage in each sense of the two words. By 'marriage' they in part counsel heterosexual couples who are having difficult times. By 'traditional' they promote and lobby for marriage to be legally codified as one man and one woman. This is one of the best PR jobs I've ever seen, actually. If you search for information on the MFLF, their website is dedicated to the counseling aspect. But they're actually only the catch-all funding source of the Marriage Co-Mission. This group was started and continues to operate solely to preserve "traditional marriage". The first signature on their list on their Purpose page? Alan Chambers. It would be reasonable not to know who that is. Here's his wiki (see edit below). And the very first aim of this million dollar donation? "To renew America’s hope and vision for the institution of marriage." That's politespeak for "define marriage as not inclusive of gays."

Edit: I'm not sure how on Reddit to link to something ending in ')'. The relevant wiki page for Alan Chambers is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Chambers_(Exodus_International).

[–]CowFu 39 points40 points ago

I agree with you 100%, but perhaps your comment would be better suited to someone who isn't just giving a synopsis. This guy isn't defending chic-fil-a, he's just giving a recount while you look like you're just trying to start an argument.

[–]caltheon 17 points18 points ago

To be fair, the parent poster conveniently left out the part about the groups being donated to are not simply for traditional marriage but also openly hate groups. Big fucking difference. Water it down and you can even make Hitler sound like a good guy.

[–]CowFu 12 points13 points ago

Openly hate groups? The closest I can think of is AFA's opinion radio station (which is batshit crazy, one of the horrifying articles was calling for homosexuals to be treated like drug addiction). They have a warped view of reality but I don't think they're motive is hate, just an extremely narrow and bigoted world view.

Is there a pure anti-gay group they donate to?

[–]caltheon 6 points7 points ago

Family Research Council and Exodus International are two examples. I could probably dig up more.

[–]shmortisborg 15 points16 points ago

Im all for gay marriage, but everyone need to tone down the hyperbole of using violently-charged language like "hurting people" or saying this is "hate crimes" - its not exactly the same as something like 50s-era Mississippi. He supports traditional marriage, and even Barack Obama of a few years ago was also saying his definition of marriage was between a man + woman. BARACK OBAMA!

Can we please stop with the Chick-fil-a nonsense, its such a non issue. Its an arbitrary excuse to enrage yourself and fight. None of this is anything unusual, but it somehow slipped into the echo box of our public consciousness. Boycott or support or whatever, but SILENTLY because its annoying.

[–]tpfour 1 point2 points ago

When people call the Family Research Council a hate group, they are not speaking in hyperbolic terms. They are sourcing the SPLC, an organization which classifies the FRC as a Hate group.

[–]Kiresays 15 points16 points ago

Confirming that Chic-fil-a could host an international baby-punting contest and I would still buy the always delicious spicy chicken sandwich deluxe with chic-fil-a sauce.

edit: and they only serve biscuits for breakfast. Mostly sandwhiches/wraps is there thing. The milk shakes are glorious as well.

[–]wolfeater 9 points10 points ago

Their biggest "charitable" donation is to a group who's sole purpose is to stop gay marriage. They fund this group, and others, to the time of several million each year. The outrage is not silly, they are taking the money you spend at their restaurant and using it for bigotry. That is why liberal and gay activists are trying to keep the restaurant out of their stomachs and cities. It's not some tiny little issue and I find your "synopsis" very uninformed and patronizing.

[–]SelectaRx 40 points41 points ago

This is doubly funny, as McKellan is homosexual.

[–]Hakusam 47 points48 points ago

As a fellow European, they probably make the best fried chicken I've ever eaten, plus their Chick fil-a sauce (BBQ + honey mustard) is godlike. You can read up the political stuff on Reddit.

[–]revengeofrosencrantz 15 points16 points ago

Boy, we need to get you some real fried chicken. Down home cookin' blows that Chick-fil-a shit out of the water.

[–]Hakusam 18 points19 points ago

Oh damn, I can't describe how much I love southern homecooked food. Most of the "BBQ"/"burgers" you get in Europe is from awful fastfood chains, the first time I ate genuine southern BBQ at my fiancee's home in Atlanta I wept tears of joy. Edit: Also, Vortex/Five Guys burgers.

[–]BlueSparkle 3 points4 points ago

thank you, thats the only comment so far that even tries to explain what "chick-a-fil- sodiudfsiuf" is .

[–]ManiacDan 1 point2 points ago

It's a fast food chain that specializes in fried chicken sandwiches rather than ground beef patty sandwiches. It's fantastically delicious, but sadly the organization as a whole has taken the "against" side in the fight for civil rights for homosexuals. This became big news recently (despite being a widely available fact for years) and started a PR war. Religious conservatives in the US stood in line for hours yesterday to buy a $5 chicken sandwich in support of the "cause" of denying marriage rights to homosexuals. In response, many same-sex couples are going to Chik-fil-a restaurants across the country tomorrow to kiss passionately. Should be fun.

