Comments on: KY Farm Bureau Admits Discrimination, Media Ignores It

By: bestmid

bestmid — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:45:03 +0000

You said it Yellow Dog.
Looks like they’re taking a wide stance over there at the KFB.
Besides, didn’t Freddy Farm Bureau come out a while back? No way Freddy’s a hater.

By: Butch M.

Butch M. — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:57:21 +0000

I could add a great deal of debate and furor over the discriminatory policies and actions of Kentucky Farm Bureau against it’s employees. There also is an instance where they constructively discharged an employee when they discovered by accident that he had been diagnosed with the early onset of Alzheimers.

By: jake

jake — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:22:07 +0000

Sorry, but, uh, hate crimes legislation doesn’t require sentences be greater than those of other, similar crimes. It requires that hate crimes actually be considered CRIMES. Without hate crimes legislation most crimes against those who are disabled, gay, etc aren’t prosecuted. They’re blown off.

Most legislation is in the form of non-discrimination ordinances/clauses, anyway, which make it illegal to discriminate. Not more illegal.

A proud Registered Republican Wiccan, you mean? Or self-hating gay man? Craaaaaazy.

By: Patrick Buck

Patrick Buck — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:07:24 +0000

It’s always disturbing to see petty bigotry, but I’m an out gay man and have had a pleasant life here in Lexington KY for nearly 20 years. However, bigotry and intolerance are not the exclusive perview of the political Right. Take “affirmative action” for example. It’s a form of discrimination. So to an extent is hate crime legislation. Sure, there need to be statistics kept on how many people are committing violent acts against gays because we are gay, but if such people get a longer sentence for beating up a gay person than for beating up someone whom they think let their dog poop on their yard, that’s not equal justice under the law. It’s already highly illegal to go around beating people up. And yes, I’m a proud registered Republican and yes, most of my friends are straight. I’ve found that many leftist gays are just as intolerant as the Religious Right and do the same thing they do: demonize people who disagree with them! I acknowledge discrimination and seek to do my part against it, in part by supporting the Log Cabin Republicans, but it’s a pretty safe bet that if a gay individual is not happy, it’s not the fault of the Religious Right or the marriage amendment, it’s the person’s own fault, and even if it’s not, it’s the individual’s responsibility to deal with the situation in a productive way. I was not one bit happy about the marriage amendment, but I didn’t even let it ruin my day.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:48:05 +0000

Further, why is Kentucky Farm Bureau, an organization solely in place to further the interests of farmers and agriculture, advocating against gay marriage in its policies handbook?

Probably because the National Education Association’s official positions include being pro-abortion and anti-Second Amendment.

By: Wrapping Up a Big Week in Media « The ‘Ville Voice

Wrapping Up a Big Week in Media « The ‘Ville Voice — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:15:35 +0000

[...] * Meanwhile, WHAS was the only station bothering to cover a blatant case of homophobic discrimination at Kentucky Farm Bureau. Seems a few years back, the conservative insurance company fired an employee for having an open mind on the issue of gay marriage. Todd Eklof sued, and the truth came out in court. Seems the venerable institution has plenty of discriminatory language in its employee handbook as well. So why wouldn’t the mainstream media cover a story involving a hot topic like gay marriage? Could it be they fear retaliation from a major advertiser? Page One [...]

By: Steve Magruder (I, not D or R)

Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:37:57 +0000

I just recalled that my mother has their auto insurance. I may just encourage her to check out the gecko. Heh.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:20:51 +0000

Thanks so much for covering this. This is important stuff and I’m glad someone is paying attention.

By: Yellow Dog

Yellow Dog — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:42:05 +0000

JDTZR – you beat me to it! But note the “antidiscrimination” policy also includes the racist, anti-affirmative-action code phrase “opposed to granting special privileges to anyone.”

Wow. Racist/sexist, misogynistic/anti-freedom, homophobic, anti-First Amendment AND tight-assed Puritans.

Anybody checked out the men’s room stalls at the Farm Bureau lately?

By: JDTZR

JDTZR — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:30:24 +0000

And why is Kentucky Farm Bureau advocating against abortion and pornography in their policies handbook? Isn’t that out of their purview?