ADF:
What is discrimination? Historically, the term had more neutral, even positive, connotations (i.e., Mr. Bingley of Pride and Prejudice has “discriminating” taste), implying a person’s ability to make a discerning, wise distinction. Under this definition, a wine connoisseur might discriminate between a prestigious, critically acclaimed French or Italian import and a grocery store’s bottom-shelf discount wine.
But definitions have a tendency to morph, and the word has steadily gained more baggage over the last century, especially in the wake of the Civil Rights era. Underneath the injustices perpetuated during Jim Crow lay a baseless distinction made between white and black Americans. Thus, the writers of the 1964 Civil Rights Act used the word “discrimination” in forbidding certain arbitrary distinctions made on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.
Making an arbitrary, baseless distinction—often based on prejudice—is now the mainstream, primary definition of discrimination. And the history of this word truly matters, not only to understand how the LGBT movement has appropriated the legacy of civil-rights heroes like Martin Luther King, Jr., but also to illustrate the basic difference between making a relevant distinction and an unjustified distinction.
This issue matters to people like our client Jack Phillips, particularly after the Colorado Court of Appeals determined that he made an arbitrary distinction when respectfully declining to design a wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony. MORE HERE
Unvarnished language hath charms to vex the modern man most sorely.
Please read!!!!!
Back on June 9th, a group of HELLS ANGELS, South Carolina bikers were riding east on 378 when they saw a girl about to jump off the Pee Dee River Bridge. So they stopped.
George, their leader, a big burly man of 53, gets off his Harley, walks through a group of gawkers, past the State Trooper who was trying to talk her down off the railing, and says,
“Hey Baby . . . whatcha doin’ up there on that railin’?”
She says tearfully, “I’m going to commit suicide!!”
While he didn’t want to appear “sensitive,” George also didn’t want to miss this “be-a-legend” opportunity either so he asked . . . “Well, before you jump, Honey-Babe . . .
why don’t you give ol’ George here your best last kiss?”
So, with no hesitation at all, she leaned back over the railing and did just that . . .
and it was a long, deep, lingering kiss followed immediately by another even better one.
After they breathlessly finished, George gets a big thumbs-up approval from his biker-buddies, the onlookers, and even the State Trooper, and then says, “Wow! That was the best kiss I have ever had! That’s a real talent you’re wasting there, Sugar Shorts. You could be famous if you rode with me. Why are you committing suicide?”
“My parents don’t like me dressing up like a girl.”
It’s still unclear whether she jumped or was pushed.
*sigh* Another hijacked word. What’s the problem using bigotry or bigot?
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
I don’t like the state(I.e., the government) forcing individuals to commit their personal labor toward activities they personally abhor. This is America. We’ve always valued individual’s rights.
Face it. They make up whatever law they want and you have no say in the matter. Will that ever stop? Not as long as some politicians can profit from it.
Another hijacked word – judgemental.
I Am a Very Discriminating Man, When I Was 26 and Dated A Black Women I WAS Discrimanating ! She Was 5 foot 8 with Soft Green Eyes and Had a Great Personality / Sence of Humor and Yes, a Body That Would’t Stop !
Discrimination is The Only Way for Me !
If you offer a public service for hire, you are obligated to
not discriminate.
That is just fact.
BULL SHIT reboot.
@reboot – June 26, 2017 at 3:40 am – “If you offer a public service for hire, you are obligated to
not discriminate.”
Not true. A gun dealer can use his discrimination to not sell you a firearm. Doesn’t matter if you’re a “protected minority”. If he merely has a gut feeling, he can deny your business, and rightfully so.
My wife teaches guitar and is a lefty (don’t ask). My stepdaughter is an artist and is gay. Both think the baker MUST bake the cake. I told my wife if a student requests it, she MUST teach him rap music (which she abhors) or else it’s discrimination. I told my daughter if requested, she MUST do artwork for a KKK march – she has no right to refuse service just because she hates them. Their rights are way more important than her feelings.
“But that’s different!” they proclaim and I ask “How?” Crickets. It’s only different because it’s their ox being gored – they don’t GAF about screwing someone else over. They literally do.not.give.a.f***. In fact, messing someone over they disagree with is entirely the point and they search out opportunities to do so.
“MY feelings are all that matter” is leftism in a nutshell. This case was “He won’t do what I want”, not “I suffered harm” because you know there are likely 10 bakeries within 5 miles that would do the job. They picked him BECAUSE they knew he’d refuse. They wanted to 1) sue and make big money, 2) get famous, and 3) punish the CIS white male religion freak for not bowing down and kissing their…