In the latest example of conservatives taking something totally normal and yelling loud enough that it becomes fodder for the culture wars , Cracker Barrel was woke and now it’s not. Why? Well, in a pretty standard case of rebranding, the company announced it would be getting rid of the old man and the barrel on its logo. That was apparently part of the leftist agenda, causing conservatives all the way up to the president to drag the company through the mud. Cracker Barrel has since reversed course, but not before an entire week’s worth of discourse.

The new logo was part of a brand refresh for the restaurant chain famous for its southern aesthetic, which has been struggling in recent years. Last May, CEO Julie Felss Masino told her team that the restaurant was “just not as relevant as

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