Lesbians demand that a 10 year old news clipping be taken down inside a private biz

http://www.bancroftthisweek.com/201...red-over-bancroft-restaurants-anti-gay-stance

chalk another one up to the intolerant homosexual militants. Here we have a lesbian couple who were being served, dining on their breakfast, who decided that a piece of paper on a bulletin board was hateful and offensive to them. So, they decided to do what every other rational adult would do; they whined.

Yup. Did you miss the part about that they were being served and did not receive poor service? They were "offended" by a news clipping which had been hanging for 10 years !!!!! An article from a newspaper !!!!!!!

The lesson learned. Just because you own your business, and an article was published in a newspaper, you have NO RIGHT to hang up the article if a leftist disagrees with it


from the article, the major offense

The situation began to escalate when members of the gay and lesbian community found out about a newspaper clipping posted on the wall of the Eagle’s Nest Restaurant and Bakery that read: “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” with an image of an anti-gay protest.

and words from a co-owner

“It has nothing to do with me just because I put it up on the board. It has been up there for at least 10 years and then all of a sudden one person comes in here and oh my God it’s a sin. Nobody else has ever said anything about it. It was in the paper. Do you know how many people see the Toronto Star?”

I know the answer. In 2007, the weekly circulation was over 3 MILLION. The article is 10 years old so the circulation was probably higher. So, the lesbians were offended by an article in a paper with over 3 million readers.

 

Gotta love the drama, "a lump of dread in my stomach" "overt sign of hatred", blah blah blah... They actually expect to be taken seriously when they spew such nonsense?

 

it was a clipping from a newspaper which had a circulation in excess of 3 million when the article was posted. Imagine a Patriots fan demanding an article about the NY Giants victory be taken down and getting politicians involved because of it

 

Actual lesson learned.....Don't be an a$$ to your customers in Toronto.
"According to Richter, upon entering the restaurant the owner approached her and abruptly told her to get out of the restaurant. When Richter asked why, she says that the one owner responded: “Because I want you out of my restaurant.”

Asking why again Richter said the owner responded: “Are you looking for Adam and Steve?”

Richter described the overall experience as frightening and confusing.

“Suddenly a man, with menu in hand, came up beside me and said, ‘Well, do you want a menu?’ I said ‘Yes, thanks.’ He reached the menu toward me and when I went to take it, he quickly pulled it away. A bit confusing, I’ve got to say. His behaviour was incredibly aggressive and provocative.”

Richter claims that he engaged in this taunting behaviour several times. The Creightons say they have the right to their own beliefs and that they should be able to post whatever they choose on their walls whether it offends people or not.
“It’s in the Bible,” said Sadie.

“Our ancestors would be rolling over in their graves if they knew half of what was going on. How people carry on like animals no different. My God.”

Richter said she walked away from the restaurant feeling dejected, humiliated and abused. Without a doubt she believes she was discriminated against because she is a lesbian."

 

Variously snipped.

Hilarious...heheh. Xtians decided to make a bigoted, biblical statement about their religious beliefs in a place of public accomodation/business and get upset when patrons to that business object to being vilified...

 

I'm surprised the city didn't burn because of the original article... These militants are simply getting out of hand...

 

It's a minor detail, but it makes me think you clearly don't even read the articles you post. The thread title is incorrect. The Lesbian customers did not "demand it be taken down".

"Hayes then started a conversation on Facebook where eventually plans began to form for a sit-in at the Eagle’s Nest Restaurant to have the sign removed."

Before said sit-in occurred or even planned, the owners removed it. Hayes is some political candidate, not the Lesbian couple.



Sounds like everyone acted perfectly within their respective rights. The owners could have kept it up but would have received backlash... such is the free market.

 

If they don't like it, they can not go there. They were being served and STILL wanted to cause trouble.

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No, the free market isn't about having a sit-in to cause trouble, it's about NOT patronizing some place if you don't like it.

 

Actually no, it is.

 

the happy couple are Nat Brouse and her wife Steph Murphy

you are citing an antagonist who went there after hearing about the offensive news article

 

Actually, no it isn't. You can be legally thrown out for causing a disturbance. It has nothing at all to do with your version of the free market. So...In your world, I can go to a gay restaraunt or bar and have a sit in and cause trouble for things that I don't like that I'm seeing and I should expect it is my right to do so?

 

spot on. The offense is a newspaper clipping which had a circulation of over 3 million!!!!!!

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no, militant homosexuals are a protected class

 

I never said they couldn't throw them out at the sit-in, and they likely would. That doesn't mean its illegal to plan it and do it. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean its not free market reaction.

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Any comment on the thread title? Lie or just pure incompetence?

 

I give this restaurant 90 days...

Popping popcorn...

 

care to comment about the "outrage" over a 10 year old news clipping? Do you support that or do you think they made much ado over nothing. They were served and received a tasty breakfast. Nobody denied them anything

 

Nice dodge. I'll assume incompetence.

The age of the news clipping is rather irrelevant as its obviously the content. I really don't give a crap if they put offensive stuff on their restaurant wall. I also don't give a crap when those offended respond accordingly. No ones rights were violated.

 

soooooo, I gather you support the leftists on this. How dare a place with a bulletin board have a 10-year old news clipping from a newspaper with a circulation in excess of 3 million!!!!!

 

LOL- once again- no quote from the article itself.


Quotes would just get in the way of the agenda of the anti-homosexual militants.

 

Actually they were. Do you think if this couple put up a news clipping of a local KKK rally complete with a cross burning and simulated lynching this wouldn't be sending a statement to potential black customers?

The point of posting the article in the dining area of their restaurant was to send a message to intimidate gay customers. And all the subsequent stoopid comments by these stoopid xtians only poured more gasoline on the fire...heheh. Dumbarses.

Now they will pay the price, I'm wondering why it took 10 years. Must be a really small, white, xstian town.

 

They took down the sign.

What I see that was actually wrong with this story is that the couple should have quietly and discreetly told the owners why that article being posted bothered them. It doesn't appear that they ever took this step. It is easy to inadvertantly offend someone, and the first recourse should always be polite one on one discussion.

 

Because no one else gives a crap?

 

that's not in the handbook

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re-read the OP Mr Apologist. Here's the meat: 10 year old article posted on a bulletin board from a newspaper with a circulation in excess of 3 million.

Lesbians offended.

that is the meat

 

If a business is fine cutting out potential customers, why can't those potential customers simply accept that and go elsewhere? You'd think people would learn, nobody gains acceptance through force, only resentment...

 

They can have (*)(*)(*)(*)ing Nazi flags up for all I care. They should not acted astounded when people don't like it and make a fuss. Most people today probably think that clipping is distasteful and unnecessary, which is probably why the restaurant ELECTED to take it down.

 

Gays do. So does the gubmint. So does the law.

So the gays have gubmint and the law on their side and the xtians have jebus and the bible.

Heheh...

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Tell that to the Confederacy.