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In response to "LOL. My gym isn’t a “corporation,” it’s owned by one dude and pays for using the Crossfit brand— that said, I should say PAID because he immediately " by JackDawson

I think that's one thing that does get missed when we stop business with a brand.

Posted by Dark Callisto (aka Callisto) Jun 10 '20, 11:04

Often they are franchises paying for the "honor" of using the name but in no way share the belief of the owner, corporation, or whatever. I advocate reaching out to the local owners and having conversations before "cancelling" them.

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Yeah, our Chick Fil A franchisee really impressed us when he spoke about the company's homophobic policies. -- nm - David Jun 10, 11:22 1
- Yup. I'd probably prefer that a local company disassociate from the corporate umbrella if it's really really evil, but I'm also not one to go into ca - JackDawson Jun 10, 11:30
My problem with that arrangement is that it forces us to reward bad actors for the sake of supporting local businesses - znufrii, silly old man Jun 10, 11:20 1
- I mean you don’t have to do anything. Whether or not you choose to shop somewhere is up to you. -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 12:01
It gives so much fodder to the nut jobs saying that we are just a mob of pitchforks and torches, but I do understand that many people are more interes - JackDawson Jun 10, 11:10

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I think that's one thing that does get missed when we stop business with a brand.

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