A West Virginia Bakery Lets Haters Eat Their Words
metroweekly.comJune 1 Facebook post from the Charleston, W.V., Rock City Cake Co. doesn’t seem at all out of place.“Happy Pride Month everyone!” the post begins, accompanied by a rainbow retooling of the bakery’s logo.
It’s a relatively benign post, though just a bit more affirming than anything the bakery had posted in past Pride seasons.“We want to extend our hand to EVERYONE to always feel comfortable, safe, and welcome in our establishment.
I’ve always said a slice of cake brings everyone to a seat at the table together, whether we agree on things or not.”While the post continues in the same spirit of goodwill, that’s not how it was universally received.
Bakery co-owner Morgan Morrison told Metro Weekly that she expected some measure of blowback, but it might have been the post calling the bakery owners “sick freaks” that broke this baker’s metaphoric back.“It went right through me,” recalls Morrison, who owns the bakery with her partner, Cortney Marsh. “I tried to be nice to [the poster], but it got under my skin.
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