Peterson said in a statement provided to NBC. “We stand by our decision as a privately owned bookstore to determine what titles and merchandise are suitable for our shelves or easily accessible by young children."

Mr Peterson, you absolutely have that right to do what you want with your own store. However, that won’t insulate you from the consequences of your actions when your employees quit rather than capitulate to your bigotry and your customers evaporate for the same reason. Even from a business point of view, you might want to look at sales numbers for the Republican views you’re courting. Far fewer buy books than your previous, more open minded, clientele.

Ah yes, the Florida panhandle. The low key redneckiest part of the US. You’d think it’d be somewhere in Arkansas or Alabama, but you’d be wrong Those rednecks congregate in the redneck riviera for some sun in the sun, making the panhandle the absolute worst.

PS: The sad part is, that area is also has the best beaches in the continental United States, but a lot of the people that go there truly suck.

Florida is the worse state

Have they looked around lately? They need to quit the whole fucking state.

“We couldn’t allow gay patrons inside of the bookstore anymore. Think of the children.”

it only responded to complaints about age-inappropriate content visible to children.

so they removed titles…

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