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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.
