Chick-fil-A said the tweet “was not intended in any way to be insensitive or disrespectful.”
“Now I gotta cancel chick fil a??? I’m logging out of Twitter for the day. Take care,” another person wrote.Getty Images
Meanwhile, some users noted that Chick-fil-A has used similar replies on Twitter when asked about whether specific menu items would return., noting that its use of the word “community” was meant as a reference to areas where its restaurants are located. “The response was a poor choice of words but was not intended in any way to be insensitive or disrespectful,” a company spokesperson said. “We often use the term ‘community’ in a broader sense to talk about places where we operate restaurants and serve the surrounding community.”The Post has reached out to Chick-fil-A for further comment on the situation.
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