I eat meat, sometimes pork. I'm trying to cut back as a personal choice but I know people who insist that meat is vital to human health (not sure I agree with that). Just because Vegans, Jews and Muslims cant co-sign that shit doesn't mean they hate me.

A professional musician who feels uncomfortable with omnivore things or pork things, religion or otherwise, shouldn't be forced to sing at the grand opening of Bill's Bacon Shop.

Nor should she be put out of the singing business or boycotted or have her reputation destroyed.

That's different from hating Bill or just denying him common services BECAUSE he eats meat. If Bill went to a vegan-owned bar and was refused a drink because he's a known meat-eater, that's COMPLETELY different from a Vegan or Muslim copywriter declining to pen promotional materials for the Bacon Shop which goes directly against their personal beliefs.

If a photographer or graphic designer is bothered by alcohol, they shouldn't be forced to create a website or poster for the Vegan-owned bar.

A person not wanting to participate or contribute to the actual thing that makes them uneasy is completely different from them just not wanting anything to do with you as a person in any context because of who you are.

I don't know one person on this planet who I agree with everything they're about, nor do I know one person who can co-sign everything I'm about. Stuff that I would say is an intrinsic part of who I am and they don't get it. That doesn't stop me from loving many people dearly and being loved.

Just because people don't understand a part of you or have personal moral hangups about something you believe in doesn't mean they hate you.

I know there are still places in this country where interracial marriage is widely frowned upon and people are under the ridiculous impression that it is unhealthy. I would have a serious problem if my fiance and I couldn't get a sandwich or safely walk down the street in such places. But am I going to try and force someone who feels uneasy about our relationahip to DJ the wedding? Or if they refuse, have them put out of business and assault their reputation nationally? That's me being an asshole, particularly when there are so many other DJs out there.

If a mechanic refuses to tow or fix a broken down car because the car owner smokes or likes Hallmark movies, they're an asshole. If an actor is forced to play a role in a Hallmark movie despite an aversion to corn, Hallmark is the asshole.