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Originally Posted by Dezzy
The bakery has been brought up before. If you think that refusing service to a customer on account of their sexuality is anything like a company simply deciding not to sell a newspaper that isn't selling on their trains then well that speaks for itself.
One is discrimination, the other isn't. It's quite simple. If you think those examples are comparable then you have a critical lack of understanding of both situations....unless you are actually trying to paint Daily Mail readers are a persecuted minority and if that's the case then I'd have no choice but to openly laugh at such a ridiculous statement.
What you are doing here is best described as reaching. If something isn't selling, you use the space it's occupying to stock something that will, basic retailer common sense. You talk about what the paying customer wants but if only a few copies are being sold over multiple trains then it's fairly obvious that the majority of Virgin customers don't care to read the Daily Mail.
Again, the Bakery comparison is so flawed that I can't believe you are making it with a straight face. Do you honestly believe that a company choosing not to stock a product that does not sell is comparable to denying service to someone because of homophobia? Really?
I wouldn't give a **** if it was a left leaning paper, I work in retail. I deal with stock orders and making sure we have what we need and where it needs to go to sell. I understand Virgin's decision because it would be a decision I'd make if a product was taking up space on my shelves and it wasn't selling.
I also don't read newspapers since I prefer to get my news from multiple sources online to paint a better picture of the true story so print media can die for all I care.
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It is just pathetic that you are still spouting the rubbish about the DM not selling on their trains when it is the best selling newspaper by far and they are still selling the FT, The Times and the Mirror AND
they have clearly stated the reasons they are not selling the Mail is that it doesn't tally with their own views Why are you ignoring that?
You state that a private company has a right to do what they want. Asher's Bakery turned down a customers request based on their beliefs. Are you saying that Christians have no right to believe what they do based on their belief in the Bible? I didn't agree with them, but feel they have a right to those beliefs just as I feel that right leaning paying customers have a right not to be dictated to as to what reading material is made available on their train journey based on the political affiliations of a company that is funded by millions of taxpayers money.
I guess it's fine to censor right leaning publications and now Christian beliefs too. Whatever is happening to freedom of speech and democracy. Scary.