For the same reason they should be allowed to deny services to Nazis. Of course, the latter example is much more understandable. Nazis are - rightly - universally reviled for their largely disgusting creed. It's completely reasonable for a business owner to want to deny goods and services to these people, based on their sentiments.

If we allow this to be true then it seems prudent they should also be allowed to deny services to gays - or anybody else for that matter. I think it'd be objectively immoral to do so, but it isn't my job to lobby the government to enforce morality. It's also not really the governments job, in my mind, to promote such forms of morality.

That isn't to say, however, that these people should be excused. We, as consumers, ought to take a bit of responsibility and don a bit of self-reliance, and make these people incur the financial costs. Spread the word, protest, tell people that the owners are bigoted. If people still go to this service, and they remain in business then tough shit, really. It isn't your place to compel anyone to not receive services from such a place for such a reason.

But, what we don't do is cry to the government and get some fucking pointless law signed into being for the sake of "progress" and "justice".

Would love to have a business and kick anybody wearing baggy/sagging clothes out

Quote from: The Nuke Before Christmas on December 08, 2014, 06:51:47 PM

Quote from: challengerX on December 08, 2014, 06:49:48 PM

Denying anybody service because of their beliefs is wrong.

And it should be up to the consumers to show them how wrong they are.
In other words, put them out of business. Set social standards without having to get the law involved.

That's against everything America and all other Western nations stand for.

What if you're a minority in a town of white people? You can't get a bottle of water because they don't want to serve you (apart from the degradation and humiliation of that), you have nobody who will rally with you to bring the place down financially because all the other white folks keep going.

No. Hell no. We just got rid of this shit half a century ago and you want to bring it back? What's next, segregated schools and water fountains?

>tfw you can order a case of water on amazon

MURICA

You are a fool if you deny someone service just because of harmless practices such as being a gay or lesbian. All you do is hurt your wallet.

Part of me agrees that businesses should be allowed to deny service to customers for any reason. The other acknowledges how fucking retarded some communities are, and it's very likely that segregated parts of town will develop based on what businesses serve what customers.

Quote from: Mad Max on December 08, 2014, 07:39:03 PM

and it's very likely that segregated parts of town will develop based on what businesses serve what customers.

Do you think segregation could've occurred as seriously as it did without the Jim Crow laws?

Honestly, I have no idea. I don't know a whole lot about the time period.

But they are allowed to do that...