well, the club is on university's land. and accepts tax breaks, too, as a student organization. etc etc. i am arguing the devil's advocacy here. when i was there it would not occur to me to try and gain entry into a men's club - it seemed silly, even as i was fairly left then, i was not civic-minded, like that Sally Frank person ( a scary woman) - who would say that my inertness was part of the oppression i was under, but i did not feel oppressed one bit, and was even invited to dances and dates in that club ( i was smazlivaya) - i just took it for granted that there are boy's clubs, period, and it did not disturb me. now, in Sally's defence - those clubs are part of the greater university, are financially and physically dependent on the university. so although i disliked her and her kampf - in the end, she was right.
that's what i mean by our hypocrisy, my hypocrisy - she was right, and yet i did not like her nor the lesbians that provoked the bakery. the bakery was a carefully chosen target, as was the Ivy club.
as to leasing, etc - this is a weak argument. money is of no consequence. what makes a real difference is the definition of a "public space" or a "public service" . i wish we had a good lawyer here to explain better than i ever could. in short - in court ( no pun intended) - any private business or event using public resources like garbage disposal and heating - can be in theory sued for using discriminatory admission tactics. those tactics will be tolerated for decades - until there is a whistle-blower, informant or a crusader who disturbs the equilibrium until the eggs cannot be unscrambled.
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as to hijab appreciation, i .. am speechless. not sure about white shaming, sounds like a joke.
how can they tell jewish from an arab?? they usually can't!!
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Date: 2016-02-21 08:09 pm (UTC)that's what i mean by our hypocrisy, my hypocrisy - she was right, and yet i did not like her nor the lesbians that provoked the bakery. the bakery was a carefully chosen target, as was the Ivy club.
as to leasing, etc - this is a weak argument. money is of no consequence. what makes a real difference is the definition of a "public space" or a "public service" . i wish we had a good lawyer here to explain better than i ever could. in short - in court ( no pun intended) - any private business or event using public resources like garbage disposal and heating - can be in theory sued for using discriminatory admission tactics. those tactics will be tolerated for decades - until there is a whistle-blower, informant or a crusader who disturbs the equilibrium until the eggs cannot be unscrambled.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
as to hijab appreciation, i .. am speechless. not sure about white shaming, sounds like a joke.
how can they tell jewish from an arab?? they usually can't!!