July 02, 2004

More on Cromasaig

This story has really taken off over here. Both Stephen Nock and Tom Forrest were guests on the Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2, though not simultaneously. There were other guests - all of whom were homosexual. They were, of course, all outraged that this man would have some sort of choice concerning behaviours permitted in his own home. None of the guests on the show could grasp that Cromasaig is this man's home. They compared him to Nazis (comparing themselves the Jews, of course) and racists.

All of the guests also ignored the fact that the Forests have hosted many gay and lesbian couples. They have nothing against them personally. Tom Forrest even conceded that some of them many commit acts against nature in one of the twin beds. His point was that he drew the line where he chose to draw it in his own home.

Posted by david at July 2, 2004 01:49 AM | TrackBack
Comments

If you are making money from a business letting out rooms where you live it is obviously no longer just "your home". If you wish to discriminate against other people don't be in the hotel business. That is your right.

Posted by: sejam at July 14, 2004 10:59 PM

I disagree. I rented a room from some friends for about 6 weeks some years ago. They made money, but it was still their home. Even more so, the occupancy of one room in a house for one or two nights by a paying stranger does not take away the owner's rights to his own home.

Tom Forrest made the point over and over on the Jeremy Vine show that he is not in the hotel business. He runs a bed and breakfast. A B&B is not the same as a hotel.

Posted by: Dave at July 14, 2004 11:20 PM