Most well known for its diarrhea-inducing, overpriced burritos, Chipotle’s hoping to make a bigger social impact by supporting the Boy Scouts of America, an organization that refuses to admit gay leaders. A new Nassau County franchise has asked customers to donate $5 in exchange for a modest meal that’s big on homophobia. Here’s World Class Stupid’s facetious take on Chipotle’s activist make:
…The liberals convinced the government to stop giving us tax dollars, which is why we really appreciate Chipotle doing fundraising for us. It helps us keep going without the kids we don’t want, and it sends a message to all the left-wing activists that even if they can get the government to stop supporting a discriminatory organization, there are overpriced burrito-vendors who will.
So come one, come all! Show those militant lefties that we don’t need them, and support your local Boy Scouts.
This whole thing’s giving us gas…
hells kitchen guy
As hateful as the boys scouts’ position is, I don’t think a corporation supporting a small fund-raiser brands it automatically as fucking homophobes.
Matt
Anyway, it’s not the corporation that’s being the fucking homophobes, it’s the Nassau County franchise owner. Chipotle encourages charity events, but I suspect they leave it to the franchise owners to choose the local beneficiaries. If I lived in Nassau County, I’d write an angry letter.
Chris King
I find it terribly disturbing what a class of people will do to children. It is the kids that get hurt when YOUR agenda is put in place. I never had a problem with gay folks, until i started to see them hurt children’s activities. Keep it up people, keep it up.
matt123
“Show those militant lefties that we don’t need them, and support your local Boy Scouts.”
I support myself!
Gay on Findbilover.com
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
This may surprise you, but the Canadian Scouts allowed atheists, gays, and women in 1998 – six years before the Marriage Act.
Pregnant pause .
I have never heard of this particular chain of Latin American fare. I will avoid them when in the States.
theo
This is sad. I love Chipotle. I recognize it is a franchise owner who is doing this, but it gives the entire organization a rather negative spin. I think it’s time for the corporation to set some guidelines on their corporate responsibility towards charity.
eric
I am an eagle scout and gay and let me tell you, whatever their official position. The BSA isn’t all bad.
theo
the response I got from Chipotle,
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Theo,
Yes, our marketing people in NY weren’t aware that there were any issues with the Boy Scouts before (neither were the rest of us apparently). We will be more careful in the future. We don’t support bigotry in any way, shape, or form. Thanks for your patience.
Sincerely,
Joe Sxxxx
Manager, Duct Tape and Plungers
Chipotle
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From: Theo Geer([email protected])
Sent: 11/14/2007 8:58:03 AM
Store Visited: Lots
Date Visited: All the Time
Comments:
Hey,
I love Chipotle. I enjoy the food, atmosphere, and the positive health you promote through your use of organic and free-range products.
Unfortunately, it has come to my attention that your philanthropic participation is, hopefully inadvertantly, supporting an organization that promotes discrimination and hatred of gay youth.
The Boy Scouts of America is a religiously based youth organization that teaches survival skills, teamwork, homophobia, and hate. It is an organization that has recently been denied federal funding for it’s homophobic policies, and promotes discrimination against gay members.
As a gay man, I believe it is the responsibility of each person, and of responsible organizations such as yours, to put forth effort to alleviate and eliminate the damage that our culture does to itself on a daily basis. For me, having been an emotionally tortured child, the issue of acceptance for gay youth is one of paramount importance. I feel it is inappropriate of Chipotle to support the Boy Scouts of America as long as they continue to promote discrimination and hatred of gay youth.
While I believe it is too late to reneg on the offers and contracts this franchised branch of Chipotle has made, I feel it would be appropriate for Chipotle to address their corporate philanthropic policy to prevent your name from being used to support homophobic organizations.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Sincerely,
Theo Geer
Please Review: http://worldclassstupid.blogspot.com/2007/11/get-gas-and-quash-militant-homosexual.html
Brandon
Chipotle is in Columbus Gay Pride every year, so it is definitely a local thing and not a corporation thing. Their shirts in gay pride even say “Homo estas?” I love Chipotle and hope that this incident does not deter people from still going there!
cux
Actually, the man who started Chipotle is himself gay…
But regardless…Boy Scouts? We have bigger fish to fry.
Alan
Hey,
I support the Boy Scouts in guarding the innocence of our young children. This poor generation suffers a display of tolerance towards homosexuals and it further leads us into a downward spiral of demoralization of the body and the soul. The Boy Scouts help in creating a generation of real men, who know when to put their foot down on issues that need not be exploited or glorified. Be aware, homosexuals, there is an after world and the rules on how to enter the better world are written down.
Supporter of Boy Scouts
shanelle
Be aware that youu Miss Thang are commentatoring on a thread thats From 2007. Dont be so behind the times.
Jeebus only want us to post on mo’ recent threads. Says that in the BuyBul in book of Rebel-Ations.