Indianapolis Bakery Won't Serve Gay Students

[metta]

Indianapolis Bakery Won't Serve Gay Students


http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/indianapolis_bakery_wont_serve_gay_students

 

[zoltanspawn]

It's a private business and can make whatever decisions it likes.

We can also comment on those decisions.

Here's a quick link on which we can express our like/dislike:

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/40/1437409/restaurant/Wholesale-District/Just-Cookies-Indianapolis

I voted "dislike."

 

[hotatlboi]

It's a private business and can make whatever decisions it likes.

Sorry, this should not be accepted.

Would you accept it if a private bakery did not want to serve black people?

That would be illegal. This should be as well (and is in several states).

 

[zoltanspawn]

Sorry, this should not be accepted.

Would you accept it if a private bakery did not want to serve black people?

That would be illegal. This should be as well (and is in several states).

Yup, you're right. Sometimes I get annoyed with the unreasonable demands the public makes on private businesses, and in this case I may have generalized too far. I want private businesses to be able to make as many decisions as possible without outside interference, but not at the cost of discrimination.

 

[metta]

It's a private business and can make whatever decisions it likes.

We can also comment on those decisions.

Here's a quick link on which we can express our like/dislike:

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/40/1437409/restaurant/Wholesale-District/Just-Cookies-Indianapolis

I voted "dislike."

Good idea. They are located in Indianapolis City Market:

You can comment on the facebook page as well.

http://www.facebook.com/IndyCM

 

[hotatlboi]

Rand Paul (running for US senate from Kentucky) and many of the other Republicans have even been talking about the "problem" of Federal anti-discrimination laws for private businesses. They've been talking about reworking or repealing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to the extent that it prohibits private businesses from discriminating on the basis of race. No way in hell they'd want LGBT to be added to that protection.

Yeah, all of those Tea party candidates want to regress as a society on just about everything lol.

 

[Hellax24]

Senseless and Ignorant. Did they think that by making cupcakes for a certain group they would need to explain to the kids what type of group it is? I'm sure he got some gov't grants and they should look into them violating peoples civil rights.

CXXX

 

[asadoyayunta]

Happily, such discrimination is now illegal in the UK.

 

[Ellybelly909]

How do they know who NOT to serve, are the gay students wearing pink triangles or what? Even straight people should boycott this homophobic place.

 

[evanrick]

Yup, you're right. Sometimes I get annoyed with the unreasonable demands the public makes on private businesses, and in this case I may have generalized too far. I want private businesses to be able to make as many decisions as possible without outside interference, but not at the cost of discrimination.

even if that includes destroying humanity? i don't think so, just because you are business does not mean you are above the law. that is plain arrogant.

 

[gsdx]

There is no 'Freedom' in 'The Land of the Free' except for the people who wish to take away the 'Freedom' from their fellow citizens.

I reiterate from another thread: This is the 21st century. It's time to start joining it.

 

[freefall]

Wait, so the place has a gay detector now? Or they question the customers first before they can purchase anything?

What an idiotic decision. That place will go broke in a year or even less.

 

[gsdx]

Wait, so the place has a gay detector now? Or they question the customers first before they can purchase anything?

No. A gay student committee from Purdue University placed an order and the bakery refused it. The group would have had to put their name on the order.

 

[freefall]

^But still how are they gonna identify the other gay customers and the obscene orders?

 

[gsdx]

They aren't. The 'gay students' are the students in the Purdue group.

Why don't you just read the article?

 

[freefall]

^I've read it even before my first post in this thread. It said clearly that the bakery didn't just act against the students here:

According to the man who owns the bakery, rainbow cupcakes and cookies celebrating LGBT pride violate the values of the bakery.

"I explained we're a family-run business, we have two young, impressionable daughters and we thought maybe it was best not to do that," said co-owner David Stockton to a local Fox television station. He then added that it's his bakery's decision to decide what is obscene. Apparently rainbow colors fall under that label. "We have our values, and you know, some things ... for instance, if someone wants a cookie with an obscenity, well, we're not going to do that."

I take it that if anyone other than students requested the same thing, s/he/they would have the same rejection.

 

[mbamike]

What a shame! Homophobia running rampant!

 

[FanofFiction]

In Canada, the store would be shut down.

 

[fetaby]

^I've read it even before my first post in this thread. It said clearly that the bakery didn't just act against the students here:



I take it that if anyone other than students requested the same thing, s/he/they would have the same rejection.

Close....

This particular group of students was denied because the name of their group spells out they are gay. While other customers wouldn't be so obvious, if that information is known to the baker, it is apparent he would refuse service.

More than likely if he were faced with an actual person, who looks like him, and talks like him, he'd have a hard time denying service. And if that isn't the case, he'd be picketed and shut down within a month.

Real Americans can't stand injustice and inequality.

 

[gsdx]

I think businesses should be free to chose who they serve to.

So, that makes them free to discriminate.

Déjà vu.