tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626395325960132514.post323868277990990057..comments2024-01-07T01:39:54.066-07:00Comments on Business Karate: Can a Business Just Say No?BusinessKaratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627368447949429761noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626395325960132514.post-6001697380795511122014-04-22T17:56:38.374-06:002014-04-22T17:56:38.374-06:00I thought that might be a concern. There are laws ...I thought that might be a concern. There are laws that were created and needed and this is not about changing existing discrimination laws. On the other hand, we have a very diverse and open society and should be extremely careful to consider true harm to others when taking away individual freedoms from business owners. It is a touchy subject with a lot of grey, but as a whole, we tend to take some protections too far when looked at through the lens of our society on a broader level. <br /><br />I do think that this will become more of an issue rather than less. As a society, we need to decide where those boundaries will be set, based on true needs rather than what is politically correct at the moment.BusinessKaratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627368447949429761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626395325960132514.post-85842665826923763122014-04-22T14:19:27.216-06:002014-04-22T14:19:27.216-06:00Eric,
It wasn't that long ago that businesses...Eric,<br /><br />It wasn't that long ago that businesses could refuse to serve persons of color, persons of different religious faiths, or even an unaccompanied female. I'm pretty sure you don't mean to suggest we return to that level of unlawful individual discretion. Rather than backsliding we need to find a way to move forward that protects the rights of all involved, and sometimes it takes public law to shape the new normal. Fifty years from now bias on the basis of sexual preference will probably look as antiquated as bias on the basis of skin color does to us.<br /><br />Be well,<br /><br />MichaelEclectic Breakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767654149969639962noreply@blogger.com