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I can see the "why is this different than a wedding cake for gay couples" argument. It's a reasonable point. But I can see why it's not the same. Making a cake

by mabbo 5y ago

I can see the "why is this different than a wedding cake for gay couples" argument. It's a reasonable point. But I can see why it's not the same. Making a cake is a one-time interaction. Sexual orientation is similar to race in the respect of expected protections from discrimination. Apply the same wedding cake refusal for racial reasons and it's obvious this is discrimination. On the other hand, being a domain registrar means a continued involvement in the act being discussed- running this website. GoDaddy are not just selling a one time transaction, they're an active, paid participant. They're service must continue to exist for the website to work, so long as they are the registrar. And what the website is doing is not protected by law. What really decides these things though is that GoDaddy needs to answer to their shareholders. How many customers will leave if they choose not to do business with this website? How many customers will leave if they do continue to do business with this website? In the end, it always comes down to money.

missedthecue 5y ago
Remember that in the cake baking case, the owners didn't refuse to do business with the couple. They offered to sell them any cake in the shop, or even make a custom cake that wasn't for their gay wedding. It was specifically using their creative arts to contribute to the wedding that the owner refused to do.
plbhl 5y ago
The Bakery doesn’t refuse to allow LGTBQ to enter their business & purchase their products, that would be impossible to defend. They will also custom make a cake for LGTBQ customers, they only refuse to make “wedding” cakes for LGTBQ. Why? If anyone has ever been married & hired a wedding cake vendor, u realize you are not simply walking into a bakery & leaving with a cake. You are hiring a vendor. Like all vendors, they participate in your wedding. There’s private, personal meetings about design & flavors. The cake vendor delivers the cake to the location & sets it up. Why would an LGTBQ couple want a vendor to participate in such a personal event who does not want to fully support their event, who isn’t excited to be involved? I don’t think there are laws that would force the bakery to participate like that. GoDaddy is certainly not providing personal services on that level, so it’s not a great analogy.

by mabbo 5y ago

missedthecue 5y ago

Remember that in the cake baking case, the owners didn't refuse to do business with the couple. They offered to sell them any cake in the shop, or even make a custom cake that wasn't for their gay wedding. It was specifically using their creative arts to contribute to the wedding that the owner refused to do.

plbhl 5y ago

The Bakery doesn’t refuse to allow LGTBQ to enter their business & purchase their products, that would be impossible to defend. They will also custom make a cake for LGTBQ customers, they only refuse to make “wedding” cakes for LGTBQ. Why? If anyone has ever been married & hired a wedding cake vendor, u realize you are not simply walking into a bakery & leaving with a cake. You are hiring a vendor. Like all vendors, they participate in your wedding. There’s private, personal meetings about design & flavors. The cake vendor delivers the cake to the location & sets it up. Why would an LGTBQ couple want a vendor to participate in such a personal event who does not want to fully support their event, who isn’t excited to be involved? I don’t think there are laws that would force the bakery to participate like that. GoDaddy is certainly not providing personal services on that level, so it’s not a great analogy.