Bigoted Indianapolis Bakery Won’t Make Rainbow Cupcakes, Citing 'Values'

[meegbear]

Did you know that the colors of the rainbow are now debaucherous? According to David Stockton, the owner of Just Cookies in Indianapolis, they are, and he can’t make cupcakes with rainbow frosting for a gay student group at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, lest his daughters see them and, I guess, turn gay:

"I explained we’re a family-run business, we have two young, impressionable daughters and we thought maybe it was best not to do that," said co-owner David Stockton.

He added:

"We have our values, and you know, some things … for instance, if someone wants a cookie with an obscenity, well, we’re not going to do that."

It never ceases to amaze me how convoluted some people’s sense of “values” really is. This was an order for, again, cupcakes, with rainbow colors. If the group had come in and requested something actually vulgar, I could understand.

But no. A public establishment decided that they would refuse to fill an order simply because it had the taint of "gay."

I do hope the good people of Indianapolis send a message to Just Cookies by patronizing every other bakery in a two mile radius, even more than usual.

http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2010/09/11511/

[saltpoint]

1. Thank god SOMEONE has finally taken a stand against

rainbow-icing on cupcakes.

[SoCalDem]

42. Why do they hate leprechauns & My Little Pony

:rofl:

[AspenRose]

44. And skittles! What's wrong with skittles? I like skittles.

[saltpoint]

47. LOL!

"Troglodyte Bakers of the Midwest!"

[spanone]

2. take the business elsewhere

[AngryOldDem]

36. They did.

Another bakery is filling their order.

And, the city is also now looking into this because the discriminatory business is situated on city-owned land.

There is a local story about this in the Indiana forum.

[HughBeaumont]

3. Hatred ISN'T a fucking "value", it's a plague.

And you don't "catch" "teh geigh" like a cold, stupid.

What a fuckstick redneck asshole.

[ThatsMyBarack]

21. +1 for YOU!

You read my mind.

[CanonRay]

4. Run this shithead out of business

and maybe he can switch to selling Old Testament Bibles. I hear there's good money in it.

[babylonsister]

5. I'm so tired of stupid, judgmental people who hide behind

their homophobia with words like 'values'. Rec'd to advertise any other bakery but this one. :grr:

[Canuckistanian]

7. The way they throw that "values" word around

Pretty soon it'll be synonymous with bigotry, narrow-mindedness and injustice.

It's NEVER used for inclusiveness or tolerance or kindness.

[babylonsister]

10. Sad, isn't it. The very meaning of the word is lost on them. nt

[Dappleganger]

6. Yes, kids are impressionable Mr. Stockton

and you've just taught yours to hate over a damned cupcake!

[ejpoeta]

8. i think they are about to find out that their "values" are going to cost them

because people are going to go out of their way to NOT go there because of this. I am not anywhere near indianapolis..... so i can't avoid it for that reason. people have the right to do what they want. but they have to live with the cosequences.

[NotThisTime]

16. Let's hope the people are descent enough to know this and go elsewhere with their business

[madrchsod]

9. tell them how you feel..lot`s of other people are!.

i`m not sure if mine made it to the page but give it a go.....

http://maps.google.com/maps/place?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Just+Cookies+in+Indianapolis&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Just+Cookies&hnear=Indianapolis,+IN&cid=5210351566994537148

[Fumesucker]

11. I bet he's one of those "religious" people who are ignorant of their own religion..

I wonder if he eats at Red Lobster?

[mitchum]

40. I bet he also sucks down pork rinds and cheeseburgers

[pintobean]

12. They obviously fear the Rainbow Demon

Rainbow Demon by Uriah Heep

There rides the Rainbow Demon
On his horse of crimson fire
Black shadows are following closely
On the heels of his desire

Riding on in the mist of morning
No one dared to stand in his way
Possessed by some distant calling
Riding on through night and day

Rainbow Demon - pick up your heart and run
Rainbow Demon - lives for his sword and his gun

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/u/uriah+heep/rainbow+demon_20142312.html

[babylonsister]

13. Rec'd. If you have the option, do not go to this place! I hope you

posted this in the Indiana forum, too.

[saltpoint]

15. Good advice to Hoosiers -- clear and true.

There needs to be an economic penalty for bigotry.

[LiberalFighter]

14. His daughters are impressionable? Really?

How would they know the cupcakes are anything other than just cupcakes with rainbow frosting? Was he going to tell them?

[Jumping John]

38. Haha his daughters are 17 and 20 Look below for the quote about them

"OK! If you're not already frosted, this should do the trick. The Indpls CBS affiliate ran the story during their 5:30 segment. It turns out the two "impressionable young daughters" are a 17 y/o and a 20 y/o Ball State co-ed. Here's hoping the City Market issues them with a suitable reprimand and that the ill-will caused by this incident puts them out of business."

http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/indianapolis_bakery_wont_serve_gay_students

[LiberalFighter]

43. They didn't have the ages in the orginal story.

I was thinking they were more like toddlers or grade school. And I was wondering if he was having them work in the bakery (slave labor). Even if he was why would the reason for the cupcakes be part of their need to know to get the job done?

Now we find out that they are 17 and 20 year olds away at college? Attending college? So how much time do those girls spend home? Do they help out in the business and when? I doubt there is much interaction between the family and business side.

