re: Mississippi Senate Passes a Bill that Makes Us Look Even Worse

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In practice, however, it's an idea which only cements privilege and inequality.

What if I were to say "well if I were Muslim and I opened a business in Jackson, MS, and said I wouldn't cater to non-Muslims, how would you feel" you'd probably say "well that's your right." You can easily say this knowing that market forces would absolutely obliterate my business. In that circumstance, I don't have the privilege to discriminate and still operate a business.

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Yeah I can see that, and maybe I'm being a little naive when I think the businesses that would openly discriminate against someone based on race, sex, religion, etc, are a very small minority. I do think if a business is going to discriminate based on those things, they should make it known. I mean we all know a bank is going to turn you down for a loan if you have bad credit, or a bar is going to refuse to serve you a drink if you're clearly drunk and belligerent, or certain restaurants won't seat you without a coat and tie, etc.