Comments on: McDonald’s won’t market to gay customers

By: dan

dan — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:09:51 +0000

McDonalds doesn’t want to market their happy heart attack meals to a gay audience? Good riddance. I don’t eat there and I’d suggest anyone who wants to live beyond 50 not eat there either. Enjoy your Big Mac, Mr. Thompson. Have one on me.

By: Paul in Canada

Paul in Canada — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:40:35 +0000

Quite simply, McDonalds USA has greatly misunderstood it’s market. Not surprising when the President/COO is openly declaring that his religion drives his decisions. Time for the owners of shares in McDonalds voice their concerns and oost this baphoon!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:59:27 +0000

Wait a minute, does he or does he not impose his religious beliefs on others? His religious beliefs are against homosexuality but since he’s not imposing those on others, he’s going to make sure we don’t have commercials with gay people in them? Or did he mean to say he *is* imposing his views on others?

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:54:08 +0000

I have to admit to getting one of those $3 value meals with Chicken Mc Nuggets once in a while.

Just a question: How many corporations openly market to gays? Some, but not most.

By: Emily K

Emily K — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:25:26 +0000

I loathed mcd’s years before THIS happened. Animal cruelty and public health reasons ALONE are enough to make me want to stay away.

So even if they were supportive of gays, I’d still avoid them whenever possible. And like Soren said, it really is not difficult to go somewhere else.

By: jake

jake — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:13:56 +0000

Really, I think this fool’s remark is the least of it. They market disgusting meat products that reek of the agony of the lives of the animals slaughtered to provide the patties. Horrible, horrible. Though I am vegetarian I can see that others might want to eat meat and don’t get all holy about it. But not this kind of meat. Everything they sell is garbage.

By: Soren456

Soren456 — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:53:57 +0000

For what it’s worth, I haven’t set foot in a McDonalds since Joan Kroc left $1.5 billion (that’s a B) to the Salvation Army. Believe me, it’s not hard to go elsewhere.

By: Greyfox

Greyfox — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:40:27 +0000

And for that, I’m not going to McDonald’s any time soon.

And I suggest others to do the same as protest.

By: justsearching

justsearching — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:55:24 +0000

Apparently McDonalds in France doesn’t shy away from being supportive of gay youths. And Thomspon doesn’t shy away from being a Christian. But somehow one of these is acceptable and the other is not.

I hate the coded language he uses in his answer.

“I’m a Christian.”= I think homosexuality is morally wrong.

“There are core values…”= As a global corporation we won’t market to gays directly again.

“We made mistakes…”= Those damn French should have run their ad by corporate headquarters…

“We understand the impact one action may make on another part of the world”= and we sure as hell won’t let this happen again.

“Interestingly enough, there have been no negatives coming out of France.”= Countries where gayness isn’t a big issue? Weird!

By: Cooner

Cooner — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:42:44 +0000

What’s the best, most effective way to get contact info for this guy and anyone else along the P.R. food chain to write an email expressing displeasure?

I actually like McD’s okay as far as fast food goes, and there’s a 24-hour drive-thru down the road I go to quite frequently when working into the wee hours of the morning. If I’m going to boycott someone I’d like them to know why … and definitely get that message to the higher-ups, not the poor schlubs working the fry machine at 2am.