Openly Gay YouTube Sensation Antoine Dodson Says He Loves Himself Some Chick-fil-A
by Yvette Carnell
Apparently, whether or not you continue to patronize Chick-fil-A doesn’t depend on whether you’re gay or straight, or whether you’re in support of or opposed to gay rights. It really just depends on how much you looooove yourself some chicken!
Former YouTube sensation, Antoine “They Rapin’ Erybody” Dodson, says even though he’s gay, he’s not giving up his Chick-fil-A. No ma’am. That chicken is just too good.
“I don’t care about one person’s opinion or how they feel – that’s how they feel. That’s fine,” said Dodson. “Chick-fil-A makes good meals and I eat there, you know what I’m saying? Quite frequently. So, no one is going to stop me from eating there.”
“People say a lot of crazy things,” Dodson concluded. (For the record, Antoine’s defense of Chick-fil-A remind me a lot of this story.)
Dodson is correct in the sense that everyone has the right to do what they feel with their own money, but he misses the point when he says this is only about opinions. This stopped being about Chick-fil-A’s opinions when the company began giving money to organizations that lobby against gay marriage equality in Congress.
This, of course, doesn’t mean that people who oppose the gay rights agenda can’t voice their support for Chick-fil-A by continuing to patronize the fast food eatery. People on both sides of the debate are free to react to Chick-fil-A’s lobbying however they choose. But when Chick-fil-A began donating money to groups like Focus on the Family and other anti-gay lobbying groups, this became a debate about policy, not opinion.
And even though Chick-fil-A is being boycotted for its support of anti-gay lobbying groups, it’s not uncommon for people to boycott companies purely based on their opinions. Oreo posted a picture of a rainbow colored gay pride cookie on its Facebook page (see below), and several conservatives vowed to never eat the deliciousness of the little sandwich cookie again:
I still find it hard to believe that anyone could boycott a 6 layer cookie, but to each his own.
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I must confess that I have never had the urge to stop at a chick-fil-a. The owner should know that he will lose a lot of business if he shows his thoughts to the public…Most corporate owners are just like he is but they usually keep quiet. This leaves us to spend money which supports those who would see us harm. It is a very dubious position for us but we are programmed to purchase and spend as much as we can no matter who the receivers turn out to be or what they can actually do to us behind the scene. Also I’ve only stopped at a Starbucks once since it began, and that was for a new friend I was trying to make happy.
Yuck. Chik Fil A looks dry as h**l. I have never had a meal there as I do not eat chicken. Even if I did, it looks extremely dry. However, I am in total agreement with the Chik Fil A representative that said that he is against gay marriages. Gay is not natural and it is perverse.
I have never eaten at a Chick-fil-A but I think that I will give their chicken a try and decide for myself. It is just another business and the owners are welcome to think as they will.
I love Chik-fil-a! It’s the best. I think Kathy was bold to stand by the values of the company he represents. Chik-fil-a was founded on Christian principles and they have the right to lobby for what they believe in. Their customers have been aware of their values since the beginning of time because we all have tried to eat there on Sunday to find it closed. I’m glad they oppose. It shows character and respect for God. Had they agreed I would have lost respect and boycotted because they wouldn’t be staying true to the brand they’ve sold for so long.
Here, here!!! Chick-fil-A has all the rights in the world to do what they do. This is becoming a twisted generation, calling good evil and evil good! No hate. They can speak the truth they embrace and lobby just like anyone else. This IS America.
yes good quality food way better than mc donald
Chick-fil-A has been doing “THEM” forever. You nailed it Antoine, keep on eating you some Chick-fil-A. Christians have rights too as well. I’m going out of my way to support and do a drive by and enjoy me some Chick-fil-A Chicken.
They have just as much right to voice their opinion as any other American. Stop the hate. Chick-fil-A had more guts than most businesses being the only business refusing to open on Sunday so folks can be with their families and have time to rest.
Go Chick-fil-A!!!
