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- From: bwood@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (William Wood)
- Subject: Re: Colorado Amendment 2: The First Fatality
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:27:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov15.054551.5904@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>, mudge@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (MUDGE BRIAN WAYNE) writes...
- >>In article <1992Nov13.205736.9819@wam.umd.edu> aap@wam.umd.edu (Alberto Adolfo Pinkas) writes:
- >>
- >> Let's say that I have a store. Let's say that I have a Gay employee and that
- >> the people on this town do not like Gays for some reason. Let's say that
- >> I ahve nothing against Gays but that my bussiness is going straight into
- >> collapse because these people do not buy from my store due to the Gay
- >> employee.
- >> Should I be able to fire him and start making some money with my store, or
- >> should I go into bankrupcy just because there is a law that says that I
- >> should not discriminate against Gays, when it was not me but my customers?
- >> So, the solution is: Keep the Gay until you both are out of bussiness?
- >>
- > How do they know your employee is gay? I think, as an employer, that you
- >should have the right to implement a reasonable dress code on your
- >employees. So, if the problem is a SILENCE=DEATH T', or other possibly
- >offensive, definitely political accessories, merely implement a policy
- >which prevents people from voicing political views while on the job in
- >your store. Most stores have such policies anyway, to prevent their
- >employees from driving off customers who are easily offended.
- > If the scenario you are trying to conjure up is one in which a small town
- >of conservatives bands together to boycott your store just because you have
- >an employee who is known to be gay, then your best response is to ignore them.
- >Setting aside for the momment that:
- > 1) fanatics willing to stick to a boycott are excedingly rare
- > 2) if you are providing a service valued by the community, then
- > economics will force your customers back to you.
- >Eventually, they will see that boycotting you hurts not only the person
- >they wish to, but innocents as well.
- > I should also note that I don't know of any political organization that
- >maintains (publicly) that gays should be denied employment in the private
- >sector. Do you know of any?
- >
- >
- > Bri...
- >
- >
- >
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-
- <*> You know, everytime I see someone use (post) the word 'gay', as
- was said in an earlier comment "Suppose people in mu town don't like
- gays..." I substitute that word with ' black' as in: " suppose
- people in my town don't like 'black' people..." Give it up folks!
- Why don't you put down your fuckin National Enquirer's, and start
- treating people like YOU would want to be treated. Stop all this
- nonsense over hiring this person or that person, AND JUST GET THE
- FUCKIN JOB DONE WITHOUT REGARD TO WHO THE HELL IS DOING THE FUCKIN
- JOB. GET FUCKIN REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-