‘Cracker Barrel Has Fallen’: Restaurant Triggers Conservatives Over Pride Month Post

Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores is the latest company to face backlash and calls for boycotts from conservatives over a social media post vocalizing their support for the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month.

On Facebook, the country restaurant posted a picture of a rainbow rocking chair with a Pride Month message: “We are excited to celebrate Pride Month with our employees and guests. Everyone is always welcome at our table (and our [rainbow] rocker). Happy Pride!”

“We take no pleasure in reporting that Cracker Barrel has fallen,” tweeted the Texas Family Project, an anti-LGBTQ+ organization, sharing a two-page flyer from the restaurant chain celebrating Pride month.

We take no pleasure in reporting that @CrackerBarrel has fallen.

A once family friendly establishment has caved to the mob. pic.twitter.com/IM0p1NT20S

— Texas Family Project (@FamilyProjectTX) June 8, 2023

“Discrimination, overt or through unconscious bias, has no place at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store,” the company declares.

Some took to social media to express their outrage that Cracker Barrel would dare support its LGBTQ+ employees and patrons.

I used to be proud to tell people that Cracker Barrel not only has it's corporate HQ in my hometown, but was home to the original location.

Not so much now.

— Justin Maloney (@JMaloneyLiberty) June 8, 2023

Many others took to Twitter to mock the vocal minority dismayed by the restaurant chains Pride posts.

My mom works at Cracker Barrel in retirement. My brother is gay. This will make her day, I will be sure to take my family, thanks for sharing ❤️

— nix.eth (@nix_eth) June 9, 2023

Pictured: me and my family leaving Cracker Barrel before the Woke mob can gay our biscuits https://t.co/8xlSuYvNYV pic.twitter.com/KZxnCBahkC

— Andy JB (@andrewbloomberg) June 9, 2023

Dearest Martha-
It has been 7 days since the fall of Cracker Barrel and I must reluctantly report that morale has never been lower. The men know not where they can get chicken fried chicken while retreating back to Charleston without deviating more than a mile off the interstate https://t.co/3kKOYgI9zZ

— J. Beverly Tweetmaker IV, Esq. (@BvrlyTweetmaker) June 9, 2023

In 1992, Cracker Barrel issued a policy that it would not hire gay or lesbian employees. After public and shareholder pressure, Cracker Barrel reversed that policy.

During the George W. Bush administration, Cracker Barrel settled a lawsuit with the Justice Department that alleged a pattern of discrimination against African-American customers, based on conduct in 50 restaurants in seven states, reports Martketwatch.