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"If you just opened [Ron Razete]'s Donut Shop and spewed your homophobic views, there wouldn't be an issue," [Sue Kerr] adds. "But all this behavior is very inconsistent with what 'Peace, Love & Little Donuts' conveys."
Kerr estimates that roughly a dozen negative comments posted by members of the LGBT community were stricken from the site. Twice, for example, Kerr says she commented on the donut shop's "deceptive branding" - only to find her posts removed shortly after. On Oct. 1, Kerr posted another short comment. Titled "3rd time is the charm?," her comment simply reads, "I am not a fan." That post survived.The following day, however, [Ehrrin Keenan] says Urbanspoon was showing only 60 votes cast - and three-quarters of those were in the "like it" column. And as of Nov. 2, Peace, Love & Little Donuts' "like it" rating stood at 58 percent, based on 133 votes. Written comments about the bakery were mixed. Out of 18 reviews, a little more than half were negative. While some faulted "rude service," none mentioned Razete's blog posts or politics.See the full content of this document
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The Hole Story
THE INTERNET IS supposed to be a forum for unfettered discussion. Unless, it seems, you want to question a restaurant's marketing campaign on a popular foodreview Web site.
That's what some LGBT advocates say they learned last month, when they took on the owner of Peace, Love &...See the full content of this document
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