The Cracker Barrel controversy

[wtg]

So glad to hear the President took time out from his golf to post about this.

What the Cracker Barrel backlash shows about Maga’s influence on US culture

What likely started as a routine refresh spiraled into a political storm that went all the way to the US president

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/cracker-barrel-backlash

[AdagioM]

So dumb. The new logo was cleaner and more readable.

[Piano*Dad]

American culture is really stupid much of the time.

[RealPlayer]

Who cares? Of course, we don’t have any Cracker Barrels around here, so I have no skin in the game. Although there is a Cracker Barrel Deli, which has been here forever. I guess they fly under the radar since they haven’t been sued.

[jon-nyc]

Yeah but it was worth it for the memes.

[Piano*Dad]

Such as ...
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Farchon%2Fstatus%2F1960459972124533248&psig=AOvVaw1rsvdc9BO5dUtOQXyh5pNM&ust=1756820122561000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBcQjRxqFwoTCJD0kJHXt48DFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE

[Piano*Dad]

Or ...

https://www.google.com/imgres?q=cracker barrel memes trump&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flookaside.fbsbx.com%2Flookaside%2Fcrawler%2Fmedia%2F%3Fmedia_id%3D10239021281053250&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftom.adelsbach%2Fphotos%2Fcracker-barrel-finally-designs-a-new-name-and-logo-that-trump-voters-can-really-%2F10239021281053250%2F&docid=5ixkT-ySfYYSdM&tbnid=kvexkyUsEAQXTM&vet=12ahUKEwjq0_nD17ePAxWCFmIAHaqSPAMQM3oECBYQAA..i&w=1250&h=1000&hcb=2&itg=1&ved=2ahUKEwjq0_nD17ePAxWCFmIAHaqSPAMQM3oECBYQAA

[Piano*Dad]

I would laugh if the dining establishment of poor white southern folk went belly up because of Trump.

[Mik]

I cannot imagine anything I could care less about than Cracker Barrel’s logo.

[Piano*Dad]

Not your dining establishment of choice, I see ...

[Steve Miller]

@Mik

Unless it’s the PE firm that owns it.

[Mik]

@Piano-Dad said in The Cracker Barrel controversy:

Not your dining establishment of choice, I see ...

Not anymore. Some years ago their food was pretty good for the genre. It’s gone substantially downhill since.