Did you know that the colors of the rainbow are now debaucherous? According to David Stockton, the owner of Just Cookies in Indianapolis, they are, and he can’t make cupcakes with rainbow frosting for a gay student group at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, lest his daughters see them and, I guess, turn gay:
“I explained we’re a family-run business, we have two young, impressionable daughters and we thought maybe it was best not to do that,” said co-owner David Stockton.
He added:
“We have our values, and you know, some things … for instance, if someone wants a cookie with an obscenity, well, we’re not going to do that.”
It never ceases to amaze me how convoluted some people’s sense of “values” really is. This was an order for, again, cupcakes, with rainbow colors. If the group had come in and requested something actually vulgar, I could understand.
But no. A public establishment decided that they would refuse to fill an order simply because it had the taint of “gay.”
I do hope the good people of Indianapolis send a message to Just Cookies by patronizing every other bakery in a two mile radius, even more than usual.
Has society really progressed any since the 50′s??
We don’t “own” rainbows, mr. baker-man. We just use them as a symbol. You can still make them, just pretend they’re for a pretty princess party. Or birthday party for Roy G. Biv.
God, it’s not like their order requires use of an erotic bakery. Gimme a break.
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some parts of society haven’t.
It seems that “values” has become nothing more than a euphemism for “bigotry.” Maybe we need a new word like “vigotry” defined as bigotry hiding behind a veneer of values.
“Values” should mean generosity, tolerance, hard work, etc. But with these right-wing arrogant self-righteous religionistas, “values” only means NOT HAVING SEX and NOT SWEARING. Religion: It’s All About The Sex
“Has society really progressed any since the 50’s??” Sometime I wonder if we have not, in fact, backslidden. And since when did the word “values” became code for a toxic combination of bigotry and religious psychosis? HOW is a rainbow decoration on a cupcake going to negatively affect impressionable young girls??? These people are delusional and it may take state intervention to ensure the daughters will grow up to be mentally healthy.
‘Just Cookies’ is what stockton has between his ears. If stockton doesn’t educate his daughters, his innocent little cupcakes may end up some day attending a ‘rainbow party’. If you don’t know what that is, it’s when teen girls all wearing different colors of lipstick get together with teen boys and by the end of the party the boys dicks look like Pride poles.
Okay, need to comment here: What if it was a HETEROSEXUAL person who wanted cupcakes or a cake made for his darling little princess and she had wanted the icing to be “rainbow flavored” ? Hmmmm wouldn’t THAT present an interesting dilemma!
Just how old are these impressionable children, and why are they working in a bakery?
Have they ever played with My Little Pony or Rainbow Brite?
What would they have done if the Christian lay group “Des Colores” attempted to buy rainbow cupcakes or cookies in keeping with their rainbow identity?
The name of the comapny is “Just Cookies”. They have never baked cupcakes there. This is absolutely rediculus. Its like going to Goodyear to get my computer fixed. These people need to get a life.
Hm, “Logical,” then why all the hedging and bigoted comments from the owner, HMMMMMMMMM?
Are you a longtime patron of the Just Cookies and know of which you speak, or are you just talking to fill space?
Oh, and Ms. Lila, I have always found it endlessly amusing that the Christian group De Colores has a logo which is, yes, a rainbow cock.
Why does the rest of the world shake their heads at the stupidity of so many Americans???? I’ll hazard a guess just now..
‘Not So’ Logical.
They asked for cookies or cupcakes, ended up getting cupcakes from another bakery. It probably hurts when you try to think too hard, so we can let this one pass.
Who cares what this stupid little bakery does and by the way it is really up to them if they want to bake the cupcakes or not. They have the right to refuse buisness to anyone, and who are they really hurting, only themselves they should have known it would make National News I heard it here in VA. I am not gay I have been married to my wife for 17 years now and have 2 great teenagers and personally I do not care if you are gay, straight or somewhere in the middle you should be able to get married or do anything else that couples do and should not be descriminated against however if somebody does discriminate against you do not run to the media because all you are doing is adding fuel to the fire the way I look at this is yes the gay community will probably not ever buy cookies or anything else from this bakery again however the religious society is against the gay community so they will probably frequent this establishment more. The way I see it is if you are afraid of homosexuals then maybe you should take a good look in the mirror and see who you really are.
Acutally, no, Who the F Knows Anything, that’s not how the laws work.
Sorry.
In the words of Voltaire…”I may not necessarily agree with what you say, but I will defend to my DEATH…your RIGHT to say it!!!
The Rainbow is symbol which represents the culture of homosexuality. There are people who do not agree with that lifestyle. This man does not agree with the homosexual lifestyle and therefore did not want to support it. Can we be tolerant of his views?
Who the f said “They have the right to refuse buisness to anyone”.
No they don’t. They’re obligated to serve jews, christians, and blacks and by the same token they must serve gays as well.
Dave, its one thing to be tolerant of one’s views and quite another to tolerate one oppressing people because of those views. If you’re in business by the good graces of the public you’re obligated to serve all of the public.
So Dave, next time you roll into a remote gas station on fumes what if the attendant comes out and notices you have are with your wife and says “I don’t agree with your heterosexual lifestyle and I don’t want to support it so I’m not going to sell you any gas”. What are the chances you are going to just say “Ok, I can be tolerant of your views…” Get real, you’d be fuming.
“Can we be tolerant of his views?”
So he’s allowed to be intolerant of gays, but we’re not allowed to be intolerant of bigotry?
Making this crap into more then it is.. The husband is a f-tard granted for his statements. But how stupid could this IUPUI person be who ordered cupcakes??? The name is “Just Cookies” did anyone catch that? Any cookie shop in the mall would have refused the order also. Try placing this order with Mrs. Fields cookies.. Would have got the same answer.. Looks like that’s what happened on the front end of the order and then they cried wolf for refusing the order… Then they found this azz of a husband to blow this thing up for the crazy media. What a joke.. Take the cakes to someone who needs the business and find something better to fight about. The husband is a f-tard and the student (who I hope is not a business major) should study more so he understands what “just cookies” means.. What a joke.
It’s not complicated or racism or bigotry. It’s an owners choice. He/She’s not refusing business, they are refusing to support a cause. No different than if he/she was pro choice and refused right for life themes cookies. They are probably just trying to avoid headlines and look where it got them.
What is bigotry, Kirk?
Kirk, I think what you just described shows that it is bigotry. If you want to argue that people have the right to be bigots then you might have a point.