Charities and theaters are not equal entities, and are bound by different laws. Charities can choose their members and choose whether to accept donations; theaters are public businesses legally required to serve the public without prejudice. Like a private citizen, a charity can book a venue and decide who gets in; a…

Tell me what was hypocritical or sexist in my original post.

Right, but that's why you would invite the charity to run their own night by giving them the venue for free or at a deep discount, instead of having the public business support a political agenda in the name of charity. It is a big difference, and politics aside, it's something the owner of a venue should know.

Invitation-only in this case meaning that the charity or organization would control the guest list. A theater is a public place which cannot choose whether it sells a ticket on a customer-by-customer basis. A charity booking the entire venue and choosing who gets in is completely different, however, e.g., the theater…

What did you find hypocritical, sexist, et cetera?

Out of curiosity, what would you even take offense to from my post?

Don't forget to compensate for the wage gap!

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You sure she wouldn't be more like, "Oh, now they're promoting events where certain audience members are preferred over others?"

Private citizens and special interest groups buy out venues for invitation-only events all the time. Ever go to a wedding? Venues love that, because it takes pressure off promotions for that time. You could actually buy out Disney World for a day, and invite only the people you want there.

Tell that to Dorothy Dandridge.

He's not a private citizen, he's a retailer. He owns the theater and was selling them to women only. That's certainly a civil rights issue.

Gee, Barsanti, doesn't sound like you're biased at all on the matter.

It'll be addressed and stamped.

But, a 24-year-old rapper has something to say about it!

Just what I was gonna say.

So using the word in the story is okay, when someone else using the word was the problem in the first place?

Please, Hammer, don't hurt 'em

But he is not a porn star!

GREAT SCOT!