The ACLU does protest things that aren't against the law.

A lot.

They don't just do lawsuits.

As for how you can compare it.  You can compare it because it's exactly the same.  A name is a name and people should be treated fairly.

By doing this they're just playing into the bigoted familys beliefs anyway.

ShopRite are in the wrong. They can't refuse to serve a customer based on their name. Freedom of speech bitches.

Exactly.

If they tell me they don't want to make a cake with my name on it (which isn't Mohammad or Abdul) then I don't care. I might get upset at them, but I will take my business elsewhere and leave it at that.

@tombi

Freedom of speach doesn't not apply to this at all, as that has to do with government censorship.

I don't see a curb on civil liberties here. They did name their children exactly what they wanted. Now if the name garners and adverse response, well too fucking bad. I would have made the cake personally and put a screened image of Auschwitz on it for fun. Have fun with your delusions of supremacy, that's what I say.

Guys I don't see the problem with the store refusing service. It's sort of like this. There are no laws saying I can't walk like a crab everywhere I go, but by doing so I am breaking the norms of a society and therefore will reinforce the norm views of the majority against my deviant behavior. It's pretty natural response within a community or society.

Just find a fucking cakeshop that will write the damn message, jesus christ. God damn can't we just euthanize people. I'm sick of these non story stories. It's like people just do shit to get on the fucking news. Why can't I walk around naked in stores, imposing clothes on me...that's bullshit. We all got bodies, why can't i keep mine uncovered? Becuase the fascists in power think it offends the sensibilities of the culture. So does naming your kid Hitler, I guess. Don't you remember the good old days, those nostalgic (non-existent days) where we had so many more civil liberties? I say we either just dissolve government and that way anyone can do whatever they want, or stop focusing on these ridiculous stories about infringed liberties. I thought by joining a society we automatically assumed that we lose "some natural liberties" (Locke).

Well this was a ridiculous rant but I'm sick of people eating up this shit.

Wait a minute, let me get this...

These parents are pissed of at Jewish people for being jewish and black people for being black. I think these people may get annoyed over nothing very easily.

I also said in most of Europe. And then it's still illegal as the (neo)-Nazi ideals are about supressing others thus limiting other people the right of freedom of speech and a dozen other standard human-right rules.

@SamuelRSmith on Nazi-periphilia: They are not illegal in historical context (and even then they are at times censored - battlefield 1942 had censored German flags), but they are illegal when used to glorify Nazi-idealism or used to support the nazi ideal.

You can't refuse service to people because of their race.

Why should you be able to refuse service because of their name?

They could attempt the argument that the restaurant violated Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I am sure they are unaware of this, but it is a plausible argument.

rofl. post of the week.

OT: why the heck would you name your kid that? It's like tatooing "Please kick my a**" on his forehead...

Theory: Not everyone is capable of being a competent parent.