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This is something my best friend wrote: "I was really hoping this would be over now so that I could go back to talking about the Olympics and looking at pictures of Boo without everyone’s hatred all up in my face, but I logged on to more comments and I just got invited to a second CFA appreciation day so obviously it isn’t. I am going to continue eating at CFA, because I really feel that it would be silly not to when half of my stuff was most likely made from poor “9 year old Filipino kids who work their fingers bloody for 12 cents an hour” (Chandler Bing… Friends is educational, y’all) but now I feel like if I do I am supporting a movement I feel very strongly against. Freedom of speech is great, but that’s not what this is about. Lord knows everyone’s been exercising this right for the last two days; it’s not in danger. What this is about is letting everyone know that you do not agree that homosexuals should have the same rights that you have. It still blows my mind that this is even an issue in a free country. Is tradition more important to uphold than equality under the law? The country would look much different it we were still operating under the traditions of a century ago. What I really want to say is this: Whether or not you agree with gay rights, please think about the effect your words have on others. Think about the message you are sending. If you want to tell gays that they do not deserve to be treated the way that you are treated, keep it up. If you want to contribute to the movement that is causing gay kids to be bullied, to be beaten, and to commit suicide, then by all means continue. But if you want to stand for love and acceptance, think before you throw your chicken in someone’s face." and this is why we're best friends. When will the day come that we can eat or not eat chicken, and it not be a political statement?