Bolas

Far too vague. Obscene to whom? A purple dragon could be seen as obscene to a purplephobic and a dragon purist. Heaven forbid if someone wanted Muhammed on a cake, even without the giant cock. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

No they wouldn't. The bakery has to serve them, it doesn't have to endorse their speech. So a bakery could refuse a custom rainbow cake for a gay wedding? It doesn't work the way you think it does. For instance, you can refuse service to someone being an asshole to your staff and it doesn't violate the civil rights of assholes. We're not discussing someone who was an asshole. There's nothing in the article stating that the customer became angry or upset, just they refused the compromise and escalated the issue. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Including religion is the one that throws the biggest wrench in the system. Either side can argue just about any discrimination or refusal is protected by their religion and NOT allowing them impacts their religious rights. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

"I'm sorry Mr Bolas, we don't make cakes shaped like swastikas. You are however welcome to buy any of the cakes we do supply." Is that difficult to understand? If there's a problem there I honestly don't see it. Unless the bakery does make custom cakes. Then they'd have a legitimate argument of being refused service. Civil rights is for everyone or no one, it just doesn't work only protecting those we deem "good". Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Let people and private businesses choose who they do business with and then let the market decide? That's just crazy talk. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

What if the cake itself is the message? A Swastika cake, another hate symbol, or the hateful non 4 letter words actually made out of cake. Also "explicit, unmistakable, offensive" are extremely subjective. A devout Christian bakery owner could use the same argument for not putting the names of a same sex couple on a cake. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Agreed. According to the article, the order for the cake itself was placed well in advance. Only when the pick-up date came close did the patron give the bakery the desired text. Definitely indicates the patron did it on purpose to make the point. As for the other bakery that refused to make a cake for a gay wedding -- they knew up front what the order was for, and chose not to take the business. If that bakery wanted to sell just the cake and let the patrons write in the names of the couple, perhaps that patron would have accepted the compromise (assuming there was writing requested on that cake). Regardless, that bakery chose not to take the job. Their loss. IIRC, someone else was happy to take the business. Problem solved. You get it. Though I do like the idea that if the bakery doesn't like to put a message on, they really should offer to make the cake itself. If that's unsatisfactory, then the customer should take the business elsewhere. Or learn to decorate cakes. It's gets sticky though if there's only one bakery in town....... Per the article, they technically didn't fully refuse service. Of course the request to add the lettering came after the cake was done... Guess someone in Colorado needs to request a Swastika cake, another hate symbol, or the hateful words actually made out of cake. Or simply the same thing, but the full request made up front. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Forget all the medical jargon. "Warning: Circumcision can lead to kinkiness." That'll stop the majority of them cold. So all my exhibitionist thong wearing was because I was circumcised. Sure glad to learn it's not my fault. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Think my record for a 3 foot plastic Santa was April or May But that was indoors. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

k k k k k k extra one for a tip. Can we buy jump tickets with algebra too? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

There's more to sexual relations than just intercourse. (Can't believe I'm asking this) Once fully erect, other than the nerve ending difference, aren't they the same looks wise? The difference is seen when flaccid and semi hard, right? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

I'd rather have a tail... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

And that is precisely what needs to change. All media outlets should have published or shown the cartoons in solidarity. Kudos to the ones that did. Those that didn't, take the gloves off. Treat Islam the same as all other religions are treated. Let's end the bullying by intolerant Muslims by standing up against it. Those that are violent and those that support/agree with those violent acts. Decry and denounce any death or violence in Muhammad's name. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

In this case the bar would have a sign on the door saying 'Crackers not welcome, we're gonna fuck you up" and they went in anyway. Are they morally responsible for people around them getting hurt? Can we drop this moronic bar analogy? It's a magazine. Nothing was said, it was written/drawn. Far easier to ignore than speech (unless you're BillyVance ). They're operating in their own country, not a Muslim one. Here's a better one. Guy in a Starbucks is writing satirical blog posts about all kinds of famous people. Guy gets some followers. Guy writes about one celebrity and it offends some of that celebrity's fans. Those fans threaten the guy in his comments. Guy writes posts about the threats and how he won't back down. The fans threatening the guy actually get him more followers vs. had they just ignored him and continue to do so the more they threaten. Cycle continues until a deranged fan finds the Starbucks and punches the guy. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

This paper is an equal opportunity offender. They pull no punches with anyone. The only physical attacks they've sustained are from Islamic terrorists. Twice. Says more about them and their inferiority complex over their beliefs than anything else. The poor widdle Prophet Muhammad is delicate and very thenthative... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Considering the biggest reason we do so is for influence and control of them, yes they should be included in the withdrawal. They're more than able to take care of themselves and the area without our interference. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Nope. http://youtu.be/gCSWbTv3hng Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Exactly. We should GTFO and stay out. Not just militarily, but all aspects of influence on the region. Change the years and the same thing can be said for government "interference" in Poverty Drugs The economy Etc. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

This is the biggest croc of shit in this entire thread. Look at their names: Cherif Kouachi, Said Kouachi and Hamyd Mourad. You still stand by this utter nonsense that these men are converts? What a fucking joke. Converts commonly change their names. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

+2, me three! This is becoming quite the circle-jerk. Only a socializm luvin libtard would think that. Better? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

I'm with you there. It's already there... http://thriftytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Smuckers-Goober.jpg Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Virtual golf be dangerous... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2323940#2323940 Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Just rented it. Only in America could watching a stoner comedy be considered an act of patriotism and fighting terrorism. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Hopefully Ferguson has taught these other cities that when the protests devolve into calls for violence, they're just one step away from full scale riots and looting. Time to shut them down. This is what most don't understand about protests. They're a tool, not the solution. Make your voice heard, get the publicity, then use that to push the change you want. The problem is the people out there now are most likely ones that don't understand this so when they feel like nothing has changed yet, they get frustrated and either leave or stay and become angrier, especially those that are unemployed. The longer they stay, the angrier and less rational they become. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Are ya'll also organizing Blue Hole jumps? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.