You’re also equating the cause of the feeling of repulsion.
You’re repulsed by Nazis because Nazis are evil.
Why are you repulsed by gay people? Hate. Yes, even if disguised behind “religious reasons.”
Regardless, I’m not saying that we must force the photographer to “work while being repulsed” (and I wouldn’t want anyone on my wedding day that I know is repulsed by it anyway, but I digress.) I’m saying that we must continue peeling off that core of a hateful onion that is religion and bigotry until nothing is left.
And having said that: don’t want to deal with “the gays”? Don’t start a business in a place where gay people are protected. I’d say this ruling is in the wrong.
Also, I believe the photographer should be able to reject a job due to its type of content. Hear me out. Gay wedding? Yes. Gay wedding with a dildo theme? Nah. Straight wedding? Yes. Straight wedding with a cat killing theme? Nah.
I’m not religious, and I don’t agree with the sentiment, but their hate stems from them believing it’s evil. They may see it just as evil as a nazi. I think they’re wrong, but that’s the nature of opinions and assholes. Everybody has one.
I think the difference to me is that sexual orientation is a protected class where political affiliation is not, in our government. Apparently, the courts disagree with me…
That’s literally what discrimination laws are for. You can’t officially hate people on the basis of a protected category (race, sexuality, etc…). You can officially hate Nazis, you can’t officially hate gays.
The gays/nazis comparison was ridiculous because it ignores this key distinction: we, as a people, have decided it’s not OK to hate (in so far as it leads to discrimination) people for certain innate reasons.
You can’t force someone to do something they don’t want to do. Full stop. Whether they don’t want to do it for good, bad, racist, homophobic etc reasons, is irrelevant.
No matter how much you support peace, love and happiness, you can’t start telling others what they can and can’t do. You have the right to refuse service for whatever reason.
how many years ago did people make this argument to refuse to serve black people?
Genetics are understood to account up to 40% of gay men’s sexual identities. Why should we allow businesses to make exceptions on a potentially genetic basis?
You’re also equating the cause of the feeling of repulsion.
You’re repulsed by Nazis because Nazis are evil.
Why are you repulsed by gay people? Hate. Yes, even if disguised behind “religious reasons.”
Regardless, I’m not saying that we must force the photographer to “work while being repulsed” (and I wouldn’t want anyone on my wedding day that I know is repulsed by it anyway, but I digress.) I’m saying that we must continue peeling off that core of a hateful onion that is religion and bigotry until nothing is left.
And having said that: don’t want to deal with “the gays”? Don’t start a business in a place where gay people are protected. I’d say this ruling is in the wrong.
Also, I believe the photographer should be able to reject a job due to its type of content. Hear me out. Gay wedding? Yes. Gay wedding with a dildo theme? Nah. Straight wedding? Yes. Straight wedding with a cat killing theme? Nah.
I’m not religious, and I don’t agree with the sentiment, but their hate stems from them believing it’s evil. They may see it just as evil as a nazi. I think they’re wrong, but that’s the nature of opinions and assholes. Everybody has one.
I think the difference to me is that sexual orientation is a protected class where political affiliation is not, in our government. Apparently, the courts disagree with me…
That’s literally what discrimination laws are for. You can’t officially hate people on the basis of a protected category (race, sexuality, etc…). You can officially hate Nazis, you can’t officially hate gays.
The gays/nazis comparison was ridiculous because it ignores this key distinction: we, as a people, have decided it’s not OK to hate (in so far as it leads to discrimination) people for certain innate reasons.
The ruling is absolutely not wrong.
You can’t force someone to do something they don’t want to do. Full stop. Whether they don’t want to do it for good, bad, racist, homophobic etc reasons, is irrelevant.
No matter how much you support peace, love and happiness, you can’t start telling others what they can and can’t do. You have the right to refuse service for whatever reason.
how many years ago did people make this argument to refuse to serve black people?
Genetics are understood to account up to 40% of gay men’s sexual identities. Why should we allow businesses to make exceptions on a potentially genetic basis?
If you are a business serving the public, yes you the fuck can.
We had an entire Civil Rights Act about it. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Read a fucking book.