Chick-fil-A says tweet that seemed to refer to the Black community was a ‘poor choice of words’
Chick-fil-A is under fire for a tweet that social media users said called out a Twitter user’s race.
Chick-fil-A is under fire for a tweet that social media users said called out a Twitter user’s race.
A Twitter user tweeted at the fast-food chain Friday: “grilled spicy deluxe but still noooo spicy nuggets…………@ChickfilA…..”
In direct response, the official Twitter account for Chick-fil-A responded, “Your community will be the first to know if spicy items are added to the permanent menu, Don!”
While the initial tweet had only six replies, Chick-fil-A’s response got more than 700 replies and 4,300 quote tweets because of its choice of wording. Many Twitter users called out the account’s decision to use the term “your community,” questioning whether it was targeting the identity of the user, who appears to be Black.
“What do you mean by ‘your community’???????” a tweet read.
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