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comment by istara
istara  ·  3093 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Religious Freedom - HELP ME

I get that if you are offering an essential service. Like a pharmacy, or grocery store.

But a wedding cake? It's very much a discretionary item. I could equally feel indignant that a local boutique won't stock my size, but ultimately I'm not going to unduly suffer just because I have to shop elsewhere.

If I was unable to buy contraceptives in the only pharmacy for 100 miles or more (and this has happened in rural Australia) then that's a massive issue.





briandmyers  ·  3093 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hear what you're saying, but I still disagree. Discrimination only on non-essential services is still discrimination.

To use your example (AFAIK size is not yet a discriminatory quality) - If the only reason a local boutique doesn't stock large sizes is because they don't want fat customers - I don't think that's fair or right.