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texas pastor suing whole foods because he says a gay slur was added to his cake. (note, offensive word ahead, duh.) nm but: -- (link)

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Apr 18 '16, 18:05

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b. says: it does not look like the same icing to me. "love wins" is shiny and smooth and thicker/rounder, the other word is not. (www.buzzfeed.com)

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LYC: Based on the store address in the lawsuit document, he is claiming this happened at the flagship store in front of WF HQ -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 18, 19:00
giving him the benefit of the doubt (apart from the idiocy of not checking the inscription on a cake before you take it with you!) -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 18, 18:54 4
- whole foods says it was the same person who did the inscription as put it in the box and put the sealing sticker on it. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 18:59 3
  - its not entirely clear from the BF article who is saying that actually, but is it possible they might be mistaken? -- nm* - znufrii Apr 18, 19:08 2
    - oh, huh, I'm sorry, it actually says that's in the lawsuit filing. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 19:10 1
      - That's what I thought, which is why I was confused :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 18, 19:13
What's his game, if it's fake? Did I miss it? Is he pro or anti gay rights? -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 18:45 2
- I honestly can not tell what his end game is -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 18:48
- he's pro gay rights. if indeed it was his doing, I think it was for attention. the other version I read, linked here, says the box is still sealed. -- (link) - b. Apr 18, 18:48
He noticed it in his car, I assume before he drove off...If that was me, I would walk back in the store and raise Holy Hell -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 18:44 2
- FWIW, the article I read earlier today on this had Whole Foods' response, which was essentially: "WTF, liar--we're Whole effing Foods." -- nm - ML Apr 18, 18:52 1
  - the same Whole Foods whose CEO called Obamacare fascist? -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 18:57
they thought his name was Francis Alonzo Gustavo -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 18:36
It's a *Whole Foods* in *Austin*. That fact alone is enough to call straight BS. -- nm - ML Apr 18, 18:32
Maybe it was made by somebody that's not a fan of Rob Bell. - spamlet Apr 18, 18:29 2
- I liked Bell before he went all craptacular theology on the bit. - ML Apr 18, 18:34 1
  - Heh, he was recently on the Relevant Podcast and they gave a warning before his interview. - spamlet Apr 18, 18:34
Also, where the hell is your Christian turn-the-other-cheek forgiveness, pastor? -- nm - Max Apr 18, 18:25
Here's what could have happened - Max Apr 18, 18:23 4
- your IM: the pastor in question is gay -- nm - ML Apr 18, 18:41 3
  - I was just about to post that - I read a different version that says it, buzzfeed news fail. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 18:44 2
    - it all points towards a huckster wanting to get paid and/or an advocate trying to create sympathy for the cause - ML Apr 18, 18:47 1
      - exactly. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 18:49
Pretty darn good color match if faked, but the writing of the word in question is definitely done by a different hand. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 18, 18:09 2
- I actually zoomed in to look even closer after I posted. it's pretty good but not exact. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 18:11 1
  - yeah, I definitely wouldn't say its an exact match, based on the picture. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 18, 18:16
"there's no comma, it makes no sense that way" -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 18:08
also, wouldn't you notice that immediately? -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 18:07 6
- On the one hand, I can see him not paying attention to certain things, but wouldn't you want to inspect the icing on your cake? -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 18:44
- oh yah, that, too, with the clear window and all. there are other weird bits - like who wouldn't go right back in instead of calling? and it really - b. Apr 18, 18:10 4
  - I could see wanting to avoid the confrontation. if they give you that cake, clearly they're looking for it. -- nm - mafic Apr 18, 19:04 3
    - oh, I'd ask for a manager. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 19:05 2
      - yeah, but it's likely not going to go well in the store. complaining about it after the fact is the easy (also slightly cowardly) way to handle it. -- nm - mafic Apr 18, 19:25 1
        
        he's a pastor, used to talking to people, and it was something personally extremely offensive to him. - b. Apr 18, 19:35

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