Posted on 01/30/2008 4:22:09 PM PST by wagglebee
Well, you can tell them to hold out both of their hands and “demand” in one and “piss” in the other and see which one fills up faster.
When this started to play out the photographer should have agreed to do it. Then forgot to load film in the camera.
Under the federal “gay rights” bill pending in Congress, this policy will be spread over the entire nation. Liberty truly began to die in America in the 1960s.
You could, but that would probably get you hauled in to answer to the Human Rights Division...again.
You still can do that, but in many cases you'd better not say a peep about why.
In my experience, folks tend to give way too much information when they're turning something down. There's a felt need to say something that manifestly justifies you saying, "No," or "Sorry, I can't."
So, the photographer says, "I can't do that, because...", the would-be customer is offended at the "because", and the rest will be a matter of public record. Stopping immediately prior to the "because" is most HIGHLY recommended in these perilous times.
See, you gotta make sure you put up a sign; “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.” Maybe with an “especially queers” tag on it.
What next?
Hm. Being paid to take pictures for private use does not constitute speech on the part of the photographer. I’m not so sure about free speech being applicable here.
And as far as the right to refuse service goes, that’s not absolute. You can’t throw a black couple out of your store because you’re a racist. Where race and sexual orientation/practices are equated, you’ll get this.
So, does freedom to practice one’s religion come into play here?
I thought for sure this was going to be a Canadian thing. Sad to see it happening here.
You have the wrong order. Muslims trump all, followed by Homosexuals, followed by illegal immigrants, then Blacks.
Elane Photography is in Albuquerque.
“Might have been easier and cheaper if the photography outfit had just said they had a prior commitment on that date.”
...like, we’re washing our hair that night...
ditto
I heard on a radio show (can’t remmeber which one) of a handicapped guy who did something like that...went around and found businesses who weren’t in compliance and sued for discrimination under the americans with disabilites act. Some of the places he didn’t even go into. Just wrote down addresses and such.... Made a ton of money doing it too...!
I happen to work with Jimmy Dean’s stand-in of that movie. The guy who showered in crude oil was this stand-in.
Yeah....but there still wouldn’t be any pictures or speeches (I know, I’m just too stubborn for my own good).
It was a scam set up by a Law Firm.
Just leave the lens cap on and charge them triple.
Wow. Apparently not only do homosexuals rights include themselves doing things, but those rights now include the forced servitude of others.
Or an autopsy...or a colonoscopy...or mountain climbers at the summit...
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