re: 37 year old man who hit on 16 year old at Starbucks banned

Sure and then (because racism is wrong) fewer people will frequent his store. The opportunity for other businesses who don't share those prejudices will now have the opportunity to take the new consumers and grow. Freedom isn't all sunshine and rainbows, sometimes people will abuse it to do things that others deem "offensive" or is morally repugnant like racism. Freedom is the ability to choose, and some people choose wrong. Pointing a gun at the racist store owner and forcing him to sell is not justified just because society doesnt like his choice.

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Should the owner be allowed to discriminate in this case?

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Yes. And if the community finds that business owners practices objectionable, he will lose business and then ultimately, go out of business. That's how the free market should work.

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Yea, let's hold a rally for this guy.

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I never advocated for the guy even once. If you read any of my post, I've consistently advocated for the right of a business to serve who they want.

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Unless the "offended" is gay then all hell breaks loose

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The problem is that being gay has been defined as a protected class, which should have never transpired.

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The dude is obviously a creeper and I seriously doubt his side of the story where he acts completely innocent of being a pervy frick that was weirding out the staff.

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I think too many are getting distracted by the creepiness of this fricking weirdo.

The real story here is

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claiming businesses have a right to refuse service for any reason.

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and the hypocrisy of when this is acknowledged, enforced, and believed in by certain segments of the population.

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Apparently, businesses only have the right to deny service when the reasoning behind it is politically correct.

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That is exactly my point. And the PC crowd wonders why everyone else is sick and tired of their bullshite...

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Bake me a cake!

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Or else!

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Yes. And if the community finds that business owners practices objectionable, he will lose business and then ultimately, go out of business. That's how the free market should work.

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That's not really a free market if the majority is only able to vote yes or no. Btw, that business lasted over 40 years until the owner died. I'm pretty sure that few, if anyone in that small town voted with their feet.

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This does not equate to a bakery that bakes wedding cakes refusing service to people for being gay. Or a restaurant that refuses to serve people based on skin color.

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That your spin on it. I'm not comfortable with the government telling private businesses who they have to do business with under any circumstances. I guess you are?