Some people like to complain. Seriously, though, it is illegal to deny her service. I know it seems like a piddling thing but the law has to be applied equally. That’s the kicker. In terms of legality, he’s no different than a white store owner that refuses to serve a black customer or a pharmacist that won’t fill a…

Any place that requires an application and payment to join isn’t open to the public. A rec center with a pick up basketball game and a weight room is open to the public, Curves isn’t. Same way the local BDSM playhouse isn’t open to the public but the local sex toy emporium is. Different rules apply. But any man that…

Then he has to do what he needs to do to legally to keep his estrogen free zone. It’s not hypocritical or moving the goal posts to point out just why some discrimination law suits have been beneficial and can be considered necessary even if I don’t always agree with them. The point about minorities missing…

It’s not about feeling better. The law says a business that’s open to the public cannot discriminate based on sex, race, or religion. They cannot refuse to cut a woman’s hair because she is a woman. That’s it, that’s all. Don’t like it, take it up with the courts. Luckily we’ll all free to discriminate against dense,…

You first. If they want to be dude-only they need to do the work to establish that legally. You know, like a responsible adult business owner. Or, better yet, act like adults, cut her hair, and then do the leg work to make sure no other women invade their sanctum.

The lawsuits aren’t frivolous necessarily because I think that in the case of exclusive golf clubs, professional organizations, etc...you can make the case that closing the ranks to minorities effectively cuts them out of opportunities. It’s about breaking down the racist, sexist old boys club. It’s less of a big deal…

If it’s a private club they can exclude who they want to. If I want to start a private social club for fat girls into Hello Kitty, I can do so and I can choose to not offer membership to skinny dudes that like Star Wars. If I open a store that sells Hello Kitty stuff, I can’t refuse to sell a plushie to a black male…

The difference is that ladies-only gyms are like private clubs - members pay for access to the equipment and environment. It’s not a business that’s open to the general public. If you have a business like a barbershop, bakery, etc...you are subject to anti-discrimination laws. You can’t refuse to provide a service to…

I really really want to know why you were reading a French police report. Is it for a project? I’m on a true crime binge right now and I’m mostly sticking to early 19th century and earlier stuff and this seems right up there.

When I had my head shaved I went to a barbershop. I loved it. Quick service, a great cut, and way cheaper than going to a salon. Plus I didn’t have to deal with the smell of perm and acrylic.

It’s a general business and isn’t allowed to discriminate by sex, race, etc. Private clubs, like gyms, can be male or female only because they’re not open to the public. If the barber shop wants to be men only as a rule, they need to reclassify themselves as a private club and have people become members.

It’s likely that a coworker complained that she wasn’t pulling her weight during drinks service. If the other tasks were necessary and she was essentially doing things that helped it’s one thing. It’s a whole other thing if she was just sitting by while her coworkers picked up the slack. I’d be a little miffed too.

It’s all part of the same nativist mindset and is still a double standard and a more subtle way of being bigoted.

It’s the meaningful look that makes all of the difference.

Yet those are the same people that swear people using any language but English is devisive. As if someone speaking Spanish, Hindi, Farsi or any other language is somehow a personal offense. And of course it’s always the brown languages (for lack of a better term). I rarely hear these bottom feeders complaining about…

What do you want to bet she never said anything about her kids not eating green foods when she ordered the food. Apparently people should just know these things. Especially since green peppers are pretty much universal in all kinds of food.

I would have been done for the rest of the day. At least you didn’t find him with your foot

Meanie. Now I’m going to have to spray the hell out of everything with Ortho Home Defense

One of those fuckers scurried out from a stack of papers on my husband’s side of the bed. I liked to think my brave kitties caught and ate it but they usually fail to live up to their reputations as the world’s greatest hunters. Needless to say I’m thinking of sleeping on the couch.

Very strange and kind of disturbing but age play just kind of squicks me out anyway. That actual teens are into it just makes me wonder how many older people are just a bit too interested in having an actual teen baby girl as opposed to an adult woman in pig tails.