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Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:19 am to The Spleen
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I fully support a private business's right to refuse service to anyone, for any reason.
If the government gives themselves the power(funny how that works) to force someone to do business with a person because of race, sexuality, etc., then they should also force places to do business with people who are legally open-carry.
and no...I'm not comparing Open-carry with sexual discrimination. Making a broad point with a specific example.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:19 am to The Spleen
They shouldn't pass a bill allowing or denying discrimination. A private business should just able toe discriminate as they wish. You know, so I can know what backwards fricks I won't be patronizing with my money.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:23 am to UMTigerRebel
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So would it be okay if I were to open up a restaurant in Memphis and put a sign up that said "Whites Only," or "Interracial Couple Aren't Allowed"?
My thought on this is legally it should be ok. But they're going to have to deal with the obvious consequences of taking that kind of stance. More than likely in that scenario they end up bankrupt or worse.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:23 am to UMTigerRebel
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So would it be okay if I were to open up a restaurant in Memphis and put a sign up that said "Whites Only," or "Interracial Couple Aren't Allowed"?
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But much like Duke, I'm of the mindset that if a business wants to shoot themselves in the foot by denying services to someone because of something like their sexual orientation then that's their right to do so. We're far enough along as a society that I think that's exactly what'll happen to some of these folks that choose to do so.
If they want to go bankrupt, then so be it. I wouldn't do business with such a place. Common sense also tells you that if you're going to open up such an establishment, you'll have to deal with the public backlash.
That's the great thing about the public....we pretty much self-regulate with proper, minor government control.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:23 am to UMTigerRebel
i feel like you should have the right to do that if you would like. It wouldn't even bother me if you did great business and were thriving with that policy.
IMO gov run places shouldn't discriminate for any reason, but a private run place should be free to do as it pleases. I am forced to deal with gov places but I freely choose which private businesses I'm going to use. If all the private businesses chose to be racist then I could fill the niche and open up one that is all inclusive and vacuum up all the cash the other places have left out.
IMO gov run places shouldn't discriminate for any reason, but a private run place should be free to do as it pleases. I am forced to deal with gov places but I freely choose which private businesses I'm going to use. If all the private businesses chose to be racist then I could fill the niche and open up one that is all inclusive and vacuum up all the cash the other places have left out.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:26 am to heartbreakTiger
quote:Thanks for the support bro
So would it be okay if I were to open up a restaurant in Memphis and put a sign up that said "Whites Only," or "Interracial Couple Aren't Allowed"?
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:26 am to heartbreakTiger
I don't click links based on principle.
Unless it is music or a video which has been explained enough for me to want to watch.
Unless it is music or a video which has been explained enough for me to want to watch.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:27 am to Anthony_Pel_Davis
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Thanks for the support bro
what about the support for free enterprise?
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:28 am to UMTigerRebel
plenty of business actually do this on both ends of the spectrum. You have a place like commanders palace it doesn't out right ban any race but it makes it highly white by having extremely pricey items, dress codes and other general rules. Now they aren't going to turn away someone for being black or gay but that person will have to conform to certain behaviors to eat at commanders palace.
Hipster bars here don't have signs that say i can't enter because I'm wearing a polo but bar service is worse and i get looked at all night because I'm not wearing carpet around like it is a shirt.
Hipster bars here don't have signs that say i can't enter because I'm wearing a polo but bar service is worse and i get looked at all night because I'm not wearing carpet around like it is a shirt.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:30 am to heartbreakTiger
what about bars that don't let you wear jersey's. I got turned away from a place in atlanta after the SEC championship game cause of my #10 McCannon jersey.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:30 am to heartbreakTiger
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Hipster bars here don't have signs that say i can't enter because I'm wearing a polo but bar service is worse and i get looked at all night because I'm not wearing carpet around like it is a shirt.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:31 am to UMTigerRebel
Yes it would be OK for them to do that, but they must be willing to deal with the consequences of their decision.
They would lose business, risk protest and vandalism, and everyone would know the owners are some backwards kkk bigoted counts.
They would lose business, risk protest and vandalism, and everyone would know the owners are some backwards kkk bigoted counts.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:31 am to heartbreakTiger
Augusta National is probably the best example of a private business that has had no problem closing it's doors to members due to race, sex, etc. It admitted female members in the 2000s due to public pressure, but could've remained without if it really wanted to because it's a private business/club. I don't agree with it but it's their choice to do so.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:31 am to CheeseburgerEddie
well little kids shouldn't be in bars so i don't have a problem with them denying service
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:32 am to Anthony_Pel_Davis
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that the republicans hid this whole gay thing inside another bill to change the state seal
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passed with unanimous bipartisan support.
Yes, you read that right: Every single voting member of the state Senate, Republican and Democrat, supported a bill that would effectively allow segregation of gay and straight people throughout Mississippi.
What is it with Dems not reading bills and passing them to see what's in them?
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:33 am to heartbreakTiger
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IMO gov run places shouldn't discriminate for any reason, but a private run place should be free to do as it pleases.
I can agree with this, and I can't wait to see some business owner use this bill to discriminate. There will be plenty of outrage, but I just want to see the local news stations interviews with people who support said business.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:34 am to Alahunter
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What is it with Dems not reading bills and passing them to see what's in them?
doesn't fit the OP's anti-conservative agenda.
btw I literally hate people who places all blame on a single party. That goes for Libs who always blame Conservatives and Conservatives that always blame Libs. I might open up a business and refuse service to those type of people.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:34 am to UMTigerRebel
I could get behind this idea. Like certain bars could have you answer a few brief questions before entering to make sure you are the type of person that won't ruin the place for everyone else.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 11:35 am to UMTigerRebel
The smarter business will discriminate in more subtle ways. Dress codes, rules of behavior for the establishment and stuff like that. FWIW id openly support a place that said no fats allowed or no visible tats allowed.
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