{"id":492403,"date":"2022-09-12T18:28:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T15:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chick-fil-a-faces-backlash-over-your-community-tweet-some-deemed-racist\/"},"modified":"2022-09-12T18:28:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T15:28:03","slug":"chick-fil-a-faces-backlash-over-your-community-tweet-some-deemed-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chick-fil-a-faces-backlash-over-your-community-tweet-some-deemed-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chick-fil-A faces backlash over &#8216;your community&#8217; tweet some deemed racist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28702f140ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28702f140ed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chick-fil-a-faces-backlash-over-your-community-tweet-some-deemed-racist\/#%E2%80%9CChick-fil-A_faces_backlash_over_%E2%80%98your_community_tweet_some_deemed_racist%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chick-fil-A faces backlash over &#8216;your community&#8217; tweet some deemed racist&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChick-fil-A_faces_backlash_over_%E2%80%98your_community_tweet_some_deemed_racist%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Chick-fil-A faces backlash over &#8216;your community&#8217; tweet some deemed racist&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chick-fil-A scrambled to explain itself over the weekend after facing allegations of racism over its use of the phrase \u201cyour community\u201d in a message to a customer.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> backlash began last Friday after one user tweeted the message \u201cgrilled spicy deluxe but still noooo spicy nuggets\u201d to the fast-food giant\u2019s official account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour community will be the first to know if spicy items are added to the permanent menu, Don!\u201d Chick-fil-A\u2019s account responded.<\/p>\n<p>The reply drew immediate criticism from others who questioned whether the words \u201cyour community\u201d had a racist connotation. <\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, Chick-fil-A\u2019s reply remained online and drew more than 1,600 comments and more than 8,000 retweets as Twitter users ripped the post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your community will be the first to know if spicy items are added to the permanent menu, Don!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chick-fil-A, Inc. (@ChickfilA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChickfilA\/status\/1568288061389418501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDo you mean like the black community?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/udontknowB\/status\/1568393546855583745\">one user asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWym by \u201cyour community\u201d ?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crackcobain__\/status\/1568396963581763586\">another Twitter user<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I gotta cancel chick fil a??? I\u2019m logging out of Twitter for the day. Take care,\u201d another person wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-19.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chick-fil-A\" class=\"wp-image-23825960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chick-fil-A has addressed the tweet in question and said it was not meant to be \u201cinsensitive.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, some users noted that Chick-fil-A has used similar replies on Twitter when asked about whether specific menu items would return.<\/p>\n<p>Chick-fil-A addressed the situation in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/chick-fil-says-tweet-seemingly-referencing-black-community-was-poor-ch-rcna47215\">a statement to NBC News<\/a>, noting that its use of the word \u201ccommunity\u201d was meant as a reference to areas where its restaurants are located.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response was a poor choice of words but was not intended in any way to be insensitive or disrespectful,\u201d a company spokesperson said. \u201cWe often use the term \u2018community\u2019 in a broader sense to talk about places where we operate restaurants and serve the surrounding community.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-18.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chick-fil-A\" class=\"wp-image-23825959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Chick-fil-A-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chick-fil-A\u2019s use of the phrase \u201cyour community\u201d sparked scrutiny.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Chick-fil-A for further comment on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>While Chick-fil-A consistently ranks among the country\u2019s most popular fast-food restaurants, the company has faced controversy in the past. Some groups have pushed for boycotts of Chick-fil-A restaurants in recent years over its past donations to groups with anti-LGBTQ stances.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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