Friday, October 9, 2015

Where Are The Lawsuits?

Seattle has prosecuted businesses not interested in gay weddings.  So what is going to happen with this?
If it's illegal and considered racist for a white, straight business owner to deny service to a gay person or person of color, shouldn't the same be true for a yoga class that bars white people from attending? KIRO Radio's Dori Monson thinks so.

Rainier Beach Yoga in Seattle has a class called "yoga for people of color." It started last week and runs once a month.

Teresa Wang, co-founder of the specialized class, said it was started by five queer people of color who came together to create a safe space for people of color who might otherwise be uncomfortable.
An email blast about the class says it's aimed at people of color and of all sexualities, ages, body sizes, abilities, genders, and experience with yoga. It specifically identifies "lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer and trans-friendly/affirming," plus people who self-identify as "African American/black/of the African Diaspora, Asian, South Asian, West Asian/Arab/Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, First Nations/Alaskan Native/Native American/Indigenous, Chican/Latin, or Multiracial/Mixed-Race." The email adds that "white friends, allies and partners are respectfully asked not to attend."

“White friends, allies and partners are respectfully asked not to attend,” the email, which the radio host says was also sent to him by the listener, specifically states.
Yup.  Anti-discrimination laws are popular with the left for the benefit of gays, but they really don't apply generally.

1 comment:

  1. It's simple...only whites, males (especially middle-aged ones), Christians, NRA members, etc discriminate so those laws only apply to "evil bastards" of that ilk.

    Signed,
    Proud member of multiple classes of Evil.

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