A Tennessee hardware store posts a sign "No gays allowed."

[slater71]

I guess this guy does not need the business. What I experienced was a plumbing / hardware store I went into around the time of the 11/16 election. This guy had trump signs up as well as anti Hillary signs. I know him so I asked him how many people out of 100 that came in his store were republican? He looks at me and says "maybe 60, 65 out of that hundred. I said " than why would you want to risk losing the business of 35 to 40 customers. He was still looking at me when I walked out the door never to return.

[struggle4progress]

1. "It's against my religion to sell paintbrushes to gay folk!"

[MineralMan]

2. Politics and religion don't belong on business signs.

Only an idiot would risk alienating paying customers. Still, there are apparently many idiots running businesses, it seems. I always make a point of letting a business owner who does that know how stupid it is, before taking my business elsewhere.

[ProudLib72]

3. And when the hardware store goes under

It will be Obama's fault, right?

[notdarkyet]

4. I've been thinking this this morning. We can ignore their businesses, even Walmart. We all

Probably own more stuff than we need. Let’s quits doing business with people who are rude and mean to us. Not just gays but also people of race and democrats. We must fight back.

[NightWatcher]

5. I want to start an amusement park and prevent anyone in a religion from entering HappyFunLand

and it'd be free.

I would set the park in Macon, Georgia. Entry would be to swear loudly into the sky that "all gods are silly, made-up creatures and may my god strike down if I'm lying".

I'd then watch thousand of the Bible Belt's Best line up to come on in.

[csziggy]

9. If you're serious, I know a piece of property for sale in Macon!

Lousy access, though.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Do know if it is a ACE

franchisee,and if one sends pictures or videos to their Corporate Offices,action will happen in minutes. Recall a ACE franchisee in Mesquite Nevada posting a pro Bundy message on his Sign Board and within in two days,ACE threatened to pull his Franchise.

They simply do not mess around.

[matt819]

7. In my town. . .

there's a car detailing shop. I don't use detailing services often - I usually wash and clean my car at the car wash - but if I needed it, there's a car dealership that offers those services. In any case, there's the new detailer, and I thought I might check his prices. This was during the campaign. He had a trump sign in his window. I didn't go in. So he has no idea how much business he has lost.

[Tipperary]

8. How will they know who is gay?

[sunonmars]

10. Maybe he has his own gaydar as he does protest a bit too much for my liking. Probably a closet case.

[Behind the Aegis]

12. Not all homophobes are "secretly gay", MOST are STRAIGHT!

Don't blame homophobia on gay people!

[sunonmars]

13. oh honey i know from experience exactly what these types are, had my fair share of them.

The ones trying to kick your head in then 5 mins later trying to get you round the back of the sheds for a bit of release.

[Behind the Aegis]

14. Well, darling, so have I, still doesn't change the fact MOST are straight.

Homophobia is an expression of heterosexual privilege, fear, and hate; while there are those who are self-loathing, most homophobes are heterosexuals.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. They will ask for paint in a color he never heard of.

You want taupe? Taupe paint? Oh, that. You want camo tan, you ask for camo tan.

[grantcart]

15. Independent Hardware store, he is on life support as it is

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

16. No doubt to be replaced with yet another sign very soon!