RE: Refusing service because of political party.
June 26, 2018 at 6:55 am
(This post was last modified: June 26, 2018 at 7:09 am by johan.)
(June 25, 2018 at 7:00 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I haven't really thought about it, but I'm generally of the opinion that public figures have a right to a private life like everyone else, regardless of how difficult that may be to achieve in practice.
Yes they have a right to a private life, but not the same private life like everyone else. If I go to a public place, I get to remain essentially invisible. No one notices me nor should they. If you choose to put yourself in the position of being a celebrity, you should expect to no longer have the privilege of being invisible in public. If that's going to bother you, choose to work behind the camera instead of in front of it.
Lets keep in mind something else here. According to the article, "the owner took her aside and requested that she leave. The owner said she thinks that Sanders works for and defends an “inhumane and unethical” administration." Everyone is getting hung up on this being about who someone chooses to vote for. But its actually about who someone chooses to work for. The only reason this is political is because the person in question works for a politician. But its not really discrimination based on political choice because its not about who she chooses to vote for.
No one would bat an eyelash if the owner of a vegan restaurant asked someone to leave after finding out that the person in question owned or worked at a beef slaughter house.
