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Cracker Barrel faces boycott calls for celebrating pride: 'Skip dining'
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One conservative group tweeted 'Cracker Barrel has fallen.'

One user wrote"I love that place even more now. Love shopping there too." The post was followed by the rainbow flag emoji.

Another sarcastically commented:"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." 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 ❤️has contacted Cracker Barrel for comment via the contact form on their website.

In 1991 Cracker Barrel was engulfed in controversy after the company said it would stop employing homosexuals, leading to at least nine gay employees losing their jobs. The policy was later rescinded following an intense public backlash.

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