Fired Color Purple actress sues for religious discrimination

Don't think things will go great for her, in 2011 the High Court already ruled that laws protecting people from discrimination because of their sexual orientation should take precedence over the right not to be discriminated against on religious grounds. She should just shut the **** up and starts looking for a new profession.

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Updated On: 3/31/21 at 11:41 AM

imeldasturn said: "Don't think things will go great for her, in 2011 the High Court already ruled thatlaws protecting people from discrimination because of their sexual orientation should take precedence over the right not to be discriminated against on religious grounds... "

It'd probably go quite well for her here in the US where heterosexual wedding cakes have inalienable rights.

I'd say heads up to producers in the US, not with this particular case of course but with the potentiality of others like it.

Updated On: 9/29/19 at 11:50 AM

We have a similar situation in Australia but this time with a footballer. He spouted his big mouth through the written word somewhere about gays and the faith and got booted off the team losing millions of $s in contract and sponsors.

Now fighting in the courts for religious freedom of expression.

Line up every book of faith/religion of which there are 100s--all written whenever by a person. Read them all and THEN decide 'I like this one, I'm going to try and influence everyone that THIS is what you all should follow---or else' !

Get real--as if one needs a fairy tale to tell you right from wrong. Education, if it had done it's job, is what that's for, then follow your natural instincts.

If you insult, discriminate and verbally abuse a fellow because of your 'belief' then sister you better crawl back into that cave or get dragged by the hair by the man with the big wooden club so you can start some old cave drawing to begin your own religion--Thou shalt not club....Humour Moderators.

Now will I start on the insane cost of weddings?

Ugh, the Daily Mail. So much nonsense before getting to the point. She didn't just quote the Bible. 5 years ago (so she was 20 and should have known better) she wrote "I do not believe you can be born gay and I do not believe homosexuality is right." Frankly, if she uses her facebook page to voice opinions that are this controversial/inflammatory, it's surprising no one caught it sooner.

"‘I really wanted the role but what they wanted me to do was completely against my faith. I did not want to lie just to keep a job.’"

She made a choice to write what she wrote. Then she made another choice to not apologize. No one did anything to her. She's not a victim.

She was fired for homophobic rants, not for her religious beliefs. Also, stating she doesn't believe people are born gay isn't a religious belief, it's ignorant. She has a right to believe whatever she wants and practice those beliefs in her personal life. She does not have the right to impose those beliefs on others or make ignorant, prejudiced remarks without impunity. Posting what she did wasn't an example of her practicing her faith, which is a personal matter, it was an example of her publicly putting down a group of people she dislikes. That's bad for business and any employer has a right to give an employee the boot for doing that.

Her career is done. This is clearly a desperation attempt to save it and to make some money.

I'm gay — and I found it icky when she was let go.

I didn't like what she said, but there are so many people that need to be cancelled for saying things that don't align with their place of employment. We'd all be blackballed.

She's whack, but the whole thing with the firing and cancelling doesn't sit well with me. Feels like the wrong action. We don't treat others how we would like to be treated. We're in a time where we don't consider grace and that's really sad.

Until it happens to you...