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Re:ICANN delays .org selloff after California’s attorney gen... by fortanatude on Friday April 17, 2020 @03:35AM (#22896991)
Sure, I've never heard it described that way. That makes it sound like the point of asking to be served is to punish and frustrate the bakery. I've never heard civil rights protests called the "serve my lunch racist!" debate.

The sentiment behind the phrase "bake my cake bigot!" seems to trivialize the issue of being discriminated against by a public business and incorrectly attributes malice to the person being discriminated against.

I'm not attributing any ill-intent to you but wanted to give feedback on that terminology which is why I asked the question. Thanks for your response.

Re:ICANN delays .org selloff after California’s attorney gen... by notadev on Friday April 17, 2020 @08:54AM (#22898542)
When I read about the cake shop story, I believe the reason I didn't automatically side with the gay couple was because it appeared they visited multiple shops, specifically looking for a shop that would not accommodate their request to make an overtly "gay-themed" cake. Even when they found the shop that was sued, the baker offered to make them alternative cakes, just not one that had their preferred phraseology. It seemed more like they were trying to make a point/easy cash grab, which ultimately backfired.
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Re:ICANN delays .org selloff after California’s attorney gen... by tal8d on Friday April 17, 2020 @04:01AM (#22897104)
And I'm glad that you've illustrated my point perfectly. Having misinterpreted my statement to be homophobic, you've chanted the magic words to summon the specter of censorship.
Re:ICANN delays .org selloff after California’s attorney gen... by bitcharmer on Friday April 17, 2020 @04:24AM (#22897207)
Where exactly do you see homophobia in their comments?

See, this is the problem right here. Whenever people like you hear something they disagree with you'll start screaming "bigot" or "homophobe" or "nazi". How are we supposed to have a mature, civilised discussion about these things?

Re:ICANN delays .org selloff after California’s attorney gen... by DeathArrow on Friday April 17, 2020 @05:43AM (#22897570)
I find it unacceptable of accusing people of things they didn't do.