Who cares? On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm shocked I tell you, truly shocked, that McDonalds has been > serving Gay-unfriendly fries for so long, indeed 77 years no less! > > I'm surprised that McDs is so open about their White Supremacist past > - I thought they hired better PR agencies. > > Oh well, the things we learn. > > <no dry humour intended, only literal interpretations allowed; > we're all asburger's spectrum around McDonalds anyway...> > > > > > ----- Forwarded message from Jim <[email protected]> ----- > From: Jim <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 17:09:57 +1000 > Subject: McDonald launches gay friendly fries to back Washington DC’s Gay > Pride parade. > > It’s irritating enough when food corporations pander to Muslims with their > Halal demands, now we have McDonald’s supporting the LGBTI agenda with > their politically correct “gay friendly” fries. What’s next on McDonald’s > menu: a “Big Gay” burger to go with their gay fries? > > Is this another example of corporate social engineering? McDonald’s > deserves to be boycotted for this public relations stunt, not to mention > its awful food. > > Jim > > > McDonald’s launches gay friendly fries to back Washington DC’s Gay Pride > parade > > news.com.au > Ian Horswill, News Corp Australia Network > June 8, 2017 > > http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/external?url=http%3A% > 2F%2Fcontent6.video.news.com.au%2FRzbXZmYjE64c-Tnw_UZoJ3kFzRc66VTc% > 2Fpromo320702058&width=650&api_key=kq7wnrk4eun47vz9c5xuj3mc > > Video <http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/other- > industries/mcdonald-launches-gay-friendly-fries-to-back- > washington-dcs-gay-pride-parade/news-story/c76dc191ff986307bb6badf5fd874b > 48> IRELAND: Ireland's Conservative Ruling Party Elects Country's First > Openly Gay Leader June 02 > > > FAST food giant McDonald’s is changing the way it presents its fries for > customers for just three days — and it’s sparked an online debate across > the globe. > To mark the annual Gay Pride parade in Washington DC <https://twitter.com/ > washingtondc> , the US capital city, on Saturday (local time), McDonald’s > has announced that it will offer gay friendly fries to customers. Rainbow > print fry boxes will be used for large-sized orders at three specific > locations along the Capital Pride Alliance <http://www.capitalpride.org/ > events/parade-2017/> ’s parade route. > McDonald’s is also a sponsor of the Capital Pride Alliance, which is > dedicated to LGBTQ education and outreach, and also has a float in the > parade. > “The rainbow fry boxes are a fun way to show our support of the LGBTQ > community using one of McDonald’s most iconic and recognisable items; > however, these fry boxes are ‘small potatoes’ in the grand scheme of our > commitment to this community,” said Cathy Martin, vice president/general > manager of McDonald’s Baltimore-Washington Region. > “We are proud to honour and celebrate the LGBTQ community, including our > employees, customers and beyond, each and every day.” > The decision to introduce gay friendly fries has caused an online debate. > Evangelist Joshua Feuerstein, a former paster who has more than two > million followers on his <https://www.facebook.com/joshua.feuerstein.5/> > Facebook page, called for a boycott of McDonald’s. > <https://www.facebook.com/joshua.feuerstein.5/photos/a. > 443484622420892.1073741828.443476065755081/1042489449187070/?type=3> > > Feuerstein also slammed department store giants Macy’s pro-LGBT campaign, > writing: “Well ... Macy’s decided to push the gay agenda! Looks like they > lost my business too! It’s time to boycott businesses that push the > homosexual agenda. Click SHARE and let others know ... let them feel it in > their pocketbook!” > However, his boycott call also caused angst. > <https://t.co/yFuwQYLW82> > June is LGBT Pride Month <https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/about/> > in the US and the former President Barack Obama supported the LGBT > community annually with proclamations. President Donald Trump and his White > House will not recognise it this year. > Source: > http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/other- > industries/mcdonald-launches-gay-friendly-fries-to-back- > washington-dcs-gay-pride-parade/news-story/c76dc191ff986307bb6badf5fd874b > 48 > > ----- End forwarded message ----- >
