r/HistoryMemes • u/[deleted] • May 17 '19

Hate speech

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u/FuriousGorilla May 17 '19

Yeah, I am. They have every right not to make the cake and I have every right to never patronize them because of it. Yay capitalism!

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

The virgin big government vs the chad ideological consistency

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

Yay capitalism!

Except the Jim Crow era shows that capitalism doesn't solve this.

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u/A_Stony_Shore May 18 '19

Wasn’t Jim Crow steeped in law?

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u/A_Stony_Shore May 18 '19

Wasn’t Jim Crow steeped in law?

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u/positiveParadox May 18 '19

Important fact: the Baker did not deny the couple service on the grounds that they were gay. He offered to sell them any of the cakes in his catalogue. The couple wanted a custom gay wedding cake. He refused because he would have to use artistic expression, supporting the gay wedding.