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Elle · Hermes

Lent special at KFC?

Hermes

Upon initial reading, I too was offended by the singling out and catering to one specific religion. but then, a lot of restaurants offer fish dishes and clam chowder on fridays - and that's never bothered me...

I boycotted KFC years ago anyway for misleading advertising - just don't like that place, period.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

hmmm...I've always known there to be cheese and veggie pizza deals on Fridays during lent all my life. Never really thought about it as singling out one religon.

blink · Coach

don't be offended. it's not like all the mardi-gras references are only used by Catholics either. Wasn't the fish on Friday thing a pre-Vatican II thing? (early 1960's)?

crystal · Kate Spade

wow, that's so crazy! kfc fish?? that's the part that floors me! anyways, i know mcdonald's has done this for years w/ the $1 filet-o-fish fridays which conveniently happens only during lent (did the kfc ad specifically mention lent? McD's doesn't, but it's pretty obvious why they do it). as a catholic i have no reason to be offended, aside from the fact that kfc is trying to capitalize on a people's religious beliefs.

blink · Coach

quote:
Originally posted by: crystal
"wow, that's so crazy! kfc fish?? that's the part that floors me! anyways, i know mcdonald's has done this for years w/ the $1 filet-o-fish fridays which conveniently happens only during lent (did the kfc ad specifically mention lent? McD's doesn't, but it's pretty obvious why they do it). as a catholic i have no reason to be offended, aside from the fact that kfc is trying to capitalize on a people's religious beliefs."

exactly, kfc is really cheesy to capitalize on the religious belief.

lsubatgirl · Gucci

I think its more of a thing to let people know that they have options for those who can't eat meat on fridays. While its usually catholics that can't eat meat on fridays, others usually like getting fish meals and stuff especially since seafood is usually in season during lent (esp crawfish). I mean who really knows that KFC offers fish? I know some other chicken places like Popeyes usually has shrimp year round.

bumblebee · Dooney & Bourke

i'm catholic, and i'm not offended or anything. i remember going to our church on fridays during lent when i was a kid for a "fish fry" dinner--they made fish & chips for the adults and mac & cheese for the kids--it was quite the social event. like lsu said, i think they're just letting you know there are options.