I guess we have a problem with people being honest. It’s ok to make me feel like you love me, but don’t tell me the true. I prefer that you make believe you care for me. Just lie and keep your opinion to yourself.
If you one of the Gay people then get over yourself. Live life the way you like, just don’t try to get me to like what you do. I have some Gay cousins and I still claim them as cousins, but they do not try to talk up their lifestyle to me.
I guess we have a problem with people being honest. It’s ok to make me feel like you love me, but don’t tell me the true. I prefer that you make believe you care for me. Just lie and keep your opinion to yourself.
You’ll find that most major corporations are owned by rich conservative white men who have the same beliefs as the owner of chick-fil-a. I’m guessing here but I’m sure a lot of these same rich white conservative men don’t care for black people either. But so long as they are not discriminating (employment or access) against you or calling you some sort of slur I would say you have better things to do with your time than boycotting them.
Kathy spoke out on his belief and those of his company and I have support him because their scriptures in the Bible that related to what he had said. One city was distroyed because of wrong action take by men and women. It also states that man will be in love with himself near the end of time. Wake up and support Kathy.
What is the true point of this article? Why is it so hard to believe th people still believe in traditional marriage? It makes me sick when people like Mz Carnell believes that this cause is hers to fight when the Black cause has yet to be accepted? If people want to be gay than I don’t have to accept it! That food joint doesnt care about what you think! Chicago is going to loose a lot of potential jobs because of the stupidity of the Mayor and the queer Alderman who wants to block the restaurant from opening because someone spoke his position on gay marriage. Aren’t they being hypocrites, just like the over opinionated with no oint Yvette!
I’m sure a few of the people who own Chic franchises are gay and dude is not even aware of it………………LOL
@ Vanessa… I am sure there are more than just a few.
As for everyone else…..It is unfortunate that people have still not come to a place of acceptance. More than that, the public scrutiny and outright bias cause people to hide who they truly are. Whether there is acceptance or not, people still practice what makes them happy. When people are forced (because of possible prejudice) to remain hidden, it begets anger and anger begets rage. Then those same people who were extremely bias and critical are witnessing and even experiencing the consequences of it all. In essence, keep your opinions to yourselves because I am sure if the magnifying glass were turned the other way, you also would not stand up to scrutiny. God did not make any of us judge, neither did he determine that one sin was greater than another, neither did he decide that h**l and damnation was for only THOSE people but what He did determine was that you should be careful of the pits you dig for your fellow man because you may be the one who falls in. There was a time that these same people were pumping their fist and calling unnatural everything from educating Negro children to allowing women to be a part of the democratic process. Have we really come so far that we forget the struggle to get there? Stop the bias and let people live to be happy. Unfortunately Mr. Kathy will probably learn what a lot corporate backers of anti-gay rights that the gay community is a lot larger than he thought (and that is the point of the article). Unfortunately that is sometimes the only way to make people take notice and realize that effect of their bias, to affect their bottom line.
I am not quite sure what chick-fil-A said, but my only complaint with them is that they are not open on Sundays and there are not many of them in the state of New Jersey where I live. Their chicken is moist, tender, and full of flavor! I have never ordered a meal there, but my family enjoys the chicken tenders!
I suspect many people feel that living the gay lifestyle is not natural, that it is a sin, and that God will punish those who practice such a lifestyle. I do not feel that way, but I will not ridicule those who do. Each person has a right to feel as they choose about an issue.
I can hardly wait to see the KISS IN by the gay people!
If they think crowding into a establishment and on cue, men start kissing men-women kissing women will put them in a better light and cause them to be better respected and more accepted they are mistaken!
I once lived just south of the city “San Francisco” when out of town friends would visit one of the places they always wanted to see was the Castro district, because in their own element Gay people are an oddity, want to see something freaky, check out the Gay Pride Parade!
I may know someone, male or female who is Gay, if they have homosexual tendencies and as long as I don’t know they have
them we are good to go.