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Posters banned for bias against gays
The Independent, London ^
| Sep 29, 03
| Paul Waugh
Posted on 09/29/2003 6:09:34 PM PDT by churchillbuff
LONDON -- Ken Livingstone has rejected Tube adverts for a holiday firm which bans gays and lesbians from its Caribbean resorts. After complaints from gay groups and others, the Mayor of London has barred Sandals from advertising its "couples" hotels.
The firm ran a four-week, £200,000 campaign this year on the Tube, offering holidays for its "romantic, mixed-sex couples only" resorts. Sandals, whose slogan "Love is all you need" is seen as bitterly ironic by gays, has already been criticised for its discriminatory policy. Complaints about its stance led Barclaycard to drop the firm from its promotions.
"London Underground agreed it is not acceptable for a company with such an openly discriminatory policy to advertise on public transport in this city," Mr Livingstone said.
Barbara Roche, the former equalities minister, said: "It is clear, overt discrimination and yet the law can do nothing. If they had a policy banning black couples or Jewish couples, they wouldn't be allowed to get away with it. Why should they with gay couples?"
In Progress magazine, she said the case highlighted the urgent need for a new law banning homophobic discrimination. Regulations due this year will ban only discrimination in the workplace. Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall, said: "It remains a disgrace that a company such as Sandals can refuse to provide a service to lesbians and gay men. All minority groups, indeed all citizens, are entitled to equal treatment."
In a statement, Sandals said: "Sandals and Beaches resorts operates 19 resorts in the Caribbean. Twelve are Sandals properties offering all-inclusive 'adult only' holidays to heterosexual couples. The Sandals concept was introduced to cater for a niche market, predominantly honeymoons and weddings. The company also operates seven Beaches Resorts, which cater for singles, families, groups, everyone
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: advertising; catholiclist; censorship; homosexuality; sandals; uk
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To: churchillbuff
Sounds like Sandals also discriminates against threesomes. That alone should have gotten their adverts banned.
To: churchillbuff
Well, I never wanted to go to Sandals before, but now I do. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I wouldn't really mesh with the scene there, and not being a gay activist, I don't wish to inflict myself on those who would at best "tolerate" me.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:12:15 PM PDT
by
jocon307
(Apologies McClintock supporters.)
To: churchillbuff
"...Posters banned..."
- - -
Hey, that happens 'round here all the time...
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:13:34 PM PDT
by
DefCon
To: churchillbuff
LOL! I saw this headline and thought it was some vanity rant about the usual troupe of anti-gay Freepers who keep getting their wacko posts pulled.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:15:24 PM PDT
by
tdadams
To: DefCon
"Hey, that happens 'round here all the time..."
Amen
To: churchillbuff
I don't have to accept anything or be tollerant of anyone... I will HATE who I choose and be PREJUDICE whenever I want... "The first amendment gave us freedom of speach, what?? That didn't include me??"
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:23:09 PM PDT
by
Porterville
(Someday soon, you or someone you care about will be imprisoned by the US government)
To: churchillbuff
I've been to a Sandals (Bahamas). It was very nice, and for once I got to go to a nice beach having to see men holding hands.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:26:05 PM PDT
by
Steely Glint
("Communists are just Democrats in a big hurry.")
To: Steely Glint
that is, WITHOUT having to see men holding hands...
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:26:53 PM PDT
by
Steely Glint
("Communists are just Democrats in a big hurry.")
To: Steely Glint
The sad thing is, overseas men hold hands all the time, it is just that gays are high jacking millenia
old customs including the rainbow, which is the convenant of God to Noah.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:31:07 PM PDT
by
Porterville
(Someday soon, you or someone you care about will be imprisoned by the US government)
To: churchillbuff
Barbara Roche, the former equalities minister, said: "It is clear, overt discrimination and yet the law can do nothing. If they had a policy banning black couples or Jewish couples, they wouldn't be allowed to get away with it. Why should they with gay couples?" Typical leftist drivel. They always attempt to equate the disgusting depravity and perversion of homosexual behavior with race or religion.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:35:08 PM PDT
by
Godebert
To: churchillbuff
But, a "faggots only" poster would be OK. They don't call it "The British Disease" for nothing.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:37:07 PM PDT
by
Tacis
To: churchillbuff
"All minority groups, indeed all citizens, are entitled to equal treatment."
Homosexuals recieved equal treatment from their maker. They are endowed with equipment equal to their heterosexual peers. THe only thing that makes the Homosexuals a minority, is their unwillingness to properly utelize the equipment they have as it was intended.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:37:46 PM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Where will refugees find sanctuary, when the one world government dream, turns nightmare?)
To: churchillbuff; GatorGirl; maryz; *Catholic_list; afraidfortherepublic; Antoninus; Aquinasfan; ...
A culture war ping.
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posted on
09/29/2003 6:43:25 PM PDT
by
narses
("The do-it-yourself Mass is ended. Go in peace" Francis Cardinal Arinze of Nigeria)
To: churchillbuff
Let it be. A private business ought to be able to enact any policy it wants, politically correct or not.
I'm sure that some enterprising gays have already established vacation resorts to cater to their niche, and if they haven't, they should.
THAT's equality under the law - not forcing someone to do something they don't wish to do.
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posted on
09/29/2003 7:01:34 PM PDT
by
JJLANE
(Author of "One-Liners on Liberalism")
To: F.J. Mitchell
Sexual Addiction should be treated as Alcohol Addiction...
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posted on
09/29/2003 7:02:18 PM PDT
by
Porterville
(Someday soon, you or someone you care about will be imprisoned by the US government)
To: Porterville
I don't have to accept anything or be tollerant of anyone... I will HATE who I choose and be PREJUDICE whenever I want... "The first amendment gave us freedom of speach, what?? That didn't include me??" Spelling and grammar are your friends!
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posted on
09/29/2003 7:27:15 PM PDT
by
WackyKat
To: Porterville
true and sad.
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posted on
09/29/2003 7:32:25 PM PDT
by
bluelowrider57
(More of da thugz crawlin)
To: Porterville
It is treated that way. There is a Sexaholics Anonymous which is based on AA.
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posted on
09/29/2003 7:32:28 PM PDT
by
Pyro7480
(“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid" - Benjamin Franklin)
To: WackyKat
lol tell him teach. i graduwayt skool too yeers from now.
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posted on
09/29/2003 7:33:47 PM PDT
by
bluelowrider57
(More of da thugz crawlin)
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