THE GAY COFFEE SHOP REFUSAL: MEDIA (NON) COVERAGE

Yesterday I wrote about a gay coffee shop owner in Seattle who not only threw anti-abortionists out of his business, but who raised his voice and used a surfeit of vulgar language in the process.  The people he threw out were nothing but polite and were not disseminating any material there, they just wanted to have some coffee.

The initial blog had a link to that story, and noted that it contained video of the incident.  But I’ve decided to put up the video itself here, so there’s no question about what happened.

Be warned that if you are offended by angry, profane language this is not going to put a smile on your face:

 

One other thing:  I just googled “Gay coffee shop owner kicks anti-abortionists out” and looked at the first five full pages.  Not one major news venue covered this story.

But when I googled “Jack Phillips” – the Colorado baker who, citing his religious beliefs, refused to make a same-sex themed cake for a gay wedding, the first page alone had articles from the Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and ABC News.

As someone who has always championed gay rights, including gay marriage, and always will,  let me point out that this is double-standard “journalism” at its worst.

Anyone who thinks our mainstream media provide neutral coverage is living in a dream world.

4 Comments

  • If we ever have another civil war, this time being right/conservative vs left/liberal, will the media be one of the reasons that it happens???
    Do the media not see what they are doing and how destructive it is???

  • I decided to do a google search and see what came up. To say I am shocked is an understatement.
    At a website named out.com
    Heroic Gay Coffee Shop Owner Kicks Out Anti-Gay Group, Says He’d F*ck Christ.

    Heroic??? Unhinged, intolerant would be closer.

    • Free – I’ve said it many times: you don’t resolve intolerance by creating more of it. This pathetic hater is a classic example of what I’m talking about.

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