Cracker Barrel Slammed for ‘Woke’ Rainbow Rocking Chair Honoring Pride Month

New York Post ^ | Sep. 22, 2023 | Shannon Thaler

[nickcarraway]

Southern-based family-dining chain Cracker Barrel was blasted for going “woke” by some of its biscuits-and-gravy-eating customers after posting an image of a rainbow rocking chair to celebrate Pride Month.

Aside from serving oversized portions of country staples, the chain is beloved for the Tennessee-made rocking chairs that line the porches at all Cracker Barrel trinket-filled Old Country Stores. Thus, the chain honored Pride Month in June with an Instagram photo of a rocking chair with each wood slat painted a different color of the rainbow in nod to the Pride flag.

“Everyone is always welcome at our table (and our rainbow rocker),” Cracker Barrel captioned the photo. The post immediately outraged social media users, with more than 2,000 comments in less than 23 hours.

[Paul R.]

I think we have some FReepers who would condemn God for putting a rainbow over Noah’s ark.

Too bad conservative Christians can’t come up with a clever campaign to “take back” rainbows.

The whole rainbow thing with respect to PEOPLE is ridiculous, anyway. I have yet to ever see a green person (except for grass stains or a caricature) or a blue person (except dead or The Blue Man Group - they were great!) Purple, no, except I suspect quite a few FReepers at times when their blood pressure really gets up there. ;-)