LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

N.I.4.N.I.2023

(27 posts) Mon Jul 3, 2023, 09:04 AM Jul 2023

Hypothetical Question

Does a business owner who is a Democrat and a website creator now have the right to refuse service to someone who wants a MAGA website created? I certainly do hope so.

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Hypothetical Question (Original Post) N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 OP

Why do you use the word "now"? Effete Snob Jul 2023 #1

Let me get this right N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 #2

When Someone Says Their Religion Requires Them To Be A Hateful Bigot, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 #3

They don't think anything through.. Omnipresent Jul 2023 #4

Silly me! N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #7

Welcome to DU...I guess. n/t GP6971 Dec 2023 #8

Questions Average Joe Public Feb 2024 #9

Well ... marble falls Feb 2024 #10

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)

1. Why do you use the word "now"?

Reply to N.I.4.N.I.2023 (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2023, 09:09 AM

Jul 2023

A business owner has always had that right.

Political beliefs are not a protected classification.

One real eye-opener with this decision is how poorly anti-discrimination law is understood in the first place.

N.I.4.N.I.2023

(27 posts)

2. Let me get this right

Reply to Effete Snob (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 3, 2023, 09:27 AM

Jul 2023

Political beliefs are not protected, but someone's anti LGBT agenda is protected?

The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)

6. When Someone Says Their Religion Requires Them To Be A Hateful Bigot, Sir

Reply to N.I.4.N.I.2023 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 3, 2023, 10:54 AM

Jul 2023

All the politics is washed away by the blood of the lamb....

Response to Effete Snob (Reply #1)

N.I.4.N.I.2023 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Omnipresent

(7,520 posts)

4. They don't think anything through..

Reply to N.I.4.N.I.2023 (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2023, 09:42 AM

Jul 2023

That’s why they call themselves Republicans.

N.I.4.N.I.2023

(27 posts)

5. Silly me!

Reply to Omnipresent (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 3, 2023, 09:55 AM

Jul 2023

Always believed racial, sexual, and religious discrimination was unlawful.

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GP6971

(38,396 posts)

8. Welcome to DU...I guess. n/t

Reply to Name removed (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 12, 2023, 11:34 PM

Dec 2023

Average Joe Public

(2 posts)

9. Questions

Reply to N.I.4.N.I.2023 (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2024, 08:37 PM

Feb 2024

I haven’t followed politics too long, but I would think a business has the right to refuse service to anyone (except based on race, religion, sex, age, etc. obviously). Why would a business owner want to limit income potential by turning away paying customers? Also, specifically what would be on this MAGA site that is offensive?

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

10. Well ...

Reply to Average Joe Public (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 22, 2024, 10:29 AM

Feb 2024

... reserving the right right to refuse service to anyone is about not being overtly racist or bigoted. If you're a bigot, money is not the only or even most important motivator.

If all those one reserved the right to refuse service to all belong to a specific class of people, there may well be legal processes in one's future.

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