Comments on: McDonald's Will Not Confirm Nor Deny AFA's Gay Claims

By: gayinsf

gayinsf — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:22:04 +0000

McFuck 'em.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:58:17 +0000

Like some have said, McDonald's is in it for the money and for appealing to as many people as possible, and could probably care less about anything else. I think's it's interesting how PJ says that AFA doesn't use words like "diversity and inclusion". I'm not sure what your definition of the word diverse is, but as far as I know, the entire country (USA) is diverse and inclusive and that is something that cannot be avoided, even by the AFA. One can be diverse and inclusive without lowering their moral values and standards, and without breaking years of ethical traditions by accepting homosexuality.

By: Bill Perdue

Bill Perdue — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:18:18 +0000

McBoycott.

By: gayinsf

gayinsf — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:34:08 +0000

Jardslaw is right…they are in it for the money but they could have spun it with AFA the same way they spun it with Guggenheim.

By: Jaroslaw

Jaroslaw — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:46:13 +0000

sorry there are two comments, I got "duplicate comment detected" and didn't see any response from me so I crafted another to avoid the duplicate error.

By: Jaroslaw

Jaroslaw — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:45:27 +0000

PJ- I of course understand a business is there to make money. But they did state they value diversity etc. They could have been just as neutral, and not name names – and say that in keeping with "valuing everyone" McDonald's does not support any group that does not share those values…..

By: Jaroslaw

Jaroslaw — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:43:50 +0000

PJ – I understand what you're saying about being "neutral" – making money is their objective etc. But hate is not neutral – and the AFA is trying to pressure groups/companies to see things their way. If they stand by their statement of "valuing diversity" they can also say they do not support or endorse any group that does not share these values….

By: PJ

PJ — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:39:12 +0000

You can't fault McDonalds for their ambiguity on this subject. They are a business and the only thing they really care about is the promotion of their business and making money. That is what corporations do; they make money. If McDonalds openly takes sides in the politics, they are going to alienate someone. That is bad for business. They already have enough enemies. The fact that they are talking about "diversity and inclusion" speaks volumes. The GLBTQ community use those words, the AFA doesn't.
I am interested in seeing how this plays out. I think the AFA may be in for some big surprises, though.

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