[–]urbanplowboy 5 points6 points ago

As an American who is surrounded by Chic-Fil-As, I am at constant odds with myself over wanting their ridiculously delicious chicken sandwiches but also wanting to boycott their company through this drama. So far I've held strong and not eaten there in probably nine months, whereas I used to eat there about once a week.

[–]Get_Smart 13 points14 points ago

If only there were some sort of information database that could be accessible remotely, say from an appliance in your home or workplace, you could do an inquiry on a certain name or topic and get an array of possible answers.

[–]somecallmejohnny 3 points4 points ago

New Yorker here. I've never even seen a Chick-fil-A in my life. Something tells me I have heard of it before, but that could just be the recent media coverage.

[–]bubbs5 17 points18 points ago

Fuck I've seen this A million fucking times

[–]randomshot86 5 points6 points ago

Being someone from New York, I feel the same way

[–]ArcticFrankie10 12 points13 points ago

Google it?

[–]FishPilot 30 points31 points ago

Seriously, I don't give a fuck if they even support terrorism, they make outstanding chicken sandwiches and bad ass chicken egg and cheese sandwiches. I have nothing against gay people, I just don't care for the politics and don't want to deny my tastebuds

[–]Jimmyrustlinginc 57 points58 points ago

Chick fil A is the new Kony2012. It will be forgotten within two weeks tops.

[–]CiscoCertified 9 points10 points ago

As someone from the west coast of the united states. You are not alone.

[–]cthulhushrugged 3 points4 points ago

You're not the only ones, Europeans. Growing up in the Northwest... I had to learn about Chic-Fil-A from Jeff Foxworthy skits and Ben Folds songs.

[–]wolf156 2 points3 points ago

To sum it all up: angry teenagers protest 91 year old man for saying he doesn't like gays.

It's the crusade of the week. Next week they'll have something new to hate and they will talk about boycotts on reddit while they eat the Chick-Fil-A they swore to never touch again.

[–]Littlebitocrazay 16 points17 points ago

I'm so sick of this Chick-fil-A shit.

[–]crunch816 27 points28 points ago

You're missing out on some of the best homophobic chicken out there

[–]HiaItsPeter 4 points5 points ago

Christian chain that Reddit got butt hurt over. But truthfully i have no fucks to give about it.

[–]poopinAround 1 point2 points ago

Dont worry, this is just the usual pre-election horse shit that means nothing to divert people's attention away from actual issues. 'Merica. Why gay marriage has been a bigger issue to people than wars of aggression, a shitty economy, internet censorship, etc... baffles me. But hey, people value things differently and as an american myself i know that a majority of americans are retarded.

[–]thinks_with_penis 27 points28 points ago

Ah yes, Europe, land of castles and ancient bridges and cathedrals. Here in America we have Chick-Fil-A and Target.

[–]Andrjo 23 points24 points ago

Well, we do have Disney castles, and our bridges collapse as if they were ancient!

[–]nerfdude 22 points23 points ago

yes, yes, of course, the Europeans do not have fast food establishments or department stores.

i remember my first semester at college.

[–]Delicious_Nipples 2 points3 points ago

in Canada, we have milk in bags.

[–]lizardje 8 points9 points ago

Or as Eddie Izzard once put it: "I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from." ;)

[–]eyestrain 13 points14 points ago

The circlejerk of "Europeans not understanding something in America" can all be ended with a simple google search or a read in the threads about it on reddit.

[–]robinr22 3 points4 points ago

But where's the karma in that?

[–]acousticmind 2 points3 points ago

... Or anyone outside the good Ol' USA.

[–]boomfail 0 points1 point ago

I'm a Canadian and couldn't agree more. :D

[–]xkillx 1 point2 points ago

they aren't even nation wide by any means. I've seen one once, and that was when i visited the south.

[–]Gojuul 0 points1 point ago

[–]Tennysonn 2 points3 points ago

I'm in the same boat being a New Yorker

[–]Spc-Mkr 1 point2 points ago

I live in Minnesota and there are no Chic-Fil-As here either. I only know what it is because of a Ben Folds Five song, and gays.

[–]bumbletowne 0 points1 point ago

As a Californian I feel the same way.

[–]franklin_stubbs 2 points3 points ago

Hell I'm from the USA and I feel the same way. It's only in the south. Actually I feel most things reddit (especially /r/atheism) complains about are only relevant to the south.

[–]wwleaf 1 point2 points ago

Stop posting this, Europeans. One of you posts this every day.

[–]nomegustanosleep 2 points3 points ago

I'm canadian,I've been to the U.S countless times and I've never heard of chick-fill-a

[–]theundiscoveredcolor 1 point2 points ago

And us Canadians. =/

[–]brodie21 2 points3 points ago

Its a place that sells awesome chicken sandwiches and nuggets.

its actual chicken not processed as much as others.

also waffle fries are delicious.

its tasty

[–]designersquirrel 2 points3 points ago

TIL all Europeans are wizards.