Lakewood Cake Shop Refuses Wedding Cake To Gay Couple

[alp227]

Chick-fil-A’s president spoke out against gay marriage last week, sparking a huge uproar in the gay community, and now the issue is spilling over to a Colorado bakery.

The owner of Masterpiece Cake Shop in Lakewood refused to bake a wedding cake for a local gay couple and now people are pushing a boycott against the owner.

Shop owner Jack Phillips probably didn’t think he was going to be wading into a civil rights debate a week ago when he told the gay couple that he would not make a cake for their wedding, but that’s exactly what has happened.

full: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/07/28/lakewood-cake-shop-refuses-wedding-cake-to-gay-couple/

found via Talkleft, which comments: "It seems Masterpiece is violating Colorado law which prohibits retail businesses from discriminating against people because of sexual orientation or marital status, among other reasons."

At the original article website, the top-voted comments (voting doesn't require registration) basically argue that businesses have the right to refuse service and that the couple could've chosen another bakery.

[chknltl]

1. One can't fault this couple for seeking wedding cake elsewhere....

.... it seems the Masterpiece cake shop in Lakewood Colorado has a disgusting cockroach problem behind the counter.

[longship]

3. Closeted gay?

We all know how some of the most virulent anti-gay people are.

[chknltl]

9. Or closeted fascist....speaking of closeted:

Imo, being 'closeted' gay is a product of culture, someday, when our culture pays no more mind to ones sex life than it does to ones eye color, being 'in the closet' will be far rarer.

Otoh, being 'closeted' (or openly) fascist is a sickness and arguably a matter of choice.

Which begs the question, how much better would America be if those who actively believe that being gay is a choice, instead believed that being fascist is a choice. I can imagine Christian anti-fascist intervention programs, the end of the gop, hell maybe even the odd bakery that openly refuses to sell wedding cakes to openly fascist couples. I could live in a country like that!

[nanabugg]

11. But the Chicl fil A CEO never refused to serve gays. nt

[chknltl]

14. and chknltl will NEVER shop there....

[UnrepentantLiberal]

2. There's that word again.

“If gays come in and want to order birthday cakes or any cakes for any occasion, graduations, or whatever, I have no prejudice against that whatsoever,” Phillips said. “It’s just the wedding cake, not the people, not their lifestyle.”

[baldguy]

4. Gay money isn't green enough?

[Thegonagle]

5. I know. You'd think in this economy, it behooves a businessman

to keep an eye on "emerging markets."

Oh well, if this cake maker doesn't want the happy couple's money, I'm sure someone else would be happy to take it. Business is business.

[Ikonoklast]

10. Dumbass for a businessman.

I'd take the order of every customer that walked through my door, and made sure they told all their friends, family, and wedding attendees who made the cake for them.

Gay, straight, whatever type of couple...business is business!


Guess that guy has enough money, he can turn people away.

[xchrom]

6. WTF is it w/ these damn cake shops? Nt

[Javaman]

7. emotions aside, one would think...

by appealing to gay couples, it would increase his business.

but then again, this jackass is a homophobe, which seems to short circuit logic.

[MineralMan]

8. The publicity should soon demonstrate to him that his

attitude on this is not a good business decision. If I were another bakery there, I'd advertise based on this. "At Dreamy Bakery, our Motto is 'We Bake Cake for Everyone!'"

[Zoeisright]

12. Do a Google search for them.

We can write bad reviews about their lack of service.

[Curtland1015]

13. More like "Master Race Cake Shop".

Wow... what a tool.

[otohara]

15. The New Way To Drum Up Business

bad publicity is good publicity sometimes.

[4th law of robotics]

16. Well say goodbye to a lot of money.