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To play Devil's Advocate, should a company be forced to bake a cake for gay people? Should they be forced to serve minorities? I think we have decided the answ

• majormajor 9y ago
  There are interesting aspects there, but the idea of protected classes vs unprotected ones and restricting discrimination based on that isn't one I have a huge problem with. I don't believe that a cake store having to serve minorities needs to imply that they have to be willing, say, to create cakes with arbitrary recipes. Could be an issue that comes up in the future with food allergy stuff, though, but as it is today that's not protected, and I feel it would be ludicrous to force shops to be "common carriers" that have to cook whatever the customer wants—of course, there are significant level-of-market-control differences here too.
  • KGIII 9y ago
    It's not just about protected classes, it's about equal service for all. Buggered if I have a solution, I just know these sorts of things are problems.
• sandov 9y ago
  >I think we have decided the answer is yes. When did we decide this? To my knowledge it's still a debate. And IMHO, we shouldn't force anyone to sell/buy anything from/to anyone.
  • KGIII 9y ago
    We, as a society, decided you can't bar black people from eating at your diner - for example. We is a collective term.
    • alva 9y ago
      > should a company be forced to bake a cake for gay people? should a Muslim bakery be forced to bake a cake for a gay couple? genuine question.
      • KGIII 9y ago
        We, as a society, have decided yes.