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The much-anticipated <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/popeyes-released-a-new-chicken-sandwich-and-people?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Popeyes Chicken Sandwich</a> finally debuted last week and critics have been raving about the offering, which happens to closely resemble that of competitor Chick-fil-A. For many fried chicken fans, another QSR entering the ring is seen as a guilt-free alternative for those who feel uneasy about supporting Chick-fil-A executives&rsquo; <a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/3/21/18275850/chick-fil-a-anti-lgbtq-donations?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">notoriously conservative practices</a>.&nbsp;

Although the popular fried chicken chain has no official political affiliation, the <a href="https://www.chick-fil-afoundation.org/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Chick-fil-A Foundation</a> has donated significant funds to groups with a history of LGBTQ discrimination. In 2012, Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy even claimed that gay marriage was &ldquo;inviting God&rsquo;s judgment on our nation.&rdquo; Enter Popeyes new sandwich&mdash;a crispy battered chicken breast completely devoid of fire and brimstone.&nbsp;

Word on the social media streets is that Popeyes new sandwich holds up, but that didn&rsquo;t stop other chains like Wendy&rsquo;s from entering the ring. Chick-fil-A <a href="https://twitter.com/ChickfilA/status/1163469422486523904?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">boldly cast the first stone</a>, tweeting &ldquo;Bun + Chicken + Pickles = all the ?? for the original.&rdquo; It is almost a flex how unfunny this tweet is, as if to say the brand is so confident in its product it doesn&rsquo;t need social media to garner attention.

<a href="https://twitter.com/PopeyesChicken/status/1163510538959069184?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Popeye&rsquo;s replied</a> with what I&rsquo;m sure many users were thinking, &ldquo;... y&rsquo;all good?&rdquo; Wendy&rsquo;s was next throw down. &ldquo;Y&rsquo;all out here fighting about which of these fools has the second best chicken sandwich,&rdquo; said Wendy&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1163555101040140288?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">in a tweet.</a> Popeye&rsquo;s quickly <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=Popeyes+twitter+feud&amp%3Bsrc=recent_search_click&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">clapped back</a>, &ldquo;Sounds like someone just ate one of our biscuits. Cause y&rsquo;all looking thirsty.&rdquo;

Wherever your alliances are (I&rsquo;m not judging), this was a day for the memes&mdash;most of which are not appropriate to reproduce in print. For a in-depth play-by-play of the epic showdown, read the full story <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wendys-enters-popeyes-chick-fil-a-chicken-sandwich-battle-2019-8?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=popeyes-chicken-sandwich-has-started-serious-twitter-beef-2710776" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;

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