Chick-fil-a

[rwh11385]

This is BS, now they are going after a Bakery because they wouldn't make a Wedding Cake for a Gay Couple in Colorado. Fucking BS.

Okay guy who just wants to ride the bus in Montgomery and wandering what the whole big deal is about. . .

It's not a surprise and people were already upset about the donations from CFA to organizations who opposed same-sex marriage... but in the past the company had denied that it opposed same-sex marriage. Then the CEO spoke for the company and said it did (and admitted it might be unpopular)... then people who hate gay marriage get upset that people find the move unpopular and boycott CFA...

One of the few people here, who has enough sense to get what's going on.

This is as stupid as conservatives not eating Oreos because their new stand.

Are you saying that people shouldn't be able to "vote with their wallet"??

[frankenbeemer]

Okay guy who just wants to ride the bus in Montgomery and wandering what the whole big deal is about. . .




It's not a surprise and people were already upset about the donations from CFA to organizations who opposed same-sex marriage... but in the past the company had denied that it opposed same-sex marriage. Then the CEO spoke for the company and said it did (and admitted it might be unpopular)... then people who hate gay marriage get upset that people find the move unpopular and boycott CFA...



Are you saying that people shouldn't be able to "vote with their wallet"??

Wasn't that the original question?

[Farbin Kaiber]

What does "going after" mean?

Anyways, this thread is super hard to read.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/07/28/lakewood-cake-shop-refuses-wedding-cake-to-gay-couple/

[Turf1600]

I don't see what the big deal is. If he doesn't want to sell cake he has to deal with the public. He has the freedom to refuse service and the public is equally free to protest. Also, it amuses me that it's called "Lakewood" cake shop. The owner does not seem to be living his best life now.

[rwh11385]

The irony is conservatives protest a community center because they hate a religious group, yet get upset when consumers refuse to purchase from a company based on a political stance they don't agree with (And one which the company KNEW wouldn't be popular)

[Turf1600]

We should ask massive lee what he thinks of this.

[frankenbeemer]

The irony is conservatives protest a community center because they hate a religious group, yet get upset when consumers refuse to purchase from a company based on a political stance they don't agree with (And one which the company KNEW wouldn't be popular)

That's more likely hypocrisy than irony. I wouldn't make it illegal to think that way, even if I don't agree with it. I'm still wondering who thinks it's a good idea for the city of Boston to attempt to make it difficult for Chik-Fil-A to operate a legal business there.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I don't agree with using Social Media to collapse, or attempt to collapse a business because their beliefs don't jibe with members of a minority portion of the population.

[Turf1600]

with members of a minority portion of the population.

What if it was the majority?

[frankenbeemer]

What if it was the majority?

What I was going to say, lol.

[rwh11385]

I don't agree with using Social Media to collapse, or attempt to collapse a business because their beliefs don't jibe with members of a minority portion of the population.

So if it were refusing to sell to African Americans, or an interracial couple... you'd still have no problem with the cake shop?

And protesting would still not "agree" with you?

Should a business not expect negative feedback if they refuse business to people, and from more than just those that they refuse?


Would you expect protests if you had f_spec say no mexicans will receive a certain service because it is against your beliefs?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Well, since I don't believe in drunk drivers, I welcome protests because I won't fix cars that were crashed due to a drunk driver.

And no, I wouldn't have a problem if they were against this, that or the other. If some store didn't want to serve abnormally tall people, I'd spend the time to find a store that does, instead of wasting time protesting one that doesn't.

And Turf, if it was the majority as opposed to the minority, we could see a drop in population numbers, which could be a good thing. Maybe homosexuality is natures method of population control. Maybe we should start protesting nature.

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

[Turf1600]

Well, since I don't believe in drunk drivers, I welcome protests because I won't fix cars that were crashed due to a drunk driver.

And no, I wouldn't have a problem if they were against this, that or the other. If some store didn't want to serve abnormally tall people, I'd spend the time to find a store that does, instead of wasting time protesting one that doesn't.

And Turf, if it was the majority as opposed to the minority, we could see a drop in population numbers, which could be a good thing. Maybe homosexuality is natures method of population control. Maybe we should start protesting nature.

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

This is the first time that I've seen a parallel drawn between homosexuals and drunk drivers.

Otherwise, if you're advoicating population control - for which homosexuality may be a contributor - why would you protest nature? Wouldn't you instead sell them cake?

[rwh11385]

Well, since I don't believe in drunk drivers, I welcome protests because I won't fix cars that were crashed due to a drunk driver.

And, if it was the majority as opposed to the minority, we could see a drop in population numbers, which could be a good thing. Maybe homosexuality is natures method of population control. Maybe we should start protesting nature.

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

Well, you're also talking about a decision. But you welcome protests for a policy you make but not someone else's?

Population drop is not a good thing. You can protest nature all you want... but it won't make your trolling points make any sense.



But answer the question. If the cake shop refused to make cakes for African Americans for MLK day, would you expect people to protest? Would then it be alright? Is it just because it's the gays that are complaining do you find issue?

And for a business, being anti-gay marriage in Colorado is MORONIC. That'd be like someone in ID or UT being anti-Mormon.

[Farbin Kaiber]

This is the first time that I've seen a parallel drawn between homosexuals and drunk drivers.

Maybe my parallel was between Hispanics and Drunk Driving? Keep up, we were on the topic of protesting my business.