DigitalDrifter
Diamond Member
It's amazing to me that anyone would force themselves on a business who doesn't want their business.
In this case the lesbian couple had zero respect for the photographers religious beliefs, and instead of simply going elsewhere they chose to force themselves on the photographer.
Fucking pricks.
Is the problem that the photographer didn't offer to substitute something else?
For example, if someone came to me to ask me to tailor a MAN'S suit, I would say no, I am not qualified. But I can sew you a woman's vest and skirt, because I am experienced in that.
So I am not refusing someone based on GENDER, but cannot deliver the service they ask which is different between a man and a woman's clothes.
To someone who doesn't see there is a difference, that sewing is sewing,
is that why they took it to be about them personally?
Could this be corrected by offering services that the person can provide professionally?
What if a photographer says no I cannot go and shoot your wedding because I would not do a good job with that. I would feel uncomfortable and out of place, and make your guests feel uneasy, which is the opposite of what a good photographer is supposed to do.
However, I could take photos in the studio of individual or couple portraits, or with your pet. I could take photos of your family if they come in for a group photo.
So the photographer is still offering to serve the person, but may not be able to serve the purpose they were looking for.
Is that where this case and others went wrong?
Why aren't people making a distinction between not providing *THAT service,* vs. refusing the PERSON because of orientation.
If you asked me to tutor you on a paper about your beliefs in Japanese Buddhism as opposed to American Buddhism or Christianity, I might refuse the topic if I am not qualified or "don't feel comfortable" with that subject. That doesn't mean I am discriminating against you by religion or denomination, it is based on what I can do or cannot do with equal professional standards.
What went wrong in these cases to make it where the discrimination was against the person for orientation, and wasn't about declining one service where something else could be offered instead?
Can't this be corrected without suing, fining or harassing each other?
That reminds me, the photographer also asked the court to allow her to refuse based on artistic reasons. The court also turned her down on that as well.
It still all comes down to the fact that the lesbo couple just wouldn't show any respect at all to ones religious beliefs. They simply forced themselves on this business, instead of seeking other choices.