David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
Tag Archives: Chick-Fil-A
Politics as consumption
After a boycott announcement, a buycott day, and a same sex kiss-in, the consumption thread of the battle over same sex marriage has taken a new turn. Yesterday (August 7), the front moved from fast food chicken to milk-saturated coffee. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, boycott, buycott, Chick-Fil-A, consumption, Ellen DeGeneres, gay, JC Penney, Jeff Bezos, Kraft, marriage equality, Starbucks
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Boycott everything!
Chick-Fil-A had a good day yesterday, as supporters of president Dan Cathy’s* stance in support of “traditional” marriage lined up to buy chicken sandwiches. Radio host and one-time Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee had urged his audience to stand up for … Continue reading
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Tagged boycott, Cheerios, Chick-Fil-A, chicken, Christian, countermovements, gay marriage, GLBT, Home Depot, markets, Mike Huckabee, Pat Dollard, religion, Rush Limbaugh, Starbucks
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Chicken in, chicken out
When the history of the struggle for same sex marriage is written, it’s unlikely that this week’s chicken battles will rate more than a footnote, but it’s an entertaining day. Opponents of same sex marriage, mobilized by Mike Huckabee, have … Continue reading
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Tagged boycott, Chick-Fil-A, GLBT, Mike Huckabee, same sex marriage, Sarah Palin
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Markets, movements, and municipalities: Who’s chicken? Whose chicken?
There are all kinds of good reasons for restricting the expansion of fast food restaurants, but are the political views of a chain’s founder enough? Boston’s Mayor Tom Menino, appalled by the “traditional marriage” stance of Dan Cathy,* founder and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, boycott, Chicago, Chick-Fil-A, chicken, kiss-in, local government, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Palin, Tom Menino
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