Poor Philadelphians...... lol

[driverunknown]

Originally posted by 94RedSiGal@Jun 2 2004, 02:09 PM
I know that I got my job at Merlin Metalworks because I was cool and a girl.

Equal work laws pwn you.

 

[TurboMirage]

nothing to do with the post but...

pennsylvania is teh shittiest state. ever.

 

[94RedSiGal]

Originally posted by Frankie P.@Jun 2 2004, 02:43 PM
By the double standard I meant, a gay person or minority don't want to be treated any different than another person, yet they complain they don't have enough rights.

Happier now.... ? *sigh*

'Ladies Night' Discount Axed in N.J. Bars

TRENTON, N.J. — The state's top civil rights official has ruled that taverns cannot offer discounts to women on "ladies nights," agreeing with a man who claimed such gender-based promotions discriminated against men.

David R. Gillespie said it was not fair for women to get into the Coastline nightclub for free and receive discounted drinks while men paid a $5 cover charge and full price for drinks.

In his ruling Tuesday, J. Frank Vespa-Papaleo, director of the state Division on Civil Rights, rejected arguments by the nightclub that ladies nights were a legitimate promotion. Commercial interests do not override the "important social policy objective of eradicating discrimination," he ruled.

Gov. James E. McGreevey criticized the decision, calling it "bureaucratic nonsense."

"It is an overreaction that reflects a complete lack of common sense and good judgment," McGreevey said in a statement.

The governor does not have the authority directly rescind the ruling. But he met with state Attorney General Peter C. Harvey on Wednesday, telling him that the civil rights division had better things to do with its time, said Micah Rasmussen, a spokesman for McGreevey.

A spokesman for Harvey did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

The ruling specifically addressed the weekly ladies nights at the Coastline in Cherry Hill, but it carries the force of a court decision and applies statewide. Vespa-Papaleo said state officials would write formal rules after a public hearing.

The restaurant's attorney, Colleen Ready, did not immediately return a telephone message left Wednesday by The Associated Press.

Courts in other states have issued divergent opinions on such promotions.

Judges in Pennsylvania and Iowa have said similar events are illegal, but courts in Illinois and Washington state have said that ladies nights are permissible because they do not discriminate against men but rather encourage women to attend.

 

[Havok]

Originally posted by 94RedSiGal+Jun 2 2004, 11:12 PM-->

Frankie P.

@Jun 2 2004, 02:43 PM
By the double standard I meant, a gay person or minority don't want to be treated any different than another person, yet they complain they don't have enough rights.

Happier now.... ? *sigh*

These news threads are pissing me off...link it, don't keep quoting it!

 

[TurboMirage]

if they piss you off, dont click on them.

stfu. <_<

 

[Frankie P.]

Still not happy, it is only one bar. Until I get tits and a pussy, I will be treated differently and pay full price for alcohol.

 

[94RedSiGal]

Originally posted by Havok@Jun 3 2004, 12:14 AM
These news threads are pissing me off...link it, don't keep quoting it!

Well your "NO" pic is much more annoying that my news copy. I hate clicking on links to only text pages... and also some of these threads last longer than the links are active...


BTW... you can just skip over my threads in the future. I won't mind.