[woodsprite]

17. Someone needs to remind this guy that

Rainbows were sent by God as a covenant to Noah. So now he's saying rainbows are bad. A lot of little girls love rainbows, baby animals, and unicorns. I hope his daughters fall into that category.

I think some of his local evangelicals should open up a can of religious whoop-a$$ on his store and school him a bit, but I guess they all think there's a different between 'gay' rainbows and those mentioned in the Bible.

I love rainbows. My aunt did too, but she passed away from cancer when my cousin was in her teens. After processing out of the church the day of my cousin's wedding, everyone was amazed to look up into a sunny sky and see a bright double rainbow. If it had been raining, it hadn't happened over the area of the church and reception. It stayed in the sky a long time before it finally faded. They actually had some of their wedding photos taken and the rainbow is visible. Very cool - whether it's coincidence or something else - it was cool.

[marmar]

18. GAY CUPCAKES !!!!

That pervasive Gay Agenda just won't quit. :scared:

[madrchsod]

19. what ? no princess pony cupcakes!

"oh my gay stars!"

yes that`s my tribute to arwalden

[Stevenmarc]

20. Why are cupcakes made at "Just Cookies" lying is not a Family Value

[saltpoint]

22. It might be a good gesture for the State Democratic

convention, if it is held in the capital, to cater pastry from a rival bakery, and to publicly announce why.

Then have a huge spread of cupcakes in the convention center with frosting of all flavors and colors.

[RevStPatrick]

23. If you find Just Cookies on Google Maps,

you will see dozens of one-star, negative reviews, all from the last week or so.

You will also see several other bakeries in the area, including:

The Flying Cupcake Bakery
at 715 East Massachusetts Avenue,

Circle City Sweets
at 222 E Market St # 50,

and the Paradise Bakery and Cafe
at 111 Monument Circle.

Please patronize one of these other establishments!

[pipi_k]

24. We all know rainbows are evil!!!

Look what happened after Dorothy sang "Over the Rainbow" in "The Wizard of Oz"...it tried to get the Gay Tornado to KILL her!!!!







:scared:

[saltpoint]

25. How ma ny people, really, walk into a bakery and

ask for cookies "with obscenities" ?

Two or three a week? Two or three a month? Fourteen thousand over a 6-month period?

And dammit, is Indianapolis the only city where this is going on? I suggest a raid on all bakeries at once! The FBI needs to know who is ordering obscenity cookies!

[DirkGently]

26. Wow. His daughters are "impressionable" such that rainbow cupcakes make them think about gay sex?

[AldebTX]

27. OMG...does that mean I need To Keep Skittles from the Kids

I mean...they do have the color of the rainbow!

[pipi_k]

28. Skittles, M & Ms, jelly beans, gumdrops, and....

don't even think about serving mixed vegetables at dinner!!!111

[Angry Dragon]

51. Reagan just loved jelly beans

Was he a secret closet gay??
Was he trying to promote the gay agenda??

[DirkGently]

29. Wonder if they still market that subversive "Rainbow Brite" doll (shiver)?

[AspenRose]

45. And Starbursts, too!

[lightningandsnow]

49. Taste the rainbow, motherfuckers.

[HughBeaumont]

30. Oh, and the "two young impressionable daughters" are 17 and 20.

:eyes:

[DirkGently]

31. Didn't catch that. Jesus. But thank god they don't yet know about The Gay.

[Dappleganger]

33. That's even funnier...

because my 17 and 18 yr. old teens think they know everything so are definitely beyond "impression."

:rofl:

[Initech]

32. I love stories like this because it tells me businesses I shouldnt patronize.

[EstimatedProphet]

34. I'm so glad I no longer live in Indiana

[DainBramaged]

35. Apparantly they don't even have a webpage, that's progress

Intuit will host a 5 page site for $4.99 a month. I guess these folks still live in the 50's.....

[foxfeet]

37. If these people are that stupid,

Goddess only knows what they're actually putting into the cupcakes themselves.

[Behind the Aegis]

39. Had something similar thing happen.

The GLBT group I advised created a t-shirt for the group. Nothing fancy, just the group same and logo, neither of which had rainbows or even the word "gay." When the place refused our request, as an official, recognized university organization, we put forth a resolution in the student senate asking all groups to stop using that business. It passed as did an official dictate from the university; no student group or university entity could use the place if they planned to use university money. After a year, and almost losing their business, they rescinded their decision, and printed several shirts for us...for free.

[Hekate]

41. Bet he doesn't know about "Nipples of Venus" featured in the movie Amadeus

The soprano Constanze was tempted by Salieri with a plate of Capezzoli di Venere, i.e. Nipples of Venus. Other times, other people.

That Indianopolis baker is an idiot. I took my 5 y.o. grandson with me to order my b'day cake and let him choose the design from among the displays. Big yellow sun and a massive rainbow.

Hekate

[pinboy3niner]

46. I shudder to think what evil a Teletubbies cake might do!

Think of the (17- and 20-year old) children (who are not even there)!

[muntrv]

48. So, David, do you tell your kids to close their eyes when a rainbow

appears in the sky?

[nemo137]

50. Speaking of tucking taints...

jesus.