Milton Jones
BCOM275
September-16, 2013
University of Phoenix
Article Rebuttal
After reading Michael Rowe’s article about Dan Cathy, I’m still trying to figure out what actually Rowe is talking about. It sounds to me that he’s extremely angry over Dan Cathy “free speech” or lack that of. I had to read the article a few times to grasp the argument that Michael Rowe was getting at. Rowe sounds like the voice of the lesbian, gay and transsexual community. I like how Rowe called Cathy an “emperor that is not only without clothes but frying chicken in the nude.”
I do have to agree with some of the things that Rowe had regarding Cathy Christianity beliefs. He really did target Cathy’s validity about his beliefs and what his company stands for. The last time I check this was a free country and a man/woman that the right to speak their mind. Some things people say might not agree with what the person says but that’s the joy of free speech. I think on the other hand Cathy should have been careful about what he said as pertaining to the gay community. I know he’s for traditional marriage but he just can’t go out and tweet your views on same-sex marriage and get away with it too. …show more content…
I believe that’s all fine and dandy but once you put your credibility on the line and make derogatory remarks concerning gays that cred is very hard to get back. Rowe obviously has hatred for this man’s comments and even more disgusted that people are still eating at Chik-Fila after all this. One statement I was interested by Rowe was when he said that Cathy making millions and he’s doing it cynically at the expense of other human beings then sharing that blood money with others like