refused entry for wearing shorts, yet girlfriend allowed access in shorts?

boredatwork82

I walked up to a nightclub tonight in shorts. the girl i was going in with had even shorter shorts. she was allowed entry, and i was refused because i was wearing shorts. surely this is discrimination. i understand why i was refused and she wasnt. but is it legal and how does one go about dealing with sexual discrimination, is it a civil, or criminal matter?

Riesen_Meal

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I walked up to a nightclub tonight in shorts. the girl i was going in with had even shorter shorts. she was allowed entry, and i was refused because i was wearing shorts. surely this is discrimination. i understand why i was refused and she wasnt. but is it legal and how does one go about dealing with sexual discrimination, is it a civil, or criminal matter?

Not discrimination unfortunately,

At the end of the day it's at the management/bouncer/clubs discretion who they let into their establishment, I know it sucks, but I don't think you have a leg to stand on.....

What you going to do? Bring them to court for not letting you in?

Chalk it down to experience and don't bother frequenting the place again...

moc moc a moc

Fieldog wrote: »

Not discrimination

It's discrimination based on gender, violating the Equal Status Act.

john the one

moc moc a moc wrote: »

It's discrimination based on gender, violating the Equal Status Act.

The problem here is prove it.

Zambia

I walked into a bar shirtless.

My missus walked in shirtless and was thrown out.

Is that gender discrimination?

Riesen_Meal

john the one wrote: »

The problem here is prove it.

Exactly....

I believe this is a simple dress code issue. I have been refused entry to a club wearing jeans and runners, whereas a lot of my male friends were inside wearing exactly that. Take it up with social norms.

smellmepower

If you want to get in somewhere don't give the door staff an obvious reason to refuse you like wearing shorts,being pissed or acting the bollocks.Common sense stuff like.

boredatwork82

Sorry folks, but as I said I understand why I wasn't let in. Social norms, dress code etc and all that.
I have bounced for years so I know the drill.
But I still feel that it is discrimination based on gender. I could be the male 2014 version of Rosa Parks.
As I sit here in work hungover and now typing this I feel victimized, might have to give Joe Duffy a call.

I don't feel hard done by, but how would one go about about balancing the world and gaining equal rights for men. We are now second class citizens.

3DataModem

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Sorry folks, but as I said I understand why I wasn't let in. Social norms, dress code etc and all that.
I have bounced for years so I know the drill.
But I still feel that it is discrimination based on gender. I could be the male 2014 version of Rosa Parks.
As I sit here in work hungover and now typing this I feel victimized, might have to give Joe Duffy a call.

I don't feel hard done by, but how would one go about about balancing the world and gaining equal rights for men. We are now second class citizens.

If your next step is "ring Joe Duffy" then your argument is in invalid.

No Pants

boredatwork82 wrote: »

We are now second class citizens.

We most certainly are not.

BornToKill

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I could be the male 2014 version of Rosa Parks.

You aren't.

top floor

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I could be the male 2014 version of Rosa Parks.
As I sit here in work hungover and now typing this I feel victimized, might have to give Joe Duffy a call.

No. You should sue the pants off them !

FISMA

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I walked up to a nightclub tonight in shorts. the girl i was going in with had even shorter shorts. she was allowed entry, and i was refused because i was wearing shorts. surely this is discrimination. i understand why i was refused and she wasnt. but is it legal and how does one go about dealing with sexual discrimination, is it a civil, or criminal matter?

Maybe the bouncer liked your girlfriend?

Arthur Beesley

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I walked up to a nightclub tonight in shorts. the girl i was going in with had even shorter shorts. she was allowed entry, and i was refused because i was wearing shorts. surely this is discrimination. i understand why i was refused and she wasnt. but is it legal and how does one go about dealing with sexual discrimination, is it a civil, or criminal matter?

Are you female also?

BeatlesFan1992

There's this pub that I often go too and I'm always getting refused. It's not because if what I wear either because it does be casual, but dressy casual. Even with ID they always refuse me but when I am with a certain friend, or group of friends, they always let me in.

I think bouncers/pubs/clubs just like to be picky and choosy as who they like to accept in.

Another club I go too, I'm always asked for ID and questioned and after being in the club for a while, I notice that there does be people under 18 in the place.

It's not YOU they have the problem with. They just, sometimes, like to make the rule up as they go along.

Santa Cruz

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Are you female also?

Also keep your zip closed. A dead man never fell out a window

leeroybrown

It's a dress code and society issue not a gender issue. Shorts aren't an accepted item of clothing for a man to wear out. Short are an accepted item of clothing for a woman to wear out.

FreudianSlippers

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I could be the male 2014 version of Rosa Parks.

PMSL