Subway fires employee after customer threatens boycott

[waggy]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: newnameman

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Abe Froman

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Abe Froman
At the same time,, one could argue a gay porn star did not help to hold up the standard of a family friendly restaurant. I could be wrong... you tell me. But if I owned a family frequented restaurant, I don't think I would want an adult film star (former or current) of any orientation working in my establishment.

how would anyone know unless they were gay though?

of ANY ORIENTATION...

read it, man

Still, what's the problem, as long as they're not screwing customers on the dessert cart?

That is for the business owner to decide. Obviously he has a problem with it.

No, it's discrimination, and I hope the store owner gets the crap sued out of him. :thumbsup:

You obviously know nothing of what you speak. You can fire employees for out of work behavior. Subway will say he didnt get fired because he was gay (which would be descrimination) but because he starred in adult film (Pornstar is not a protected class of citizen). Reading comprehension FTL.

Yep, employers can "discriminate" against porn stars all they want.

yeh, and if it were a female porn star she wouldn't have been fired.

hell no.

they would have a buy a "foot long" get a free movie!

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: G Wizard
Hot buns comin' through!

LOL! 😀

Peter North in charge of making the mayonnaise! By the gallon!

 

[Xylitol]

what's wrong with that? it's not private if it's out on the internet and in stores

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Steve
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8920.html

"A customer said they wouldn't even eat there at Subway anymore because of my past work and said that if I wasn't fired then they would boycott the store.

...

"If a girl did what we do it would probably be ok.. and if a guy does straight porn.. he is bragged about. When I do gay porn, I feel a bit lynched for the rest of my life."

Wonder if there'll be a lawsuit over this.

What would be the legal basis for the lawsuit?

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

what's really sad is that gay porn pays so little that he has to work at Subway. 🙁

The man is straight and does gay for pay as a side gig; bottoms make a good bit of cash. His Subway gig was part of his normal life.

Porn is not a lucrative career but it's not living on Ramen and tap water either.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Steve
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8920.html

"A customer said they wouldn't even eat there at Subway anymore because of my past work and said that if I wasn't fired then they would boycott the store.

...

"If a girl did what we do it would probably be ok.. and if a guy does straight porn.. he is bragged about. When I do gay porn, I feel a bit lynched for the rest of my life."

Wonder if there'll be a lawsuit over this.

What would be the legal basis for the lawsuit?

Conflict of interests?

Salami handling on the side?

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Steve
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8920.html

"A customer said they wouldn't even eat there at Subway anymore because of my past work and said that if I wasn't fired then they would boycott the store.

...

"If a girl did what we do it would probably be ok.. and if a guy does straight porn.. he is bragged about. When I do gay porn, I feel a bit lynched for the rest of my life."

Wonder if there'll be a lawsuit over this.

What would be the legal basis for the lawsuit?

I already asked in this very thread if there was privacy issue, someone else said no.

That said, some people like to launch lawsuits anyway, maybe there'll be one - frivolous or not.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Steve
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8920.html

"A customer said they wouldn't even eat there at Subway anymore because of my past work and said that if I wasn't fired then they would boycott the store.

...

"If a girl did what we do it would probably be ok.. and if a guy does straight porn.. he is bragged about. When I do gay porn, I feel a bit lynched for the rest of my life."

Wonder if there'll be a lawsuit over this.

What would be the legal basis for the lawsuit?

There isn't one based on the available information.

While I don't agree with the call to fire him there isn't anything actionable.

 

[skywhr]

do you really want a gay man handling your meat?
j/k
so they recognized him eh....wow double standard

 

[dennilfloss]

Maybe he can work in a bagel shop?

http://www.maiden.org/jeremy/Flatbed_Scans/bagel.jpg

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Steve

I'm gonna tell you anyway. The article linked in the other thread I linked here, specified that he, to use the lingo, was a 'bottom' for extra cash. In fact he has three kids.

Um, not sure what a 'bottom' is...😕

I have heard that some "straight" porn actors do gay porn because it is so much more lucrative.

Honestly, what business is it of the customers what the employee who assembles his/her sandwich did prior to this?

Top = pitcher, bottom = catcher. Bottoms make more money.

Gay for pay actors are getting rarer and rarer, as that industry expands and more legitimately gay actors sign up. Peter North started out as gay for pay to get his foot in the industry door; he's since become one of the most famous in the hetero porn industry for about three decades or so.

Ah, got it. You learn something new everyday. :laugh:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: skywhr
do you really want a gay man handling your meat?
j/k
so they recognized him eh....wow double standard

Would you prefer a straight man handling your meat? 😉

Personally, I'd like to see people boycotting Subway for firing this guy.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: skywhr
do you really want a gay man handling your meat?
j/k
so they recognized him eh....wow double standard

Would you prefer a straight man handling your meat? 😉

Personally, I'd like to see people boycotting Subway for firing this guy.

