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Whole Foods argues it can ban BLM masks because the Supreme Court let a Christian business owner refuse same-sex couples (fortune.com)
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Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market doesn’t want to be forced to let workers wear “Black Lives Matter” masks and is pointing to the recent US Supreme Court ruling permitting a business owner to refuse services to same-sex couples to get federal regulators to back off.

National Labor Relations Board prosecutors have accused the grocer of stifling worker rights by banning staff from wearing BLM masks or pins on the job. The company countered in a filing that its own rights are being violated if it’s forced to allow BLM slogans to be worn with Whole Foods uniforms.

Amazon is the most prominent company to use the high court’s June ruling that a Christian web designer was free to refuse to design sites for gay weddings, saying the case “provides a clear roadmap” to throw out the NLRB’s complaint.

The dispute is one of several in which labor board officials are considering what counts as legally-protected, work-related communication and activism on the job.

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[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what the fuck is this shit, on my lemmy? fuck them both is the only sane conclusion, not "it's a business so it's fine"

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't say it was fine.. I said it's to be expected and the reason they need guard rails.

[–] SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You expect too much from people. The majority of this platform, like most others, is comprised of emotionally immature children. They simply want to screech when they see something they don't like. Not approach the subject from a dispassionate viewpoint.

We both know what you said. But since you didn't publicly attack Amazon, they'll strawman it so it appears you're defending them.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's kind of wild that Lemmy seems to be even more left and hive minded than Reddit was. In the earlier days, it seemed like it wasn't going to be that way.

[–] SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I joined Reddit in 2014. It was great back then. Open discussion (for the most part) was common place. You could disagree, but not everyone was a "fascist" or "liberal commie". Now insults, extremism, and radical attitudes are common place. No middle ground. "agree with all my viewpoints or you're the enemy". Lemmy doesn't look much different.

I've only been on this platform for maybe a week, and I've already blocked a dozen instances/communities. Not interested in extremism.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I joined Reddit in 2011, it was great. I joined Lemmy after the API price changes meant I couldn't use my favorite app anymore. Lemmy at that time was a lot like early Reddit. It changed at break neck speed. I guess that's just the times we're in now. Everyone in their tribes and if you're not part of their narrowly defined tribe, you're the enemy.