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  • Adam
    The way to a woman's heart is through her taste buds.
    • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
    • 16885
    #1

    It's a combo-plate hoax this time







    Last week, a self-identified gay pastor claimed a cake he purchased from grocer Whole Foods bore the message, “Love Wins Fag,” in blue frosting.

    This story smelled funny from the get go.

    Why? Because Austin is one of the most LGBT-friendly locals in the country. It’s basically Portland, Texas. Chances of this kind of thing happening in Austin are as maybe .00001%. Not saying it’s impossible, just improbable.

    In any case, accuser Pastor Jordan Brown made a video showing the cake in what he claims was a sealed box, unopened since he returned home from the store. Despite the clear window atop the cake box, Brown claims he did not notice the word “fag” until he reached his vehicle in the grocery store parking lot.


    [....]

    Whole Foods is having none of it.

    Tuesday, the grocer released a statement saying they, “believe his accusations are fraudulent and we intend to take legal action against both Mr. Brown and his attorney.”
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    • 80zephyr
      Senior Member
      • Saturday, January 3, 2015
      • 19074
      #2
      Must be depressing to be a leftie. They so want to believe that conservatives are evil that when we don't offend them, they have to make shit up to make them feel better about themselves.

      Telling that most of these offenses are frauds.

      Mark
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        • Lady Marva
          Senior Member
          • Wednesday, June 17, 2015
          • 13321
          #3
          From one of the linked-in links:
          Clearly the Rev. Brown must have flunked out of Rev. Sharpton’s school of shakedowns
          http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive...8Power+Line%29
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            • scott
              Go-to Guru
              • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
              • 15799
              #4
              Austin *and* Whole Foods?

              These hucksters are getting more stupid by the day. Of course most of us saw this coming.
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              "It's all been melded together into one giant, authoritarian, leftist scream."
              -Newman

              "Grievance groups are playing King of the Hill."
              -Newman

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                • Novaheart
                  Guardian of civilization
                  • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                  • 6070
                  #5
                  In case anyone cares, few people on SF Gate bought the story. Immediately it was branded a fake with such criticisms as "the lettering doesn't match" and "who buys a cake without checking the writing?"
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                    • Newman
                      Behind the Iron Curtain
                      • Friday, November 1, 2013
                      • 25814
                      #6
                      Shades of Ashley Todd.



                      And of course the original of modern times:



                      Lots of examples around. Maybe someone like Dan Rather could write a book.
                      • "I'm a hell of a lot smarter than most of you guys." — Joe Biden, at Jesse Jackson's funeral, March 2026.​
                      • "That's all I do in my life. I make deals. I'm really good at it." — President Donald Trump, Oct. 13, 2025.
                      • “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out,” — David Horowitz.
                      • "We [Democrats] are all willing to work with anyone who is serious about doing the work of censoring the American people, and advancing progress."​ — Ayanna Pressley, explaining progressives.
                      • ​​"Florida is where Woke goes to die." — Ron DeSantis.
                      • "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." — Nancy Pelosi, explaining Lawfare.
                      • “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”​— Ben Franklin, who got it right.
                      • "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there." — Elizabeth Warren, explaining socialism.
                      • "The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.... We really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing." — Saikat Chakrabarti, then AOC's Chief of Staff.

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                        • scott
                          Go-to Guru
                          • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                          • 15799
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Novaheart View Post
                          In case anyone cares, few people on SF Gate bought the story. Immediately it was branded a fake with such criticisms as "the lettering doesn't match" and "who buys a cake without checking the writing?"
                          Nonkultur would be proud.
                          "Faith is nothing but a firm assent of the mind : which, if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to anything but upon good reason, and so cannot be opposite to it."
                          -John Locke

                          "It's all been melded together into one giant, authoritarian, leftist scream."
                          -Newman

                          "Grievance groups are playing King of the Hill."
                          -Newman

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                            • Newman
                              Behind the Iron Curtain
                              • Friday, November 1, 2013
                              • 25814
                              #8
                              From Drudge:

                              Whole Foods denies it made anti-gay cake
                              ...Whole Foods denies it caused the problem and has filed a countersuit for defamation against Brown and sanctions against his attorney, according to legal documents obtained by CNN.
                              I hope Whole Foods is successful.
                              • "I'm a hell of a lot smarter than most of you guys." — Joe Biden, at Jesse Jackson's funeral, March 2026.​
                              • "That's all I do in my life. I make deals. I'm really good at it." — President Donald Trump, Oct. 13, 2025.
                              • “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out,” — David Horowitz.
                              • "We [Democrats] are all willing to work with anyone who is serious about doing the work of censoring the American people, and advancing progress."​ — Ayanna Pressley, explaining progressives.
                              • ​​"Florida is where Woke goes to die." — Ron DeSantis.
                              • "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." — Nancy Pelosi, explaining Lawfare.
                              • “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”​— Ben Franklin, who got it right.
                              • "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there." — Elizabeth Warren, explaining socialism.
                              • "The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.... We really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing." — Saikat Chakrabarti, then AOC's Chief of Staff.

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                                • Tom Servo
                                  Area Man
                                  • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                                  • 5898
                                  #9
                                  I just don't understand the desire to manufacture outrage. We should be happy that real incidents are so rare that they are never heard about anymore. That's progress!

                                  On the heels of this story was a second gay-slur fake hoax thing that was even more obviously a lie than this. If I ever come across the link again I'll post it, but it was a major *headdesk* moment coming on the heels of this "the cake is a lie" moment.

                                  Edit to add: I believe this is the story I was thinking of: http://www.wbtv.com/story/31729091/g...in-lieu-of-tip
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                                    • 80zephyr
                                      Senior Member
                                      • Saturday, January 3, 2015
                                      • 19074
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Tom Servo View Post
                                      I just don't understand the desire to manufacture outrage. We should be happy that real incidents are so rare that they are never heard about anymore. That's progress!

                                      On the heels of this story was a second gay-slur fake hoax thing that was even more obviously a lie than this. If I ever come across the link again I'll post it, but it was a major *headdesk* moment coming on the heels of this "the cake is a lie" moment.

                                      Edit to add: I believe this is the story I was thinking of: http://www.wbtv.com/story/31729091/g...in-lieu-of-tip
                                      Hmm. How do her customers know she is gay? Does she announce it?

                                      Mark
                                      Race Card: A tool of the intellectually weak and lazy when they cannot counter a logical argument or factual data.

                                      "Liberals have to stop insisting that the world is what they want it to be instead of the way it is." - Bill Maher

                                      Political correctness is ideological fascism. It’s the antithesis of freedom. Dr. Piper

                                      Gender is not a "Social Construct", it is an outgrowth of biological reality.

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                                        • Tom Servo
                                          Area Man
                                          • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                                          • 5898
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by 80zephyr View Post
                                          Hmm. How do her customers know she is gay? Does she announce it?

                                          Mark
                                          People judge on looks.
                                          “Any sufficiently advanced capitalism is indistinguishable from rent seeking.” ~ =j

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