if you run your own private business, you should be free to deny service ... to any person for any reason.
Like, say, pork-eating beer drinkers?
I think this is idiotic, but they're fully within their rights according to your beliefs. So yeah, the free market will sort it out, if there are any beer-drinking pork eaters who still go to Target after Bathroomgate, or whatever we're calling that.
I like Target, but I'd still go through this lane. Fuck that. They respectfully asked me to choose another lane; I respectfully declined.
How dare you point out that Target is doing exactly what people on this site champion! But seriously, they are exercising their free market option. You either comply or not. You can support them or not. The market will decide, and sometimes the market doesn't side with you.
Jesus, I am talking about the law being applied consistently. You can't say, oh target has free market to bow to Islam but bakers do not have free market to refuse service to gays. Do you understand now?
they aren't refusing to serve customers, look at the wording. even though this is fake. the wording isn't denying service, as the cake bakers did. And anyways, go ahead and sue, get this one on the books. you are comparing two different situations and companies as if they are one in the same.
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Scrapco ago
Like, say, pork-eating beer drinkers?
I think this is idiotic, but they're fully within their rights according to your beliefs. So yeah, the free market will sort it out, if there are any beer-drinking pork eaters who still go to Target after Bathroomgate, or whatever we're calling that.
I like Target, but I'd still go through this lane. Fuck that. They respectfully asked me to choose another lane; I respectfully declined.
piratse ago
How dare you point out that Target is doing exactly what people on this site champion! But seriously, they are exercising their free market option. You either comply or not. You can support them or not. The market will decide, and sometimes the market doesn't side with you.
jerrykantrell ago
Consistency of application is key here. Your sarcasm glosses over this point.
piratse ago
where do they owe you consistency? It's their choice if they want to be consistent or not. Again, free market right?
jerrykantrell ago
Jesus, I am talking about the law being applied consistently. You can't say, oh target has free market to bow to Islam but bakers do not have free market to refuse service to gays. Do you understand now?
piratse ago
they aren't refusing to serve customers, look at the wording. even though this is fake. the wording isn't denying service, as the cake bakers did. And anyways, go ahead and sue, get this one on the books. you are comparing two different situations and companies as if they are one in the same.