Tag Archives: McDonald’s

McDonald’s Warns Madonna

Screw McDonald’s and their oppressive binary gender paradigm! Or something! (Via JMG reader Subtle Knife)

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McFarthest Spot: 115 Miles

According to Consumerist, the mcfarthest you can be from a McDonald’s in the Lower 48 states is 115 miles. As the crow flies, not by car, in northwestern Nevada. Plan your travel accordingly.

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Sorry, No McNuggets Until 11AM

And somebody really doesn’t like that bit of news. CNN ran this every five minutes last night. No audio. (Clip via Towleroad)

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National Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce Cuts Ties With McDonald’s

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has sent a blistering letter (PDF) to McDonald’s cutting their ties with them, perhaps partially in response to COO Donald Thompson’s “I am a Christian” statement about the company’s ad in France. We strongly believe that McDonald’s plan to distance itself from LGBT and other diverse business segments, coupled with the release …

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Starbucks Caves On Free Wi-Fi

Bowing to the pressure of McDonald’s free WiFi, Starbucks will end their pay-to-surf program at the end of the month. Starting July 1, Starbucks will let anyone connect to its WiFi network for free. This fall, the company will add a content network called Starbucks Digital Network, in partnership with Yahoo and other sites, which will include local content you …

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McDonald’s COO: I’m A Christian And That Gay Ad Will Never Play In America

A gay-positive McDonald’s ad running in France has made international news and brought the company condemnation from American evangelists. But the Christianists needn’t worry, McDonald’s Chief Operating Officer Donald Thompson says that commercial will never run in the United States. I’ve never shied away from the fact that I’m a Christian. I have my own personal beliefs and I don’t …

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Come As You Are, Betch

(Tipped by JMG reader Eric)

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GLAAD Demands Apology From Bill O’Reilly For Comparing Gays To Al Qaeda

GLAAD has issued a call to action, demanding that Fox’s Bill O’Reilly issue an apology for comparing gays to al Queda. On the June 2 edition of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly made highly offensive comments while discussing a gay themed McDonald’s advertisement currently airing in France. After playing the ad for his viewers O’Reilly asked …

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Bill O’Reilly On McDonald’s Gay Ad

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Christian Group Lashes Out At McDonald’s Over Gay Ad In France

Ten days ago I showed you a gay-positive McDonald’s ad from France. Since then the clip has gotten over 1M views on YouTube and has been featured in the mainstream media. And right on cue, American wingnuts are screaming. “We see McDonald’s decision to backhand hundreds of millions of traditional family values people,” Bill Johnson, President of the American Decency …

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McDonald’s Goes Gay For France

JMG reader Andre tips us from France to a new gay-positive ad from McDonald’s. He provides this translation: Boy looks at class picture. Cell phone rings. BOY: Hello. Yeah, I was thinking of you, too – I’m looking at our class picture. I miss you. Have to go, my father’s here. Love you. FATHER: Is that your class picture ? …

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McDonald’s To Provide Free Wi-Fi

Continuing their attack on Starbucks, McDonald’s has announced that they too will offer free Wi-Fi, beginning in January. The company, the world’s largest fast-food chain, has offered Internet access for about five years. In mid-January, it will lift the $2.95 fee it has charged for two hours of Internet access at 11,000 of its 14,000 U.S. locations. There will be …

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Orlando McDonald’s Fires Manager Over Anti-Trans Discrimination

The Orlando McDonald’s manager who left a voicemail for a transgender applicant telling her, “We don’t hire faggots,” has been fired. The McDonald’s on International Drive and Sand Lake Road issued a statement Monday evening saying, “Sand Lake Road McDonald’s has a strict policy prohibiting any form of discrimination or harassment in hiring, termination, or any other aspect of employment …

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Florida McDonald’s To Transgender Applicant: We Don’t Hire Faggots

The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund has filed an employment discrimination suit against an Orlando McDonald’s after learning that a manager had left a voicemail for a transgender applicant stating, “We don’t hire faggots.” Zikerria Bellamy, 17, had applied online for a job with the restaurant. The TLDEF notes: Zikerria’s story is all too common. Transgender people face tremendous …

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PETA Uses Andy Dick And Martin Short To Attack McDonald’s

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Custer’s Last Stand, Again

Some Native Amerians in South Dakota are upset that McDonald’s has issued a new Happy Meal figure of General George Custer. The toy is a tie-in with the new Night At The Museum movie. The fast food chain’s decision to circulate the toy in Indian Country is akin to circulating a Hitler figure in Israel, according to Laurette Pourier, executive …

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McDonald’s Settles “Faggots” Complaint

McDonald’s has settled a complaint brought by the ACLU on behalf of five gay customers who were verbally abused by a restaurant staffer at a Louisville, Kentucky outlet. Nine months after an employee at a McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Louisville called a group of gay customers a series of anti-gay slurs, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today that McDonald’s …

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Winners In A Losing Economy

Two companies somehow doing OK these days are Amazon….. Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest Internet retailer, posted an 8.7 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit after promotions and discounts lured consumers to its Web site. Sales beat estimates, sending the shares up 13 percent. Net income climbed to $225 million, or 52 cents a share, from $207 million, or 48 cents, …

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Supersized

Some guy is suing McDonald’s for $3M because he left his phone at one of their franchises and although staffers apparently found the phone and promised to hold it for him, nude photos of his wife stored on the phone ended up online. Here’s some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, …

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Wingnuts Call Off Boycott,
Did McDonald’s Cave?

Via Good As You comes this press release from the American Family Association: McDonald’s has told AFA they will remain neutral in the culture war regarding homosexual marriage. AFA is ending the boycott of McDonald’s. As you know, AFA called for the boycott in May after McDonald’s joined the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). McDonald’s said McDonald’s …

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