Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

That's simple, Dan Cathy has a constitutional right to practice what ever religious beliefs he wants and he is free from government persecution.

He is not free from being judged by the public for those beliefs.

If you don't like the way he feels about homosexuality, then the best way to show it, is to not patronize his business.

The Westboro Baptist Church could open a restaurant chain and make the best hamburgers on the planet and sell them for a dime a piece. I still wouldn't spend a plug nickel there.

And unless you somehow decrease the amount of the product being purchased, "the community" still receives benefit of purchasing said product, it just goes to the competitor now instead of the people being boycotted. So the "community" isn't being hurt overall, just the specific target of the boycott. Competitors of that target reap the rewards and the net change to the "community" is zero. In the example given, BP may not receive my purchase but Chevron will.

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

Put what ever spin or logo you want on it. At the end of the day a
Franchise owner that spent 1-2m on a store and paid a franchise fee is being hurt for something he had nothing to do with.

Punishment of the innocent.....
Persecution of the innocent.....
Isn't that what some hypocrites are supposedly against?


Oh BTW if it doesn't matter what brand is bought because something is being bought; then it doesn't matter what sexual orientation is on the field because the game will be played anyway.

Try again.

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

No spin. I hope everyone includes their moral beliefs into how they spend their money. Don't reward people that have different values. It's the best way to let business know they the can and will be held accountable for their actions.

If a company uses child labor then don't buy their product if you're against child labor.

If a company tests its product on animals, then don't buy their products if you're against animal cruelty.

If a company has a terrible environmental record, then don't buy their products if you're an environmentalist.

And if a company supports groups that teach hate, then don't buy their products if you're a Christian.

That's walkin the walk. Pretty much the opposite of spin.

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

There is a huge discernible difference between deliberate corporate policy and the actions of a rogue employee or employees.

Guilt by association is punishment of the innocent <full stop>

Here, I'll do the same and spin it my way. Gay priests molested friends of mine in Vermillion Parish in the late 70s. I'll just chose to not support any gays. Sounds more than fair doesn't it?

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

Yes, there is a difference between rogue employees and corporate policy. In the case of Chick fil a, there has been a "higher than industry standard" number of law suits alleging discrimination in career advancement and sexual orientation bias. That would indicate more of corporate culture than he actions of a rogue employee.

In the scenario that you laid out with the gay priests, you are choosing not to support a people based on an individual characteristics, such as red hair or blue eyes. That is discrimination and it's wrong. That's entirely different than choosing not to patronize a business based on differing viewpoints.

To make your scenario similar to what we are discussing you would choose not to support the Church if they were doing nothing to stop their priests from abusing children or punishing the abusers. But this would assume more than one incident and a pattern of coverup from the Church, so as not to fall under the "rogue employee" stipulation you suggested earlier. If there was a pattern, would you suggest that we ignore the actions of the child abusing priest and support the Church as we always have?

Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

That's laughable, YOU get to decide how someone else feels about a group of people? Feeling that are based off real world experiences. Seems pretty fair to say you feel like you can decide how everyone should think and feel in regards to homosexuals. Very interesting.

Horse crap, don't try to spin the "born that way" with me. Blue eyes, brown hair, fair skin, none of which ever hurt anyone and those are physical traits.

What those priests did were actions not physical traits. Everyone is born a certain way, some chose to hurt other people. Gay pedofiles are not born that way, if they are then I highly suggest the gay community get something done about offenders being paroled.

Sounds to me like there is a bit of inconsistency as to how gays are actually born.

Lawsuits are evidence of nothing except people claiming they have been wronged. If you understood the difference between a CFL franchise and a say Starbucks or Gas Station franchise you would know why there are disproportionate claims. Do your homework and you'll understand that CFL caters to a lower income franchisee.

If CFL is so horrible why do they turn away 1000+ applicants for everyone they grant? Certainly minorities wouldn't be interested
In working for David Duke Motors.

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

False information.
Do some research about the number of stores in affluent areas vs. lower income.
Look at the 'diversity' of the board of directors and executive officer pages.
Look at their franchisee demographics.

Your argument that they turn down 99.9% (it's closer to 92%) of applicants works the other way- they can afford to be selective and find owners who think the way they do. And of those they turn away, you know it isn't because they have 'too much money' and CFA is looking for lower income owners.

You also might want to look at CFA's fees; no way a low income owner could afford their net profit charge.

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

I did my homework and you reference my "argument" as if it is my opinion. It is reality. As far as the math. CFL grants roughly 75 to 80 per 10,000 applicants, .75 to .8 per every 100 applicants is not a full percent granted. So round to the closest answer.... Its not 92%.

1. A % of profit: If you understand profit, has zero to do with a franchise owners affluence, and everything to do with risk. Paying 50% of the profit to the parent company doesn't effect a person with $500 in the back more than it does a person with $5,000,000.00 in the bank. Its profit, not expense. it is what is left after everyone and everything is paid.

2. Market - All businesses study market before placement of a brick and mortar store. A target market is the market where a business has the best chance of success. Starbucks for example is supportive of the gay community, but if you look at the placement of their businesses you'll not find many in an area where the demographic and income level doesn't support $5 coffee. The adverse is also true, if you look at a map of Houston and see where Starbucks is not located you will find an abundance of La Michoacana grocery stores because they target and cater to lower income mostly Hispanic neighborhoods. Its not racism, or class warfare, its business.

3. Why does CFL get 10,000 applicants? Why do they take such a huge % of the profit? Because they take most of the risk by providing the brick and mortar store to the tune of 1-2.5m each, other franchises make the franchisee front the capital for the store... Guess who pays the monthly note for the land and building? So if you want to get into the affluence aspect of who CFL caters to, you will see they cater to low wealth entrepreneurs.

Total cost for a entrepreneurial franchisee out of pocket for a CFL = $5,000
Total cost for a entrepreneurial franchisee out of pocket for a Seattle's best Coffee (Owned by Starbucks) = look at the start up costs
Seattle's Best Coffee Franchise Information | Seattle's Best Coffee Ownership Cost, Requirements, & Fees

Now look at the start up costs for the top franchises of 2014 and compare that to $5,000
2014 Top Franchises from Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 List

As far as for CFL hand picking "like minded" individuals... Well that would involve a Q&A process that would bring the NAACP, US DoL, and every other entity governmental and non governmental down on them just for asking certain questions.

Do you think Mr. Charles Gibson was asked how he feels about blacks and gays during his vetting process? I suspect that with roughly 9,900 people being turned down a year if CFL was asking those questions the law suits would number in the thousands each year.
Chick-fil-A: Franchise Opportunities


What do you do for a living? Do you have a target market?

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

Since, you have resorted to ad hominem attacks and straw man arguments I think it's pretty safe to assume that you don't have any more to add to your claim that someone's personal boycott against a company is a bad thing.

Re: Michael Sam comes out, An openly gay player very likely to be drafted
 

Very interesting reply. Apagogical arguments are ad hominem, and straw man.

A fitting end to an reductio ad absurdum thread.