tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post8865716234401838570..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Swastika Cakes and Gay WeddingsJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-45953168971499358862015-06-20T19:43:38.853-05:002015-06-20T19:43:38.853-05:00XXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-29958699760859059172015-04-27T13:55:45.869-05:002015-04-27T13:55:45.869-05:00Discrimination in its original meaning is not nece...Discrimination in its original meaning is not necessarily a bad thing. Because it's important to be able to discriminate between red and green when operating a motor vehicle, perhaps we ought to discriminate against colour-blind people when it comes to driver's licences. By contrast, discrimination in the sense of bigotry means treating someone unfairly or in an unjustifiable manner.<br /Aeolushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772583359516799143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-43912541765166002542015-04-07T15:14:57.787-05:002015-04-07T15:14:57.787-05:00Wouldn't the reason for discrimination in my e...Wouldn't the reason for discrimination in my example be sexual orientation? And pernicious or not, isn't that the reason for the discrimination that the fundamentalist Christian baker makes? Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074257624733067171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-85795554350151058602015-04-07T14:46:55.421-05:002015-04-07T14:46:55.421-05:00It seems like the reason in that case would not be...It seems like the reason in that case would not be discriminatory. Yes, different couples would be treated differently, but not for a pernicious reason. You can reject white actors if you're casting someone as Martin Luther King...etc. Likewise, you can turn away straight couples, if you're a baker protesting marriage inequality. It's the reason that matters not the external factsJean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-44433354957391934512015-04-07T13:20:15.184-05:002015-04-07T13:20:15.184-05:00Good point about Stewart's logic. I confess to...Good point about Stewart's logic. I confess to being a bit sympathetic to the conservatives on this one (although I don't really have a settled view on the matter). And how about this as an example: suppose a gay baker decided that, as a kind of protest against the fact that gay marriage isn't universally allowed, she wouldn't do cakes for heterosexual weddings. Does that strike Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074257624733067171noreply@blogger.com