Re: Women-Only WONDER WOMAN Screenings Violated the Law

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anim8rfsk wrote

> In article <ydydnRqgO61JvBbE...@giganews.com>,
> BTR1701 <no_e...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Salon grudgingly admits it's illegal for a public business
>> to discriminate on the basis of gender-- even when it's done
>> against men.
>>
>> "As it turns out, the complaints have at least some legal
>> merit..." It's funny how they actually seem surprised that
>> they can't legally discriminate against men.
>>
>>
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>> An Austin movie theater is being accused of violating
>> anti-discrimination laws after promoting women-only
>> screenings of WONDER WOMAN. In June, Alamo Drafthouse, a
>> theater chain, announced it would be holding women-only
>> screenings in Austin. It later expanded those screenings to
>> New York and Denver.
>>
>> Now the chain has apologized for the screenings in a letter
>> to the city. Drafthouse admitted their advocacy of a film
>> screening for women was in violation of anti-discrimination
>> laws in Austin, Texas. The apology follows an outpouring of
>> dissent from men who claim they felt discriminated against,
>> resulting in two official complaints to be filed with the
>> city.
>
> Gee, a letter of apology. Big whoop. Hope they use it
> against them in court.
>
>> "Respondent did not realize that advertising a
>> 'women's-only' screening was a violation of discrimination
>> laws," the theater wrote to the city.
>
> Tough noogies.
>
>> "Respondent has a very strict non-discrimination policy in
>> place, but this policy did NOT include a specific
>> prohibition against advertising."
>
> Um ... what now?
>
>> The complaints were filed by Albany law professor Stephen
>> Clark and an anonymous man. Clark, a gay lawyer specializing
>> in sexual orientation and employment law, explained that the
>> promotion of the screenings didn't sit well with him. "I'm a
>> specialist in anti-discrimination law, so I was fairly
>> certain that this was not lawful," he told MyStatesman. "If
>> they were trying to do a gay-only BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, I
>> would feel the same way."
>>
>> As it turns out, the complaints have at least some legal
>> merit.
>
> Where some merit = blatantly illegal.
>
> Austin city
>> equality codes ban any public accommodation-- such as a
>> movie theater-- from limiting their services for individuals
>> based on factors including race, color, sex, sexual
>> orientation and gender identification. It's a situation even
>> Wonder Woman couldn't fix.
>
> It doesn't need to be *fixed*
>
> I'm impressed they include sex, orientation, and gender ID.
>
>> In an attempt to appease those who complained, the chain is
>> offering to send these men DVDs of WONDER WOMAN and will
>> update their discrimination policies in addition to sending
>> a letter out to their staff. If the men do not accept these
>> terms, the city may launch an investigation into the reports
>> and the theater could face possible repercussions.
>
> As they should. Fines, loss of jobs, prison time, and then
> we'll start in on the civil suits.
>
>> http://www.salon.com/2017/08/08/woman-woman-women-only-
screen
>> ings-lawsuit/
>

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supporter. I hear he's threatening to pull his factorys out
of NOKO if they don't stop their nuclear program.

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