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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ignited a backlash after eating at Chick-fil-A.
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apologized Sunday for eating at Chick-fil-A during Pride Month.
- Former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien tweeted: "This is an interesting company to boost during Pride month, @jack."
- In response, Dorsey said, "You're right. Completely forgot about their background."
- Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy set off a fury among gay-rights supporters in 2012 after he said that the company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical definition of a family."
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ignited a backlash online after revealing that he ate at Chick-fil-A.
Dorsey posted a photo to Twitter captioned "Boost @ChickfilA" showing he had saved 10% on a $31.58 order at the fast-food chain.
Critics immediately seized on Dorsey for supporting Chick-fil-A, whose CEO has come under fire for his views on gay marriage, during Pride Month.
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"You must love the taste of bigotry!" one person wrote in response.
"Why is Twitter boosting a notoriously anti-gay company during #PrideMonth?" another person wrote.
Among the critics was former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien, who said, "This is an interesting company to boost during Pride month, @jack."
In response, Dorsey said, "You're right. Completely forgot about their background."
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Some people supported Dorsey's decision to eat at Chick-fil-A, however, saying the food is "great" and he shouldn't have to apologize for eating a chicken sandwich.
"Don't give in to these people and their complaints. I'm gay and I LOVE ChickfilA. Ridiculous. Go on and eat that Chick-fil-A and post as much as you want about it!" one person wrote.
The backlash shows Chick-fil-A still has lingering problems with its brand image following remarks made six years ago by the company's CEO, Dan Cathy, regarding his views on gay marriage.
Cathy set off a fury among gay-rights supporters in 2012 that led to nationwide protests after he told the Baptist Press that the company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical definition of a family."
After Cathy's remarks, reports emerged detailing Chick-fil-A's many charitable donations to anti-gay-marriage organizations.
For months afterward, protesters rallied outside Chick-fil-A restaurants across the country and held "kiss-ins," where same-sex couples kissed in front of onlookers and TV cameras covering the backlash.
Since then, Chick-fil-A has worked to shed its controversial image and over time, protests against the chain have largely dissipated.
Given the backlash against Dorsey's Chick-fil-A meal, however, it seems the fast-food chain still has some work to do to move past Cathy's comments.