What would the legal beef be in your example. Its not illegal to use the word nigger and if he served him he technicslly did not break the law.
Im not defending the guy in your example but you're attempting yo srgue that it would be illegal and i dont think it would be.
For example say i owned a resteraunt and put up a sign that says we dont like niggers but we do serve them here. While it would be a stupid thing to do im not seeing anything illegal about it.
What your essentially doing is advocating criminalizing unpopular opinions. Imo that is more dangerous than the opinions themselves.
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Long story. Years ago, I investigated a case where a black man, only one employed at a construction company, was laid off despite being there longer than white employees. There was no seniority in the union contract and a worthless union anyway. I am ready to recommend dismissal of the case, when a Hispanic employee -all the others were— asks, “Does it matter that his supervisor referred to him as ‘a nigger’ all the time.” It might, I deadpanned, and looked closer at the case. This was way before computers so I had to look at ledgers and hiring slips for two days. I made a chart that showed that seniority was followed closely, even tho not required. Guy won his case, but not before a classic blunder at the public hearing.
-Did you hear the boss call Mr. Harris a nigger coincidental to his firing?”
-No
-Our attorney says he is not sure Mr. Garcia understands the word coincidental in this context.
-Asked and answered, says the company attorney. Judge agrees.
-The fatal mistake follows, as the company attorney stupidly asks a second time, So you didn’t hear the boss refer to Mr. Harris as a nigger coincidental to the lay off?
-No he came back in and said I finally got rid of that nigger.
Explosions of laughter. Mr. Harris, a fabulous worker by all accounts, won the case.
My point is that if, day the boss had openly called Harris names it might have been ok as to the firing if it followed seniority, tho creating a hostile work environment that caused him to walk out would have likely made the company liable. I don’t know if this translates from employment law to public accommodations law, however, but think lawyers on both sides would love to have a crack at such a case, where the store owner treats his customers to racial epithets, but still sells them chips.