Was it ever truly a dialogue? Reflections on the Board of Trustee’s decision to keep Chick-fil-A at Elon
I was devastated by Elon University's Board of Trustee’s decision to keep Chick-fil-A on campus. In this disappointment, I find myself continuously going over the events of the past eight months, speculating about things we could have done differently. I acknowledge there are quite a few things that could have been more smoothly executed on Spectrum’s end, but what sticks out most to me is that none of the events of the last eight months truly felt like a conversation or a dialogue. Yes, I’m sure there were many individuals who had their consciousness raised about LGBTQ oppression and what privilege looks like on our campus, but those weren’t the people who had the power to effect the change we desired. It is so clear to me that the Chick-fil-A issue was never really a dialogue when we deconstruct the email that articulated the Board’s decision.