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Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers are protected by federal law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex THIS is so much important than gay marriage! Kudos to the 2 Conservative judges who joined the Liberal minority.

Well, that was an historic and exceptional boycott. I thought you were younger, if I remember well, the antiapartheid boycott was lifted at the beginning of the 90s.

When you brag and bully others into them, it sounds to me more like compensation. You know, like the guy with a small dick who owns weapons or a big car. If you participate in one, great. What is stupid is assigning them litmus test value.

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Nice drama, Lee figures it out how to add current events commentary. I liked it a lot, specially the way he tells the story of people of color killing each other fighting for the colonizers.

Go to watch the online version of Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade! Is right now live in you tube!

Sorry, I have never supported boycotts. It is controversial whether or not they are effective, but the main reason why I do not support them is because they are misguiding. You can continue being a racist, discriminating people of color and even oppressing them in your daily life, but your adherence to a boycott suddenly cleans your sins. They get a free pass to any asshole to point his finger and feel well about himself by doing nothing. To stay on the Chick-Fil-A topic, you can be a hateful gay person, discriminating against other gays, and thinking that fighting for gay marriage is not self-depreciating, but you eliminate fried chicken from your diet and you are a model to follow. (I am giving examples, not assigning these positions to anyone in particular) As I said, whether or not you participate in a place and/or consume a product is a personal decision, each one of us has to make that decision according to his own conscience, without projecting your circumstances to everyone else. Otherwise, it sounds to me like pure guilt self cleaning. If you want to judge someone for one decision or even I would say for one political stand, feel free to do so. But I cannot help laughing at your "wisdom".

Uh.... I guess you are just starting the list.

Sure. I guess you epitomize the highest point on gay awareness. If that is your Gay Club, I am glad to cancel my membership. And by the way, your analogy with BLM is irrelevant. I am not calling for a boycott to Daddy, not measuring people's commitment to fight against racism by their participation or not there. Furthermore, I have encouraged everyone who contacted me in public and in private to stay participating over there. But what is the point to try to explain the complexities of a personal ethical/political decision to someone who measures you according to whether or not you eat a chicken sandwich.

I am not sure. Do you know where the money you spend goes to? Who ends benefiting from your food, and drinks, and your car, and the clothing your wear, etc? If the product satisfies the consumer, it is a worthy service. I have never supported boycotts for any cause. Now, if you think the product is not good, that is a valid argument as I said before. By "argument" I meant reason.

The company institutionally supported those anti LGBT causes or the family owning the company did?

Nooooooo! A life without fried chicken and ice cream cannot be lived, only survived.

OH! I was not using privilege with the meaning attached to White privilege, and I was not only referring to Black people when referring to those who cannot wait. By privileged I was thinking of me, healthy and with health insurance, with my stomach and my fridge full, with a growing bank account, comfortable sitting in my condo with electrical power and A/C and hot water, with sewage, with hyper fast wifi and cable TV, and I could go on but stop there. What percentage of the world population enjoys my privilege?

Well, THAT is a good argument.

I was not trying to propose an alternative program. I was rather commenting on the irony that privileged people are discussing the change less privileged people need. It is not new, it is not about you or the platform you support, is about all of us. I confess I am a situational, reactive person. Your optimism always triggers my pessimism.

What part do you not understand? What our privileged situation is? Who is the people who cannot wait for incremental change?

Chick-fil-a, the company itself donated the money or its owners did. Because I think they can do whatever they want with their money. But Chick-fil-A is hateful because...? Do they discriminate against their LGBTQ workers? Did the company campaign against LGBTQ's rights?

We do not know that. I think it is a mistake to invest so much hope on defeating Trump. Of course we have to kick him out of the WH, but be aware that minorities and the working class were already oppressed and exploited before Trump. Supremacist America is around every corner.

We can comfortably say that from our privileged situation. Too many people cannot wait for incremental change.

Were we not also full of determination, and optimism, and omnipotence back in our teens and 20s? I also love what I see, I just hope they are luckier attaining the change they are looking for.

Thank you, Tasso. But I would love an answer from the ones advocating for the boycott. Why should I not eat those delicious biscuit and chicken sandwiches? Please, understand that I have not issue with anyone eating their product or not, it is a personal decision. What has Chick-Fil-A done that makes them hateful and me a self depreciating gay (I would not argue that I am self indulgent).

Another Brazilian product.

Why is Chick-fil-A a hateful organization, specifically? I am an immigrant, not very smart or educated, and not a self-respecting gay. I may be misinformed.