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Cracker Barrel Faces Backlash Over Logo and Activism

8/26/2025

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Story summary
  • Protests against Cracker Barrel started in 1991 due to anti-LGBTQ+ policies, leading to changes by 2002.
  • Recent logo redesign faced conservative backlash, resulting in calls for boycotts.
  • Activist Robby Starbuck claimed the company is influenced by left-wing activists.
  • The Human Rights Campaign labeled the controversy a "manufactured non-issue."
  • Historian Amanda Timpson highlighted queer activism's role in change and criticized Starbuck's approach.