Lottolandus: BravadoGT: mikemir: Wow. It's almost like your decisions in life may have consequences. Weird.Um, yeah ... haha it's funny because it's farking ridiculous. It's not like the guy broke a law, he made a perfectly lawful living doing something that didn't conform to the customer's supposed moral compass (don't ask how said customer recognized him in the first place).... guy should just get the fark over it and live and let live.

It's not a question as to whether it's legal or illegal, moral or immoral, right or wrong. You go into gay porn--you know you are getting into a profession that many of your neighbors and fellow citizens find offensive, disgusting and/or abhorrent. And as a result-that decision is going to bring with it problems for you. That's just reality. So whether it's fair or not--that doesn't really matter in the end, does it? You can't legislate people's opinions, and, in the end, there's only so much the law will or can do to help you. "Ex Gay Porn Actors" aren't exactly a Constitutionally protected class...

That's what I mean about "actions have consequences."

If there was a hell, you would burn in it when you die. But since there is no hell, you will just be living, living, sorta living, going to Old Country Buffet for the last time, then nothing...

Oh sure, shoot the messenger. I didn't make the rules--I just know the difference between the way things oughta be and the way things actually are...

I always thought the males in porn stars didn't made much money out of porn.

/Has only seen straight or lesbian porn
//Look, if I cringe at S&M, well, you know the rest

Tommathy: The subject in question is on the right:



Also, what kind of douchey manager ever takes a "you should fire him or I'm never coming back!" seriously? Any half-assed manager should always stand with the employees.

He looks like any of a dozen or so people in my town. WTF?

If I was the manager, I'd have pressed the customer: "So, how exactly can you be sure it's some gay pornstar? Did he flash you? Do you spend that much time watching gay porn that you can recognize all of them on first site, fully clothed? If you enoy the gay porn, why does it bother you that a porn star might be serving you sandwiches?"

On a guess, I'd say the customer probably struck up a conversation and asked him if he was, one and the same, the porn star in question. The guy probably affirmed that he was, and it snowballed from there.

If that's the case, then he should keep in mind on his next job to not relate that "fun fact" from his past.

BravadoGT: mikemir: Wow. It's almost like your decisions in life may have consequences. Weird.Um, yeah ... haha it's funny because it's farking ridiculous. It's not like the guy broke a law, he made a perfectly lawful living doing something that didn't conform to the customer's supposed moral compass (don't ask how said customer recognized him in the first place).... guy should just get the fark over it and live and let live.

It's not a question as to whether it's legal or illegal, moral or immoral, right or wrong. You go into gay porn--you know you are getting into a profession that many of your neighbors and fellow citizens find offensive, disgusting and/or abhorrent. And as a result-that decision is going to bring with it problems for you. That's just reality. So whether it's fair or not--that doesn't really matter in the end, does it? You can't legislate people's opinions, and, in the end, there's only so much the law will or can do to help you. "Ex Gay Porn Actors" aren't exactly a Constitutionally protected class...

That's what I mean about "actions have consequences."

So clearly, the answer is to prevent him from ever holding a normal job again, so he's forced to go back into gay porn to pay the bills.

Great idea.

shivashakti: Well, it's not something the guy should be fired from Subway for. I think he'd have a lawsuit on his hands if he lost his job because of this.

Obviously he's not doing it anymore, otherwise he wouldn't be working at Subway.

Unfortunately, as the article states, MO doesn't have any laws protecting people on the basis of sexual orientation, so the Subway franchisee was within his legal rights to fire him.

It makes me angry and tired, because it was because the guy is gay, and nothing else. Years ago, before I met the wonderful woman who is now my wife, my boyfriend and I were somewhat afraid to go out in public together, in case some dumbass southern Virginia redneck noticed and decided he didn't want no fags around. People still have to worry about that. Still! In the 21st century!

Normal people risk losing their livelihood, like the guy in the article? Why? Because they're gay. Normal people have to worry about not being basically lynched by ignorant sons of biatches who want to show how "manly" they are. Why? Because they're gay. Normal people, no threat to anyone, are denied basic civil rights every single day. Why? Because they're gay. Even Fark will filter the n-word and people wouldn't be caught dead dropping the well-known slurs for Jews, or Koreans, or Chinese, but people throw around "fag" and "queer" like the day is long; yeah, guess what? That's hurtful and offensive!

I'm lucky; I don't really have to face this shiat much anymore, being a happily married bisexual with no interest in straying. Even so, and even here in Seattle, godless liberal hellhole that it is, I occasionally still face asinine behavior and comments from co-workers and such, just for being bi. What the fark? What is this, nineteenth century Alabama? Why aren't we past this crap by now?

I cannot for the life of me imagine why any man who'd done gay porn would live willingly in Missouri unless there was drug rehab/recovery or something equally drastic going on--you know, serious "I can't be around enablers" type stuff.

If he's lucky, some St. Louis-based rich gay guy will hear of his plight and become his sugar daddy.

Scrotar: Leave provolone!

You win. I'm out.

Historyteller: BravadoGT: mikemir: Wow. It's almost like your decisions in life may have consequences. Weird.Um, yeah ... haha it's funny because it's farking ridiculous. It's not like the guy broke a law, he made a perfectly lawful living doing something that didn't conform to the customer's supposed moral compass (don't ask how said customer recognized him in the first place).... guy should just get the fark over it and live and let live.

It's not a question as to whether it's legal or illegal, moral or immoral, right or wrong. You go into gay pornConservative politics--you know you are getting into a profession that many of your neighbors and fellow citizens find offensive, disgusting and/or abhorrent. And as a result-that decision is going to bring with it problems for you. That's just reality. So whether it's fair or not--that doesn't really matter in the end, does it? You can't legislate people's opinions, and, in the end, there's only so much the law will or can do to help you. "Ex Conservative Politicians" aren't exactly a Constitutionally protected class...

That's what I mean about "actions have consequences."

Give it a read now and see if it's ok with you. *snorts*

Actually--"ex-conservative politicians" ARE probably part of a Constitutionally protected class. So--no, it's not OK.

sjbiars: OK, if someone recognizes you as a gay porn star and then throws a morality tantrum, you have to ask yourself "How did this schmuck know this kid was a gay porn star?" OH.. I forgot.

Christianity: 9 out of 10 hypocrites choose it.

I'm picturing a bunch of Larry Craig Republicans with gay porn collections so massive they can no longer hide it from the wifey.

"Uh, uh...let's tell them we're uh...studying it! Yeah, studying it, so that we can recognize porn actors and get them fired from minimum wage jobs that they even allow convicted felons to have!"

Also, NSFW, but this is a sort of graphic novel that may explain the offended customer:
http://www.xmag.com/truckerfags/index.html (new window)

I think that the bottom line is.....Subway simply doesn't want anyone working there that sucks more than their sandwiches.

/Black olives on subs???? What planet are you people from?

Ceph: Oh damn. Much better than the gross twinkie in the article.

Definitely. Give him some chest hair and he'd be perfect (well, maybe not perfect, but better).

lajimi: I think that the bottom line is.....Subway simply doesn't want anyone working there that sucks more than their sandwiches.

/Black olives on subs???? What planet are you people from?

What? I always go for EXTRA black olives on my sub. In fact--I am trying to think of a sub there where I wouldn't get black olives. I can't think of a one...

/methinks it's the swarthy Mediterranean genes...