Since it's a franchise that's kind of pointless.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Steve
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8920.html

"A customer said they wouldn't even eat there at Subway anymore because of my past work and said that if I wasn't fired then they would boycott the store.

...

"If a girl did what we do it would probably be ok.. and if a guy does straight porn.. he is bragged about. When I do gay porn, I feel a bit lynched for the rest of my life."

Wonder if there'll be a lawsuit over this.

What would be the legal basis for the lawsuit?

There isn't one based on the available information.

While I don't agree with the call to fire him there isn't anything actionable.

I honestly never understood why someone would want to force an employer to employ them, or a business onwer to do business with them.

That's kinda like forcing a GF/BF to date you.

If the employer is a homophobe, why would you want to work for him if you're gay?

And yes, my point extends to all forms of discrimination, protected or not. Why, if someone hated you, would you want to make that person money???

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: skywhr
do you really want a gay man handling your meat?
j/k
so they recognized him eh....wow double standard

Would you prefer a straight man handling your meat? 😉

Personally, I'd like to see people boycotting Subway for firing this guy.

Since it's a franchise that's kind of pointless.

Um... didn't a boycott threat get the guy fired in the first place?

 

[manowar821]

Wow, WHY is it okay to fire this employee? What a bunch of asses.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: skywhr
do you really want a gay man handling your meat?
j/k
so they recognized him eh....wow double standard

Would you prefer a straight man handling your meat? 😉

Personally, I'd like to see people boycotting Subway for firing this guy.

Since it's a franchise that's kind of pointless.

Um... didn't a boycott threat get the guy fired in the first place?

The initial threat was to the store, the franchise owner responded to it.

Boycotting Subway corporate won't be very effective since the store is franchised.

Originally posted by: Amused

I honestly never understood why someone would want to force an employer to employ them, or a business onwer to do business with them.

That's kinda like forcing a GF/BF to date you.

If the employer is a homophobe, why would you want to work for him if you're gay?

And yes, my point extends to all forms of discrimination, protected or not. Why, if someone hated you, would you want to make that person money???

I'm not so sure the guy wants his job back now, but with that said I doubt employers mention that they are homophobic during job interviews, orientation or training.

 

[venkman]

This thread delivers.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: skywhr
do you really want a gay man handling your meat?
j/k
so they recognized him eh....wow double standard

Would you prefer a straight man handling your meat? 😉

Personally, I'd like to see people boycotting Subway for firing this guy.

Since it's a franchise that's kind of pointless.

Um... didn't a boycott threat get the guy fired in the first place?

Not really, an individual customer complained and said that the store would lose his business if they retained the employee.

I've heard this threat numerous times, even against my business, for a whole litany of idiotic reasons. We have a nice form letter/speech we give them with a smile as a polite "fuck you".

Had this been me I would have embarrassed the shit out of the customer using the knowledge that he himself would have to have closely watched said porn to identify the worker. But every owner runs their business differently so it was his call, even though I don't agree with it.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: skywhr
do you really want a gay man handling your meat?
j/k
so they recognized him eh....wow double standard

I think he'd have a better grip on properly handling somebody else's meat.

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: Amused
And yes, my point extends to all forms of discrimination, protected or not. Why, if someone hated you, would you want to make that person money???

Extrapolate that a bit. Say you live in a small town with a big factory where almost everyone works. You need the job to support your family, but the owner doesn't like that you are X (race, religion, sexual preference, etc) so he fires you/won't hire you.

It's not that you want to work for a racist/bigot, you just want the job. Depending on where you live, every employer might have a similar bias. It's not reasonable to expect or force every person with a certain characteristic to leave a state or town to seek a job. It's simply a matter of practicality. And fairness.

 

[imported_Imp]

I wouldn't want him fired, but I wouldn't eat there again either. If I didn't know, I wouldn't have cared.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: Imp
I wouldn't want him fired, but I wouldn't eat there again either. If I didn't know, I wouldn't have cared.

.... Really? You wouldn't eat there again? You realize that lots of workers at Subway have probably engaged in promiscuous fornication, right?

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Question begs, why is a customer who has obviously watched gay porn complaining?

Also fuck that asshole 🙂

Pun intended? 🙂

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Imp
I wouldn't want him fired, but I wouldn't eat there again either. If I didn't know, I wouldn't have cared.

.... Really? You wouldn't eat there again? You realize that lots of workers at Subway have probably engaged in promiscuous fornication, right?

Imp only eats at Subways staffed by virgins.