After having been kicked to the curb by the Jim Henson Company and the Muppets, Chick fil-A has moved to use a
series of books from the Berenstain Bears series instead of the Muppet puppets. Apparently, the Berenstain Bears are less than pleased to find themselves associated with bigotry and discrimination. What to do? Place at statement
on their website
and Facebook page distancing themselves from the Kids Meal deal:
Our publisher, HarperCollins, is marketing several
of their Berenstain Bears titles through a kids' meal promotion at Chick-Fil-A
scheduled for August. This program was in development for over a year. We were
unaware of any controversy involving Chick-Fil-A until July 25th.
The Berenstain family does not at this time have
control over whether this program proceeds or not. We hope those concerned about
this issue will direct their comments toward HarperCollins and
Chick-Fil-A.
The Cathy family is entitled to believe whatever they want. Meanwhile, the rest of us are free to call them out and condemn bigotry when we see it.
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