FEMALE clubbers were refused entry into Havana nightclub on Saturday night for being too fat. Police were called to calm the situation outside the Halkett Street club as bouncers and manager Martin Sayers allegedly told women to ‘go away and lose some weight’.
Over 20 women are expected to give statements to the police today and a Facebook page, labelled Havana Club Jersey Discrimination and using an image from US cartoon Family Guy, has already attracted over 100 supporters calling for Islanders to boycott the club.
Georgina Mason was one of the ladies refused entry. The 23-year-old, who works for Lloyds TSB, had been enjoying a night out with friends when it turned sour.
‘About five or six or us got to Havana at about 11.30 pm and the bouncers said we were not allowed in because we were too big. I told them not to be ridiculous and asked to speak to the manager,’ she said.
‘When the manager came out he would not look at me directly but said that they had received too many complaints about fat people and he told me: “Go and lose some weight before you can come in – fat people are bad for business.”
Jul-30-2008 13:51
MrJiveBoJingles
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
The libertarian in me says that the club is private property, which means that the owners are perfectly within their rights to refuse or grant entry to anyone they please.
Jul-30-2008 13:59
iammesol
Burnt out and grown up
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Atlanta, USA
^ my thoughts exactly
Jul-30-2008 14:03
Ivand
look under my location
Registered: Aug 2005
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
The libertarian in me says that the club is private property, which means that the owners are perfectly within their rights to refuse or grant entry to anyone they please.
not only the libertarian, im sure your common sense tells you that too
for gods sake, if you are going to any place to spend YOUR money and they wont let you in, just go to another place and spend it there y ya!
whats the fucking point of calling discrimination if it is private property and they did not purchase any entry tickets or anything guaranteeing entrance. Also most (all) clubs reserve the right to admit anybody, is printed in 99% of the flyers.
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Jul-30-2008 14:05
chach
muppets
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: babie
Just let them in and ridicule them to tears.
Jul-30-2008 14:12
MrJiveBoJingles
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
There's also a gender angle on this: the article says nothing about fat men being refused entry, and I kind of doubt that they were.
In a club owner's eyes, maybe a fat woman is worse for business than a fat man.
Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
There's also a gender angle on this: the article says nothing about fat men being refused entry, and I kind of doubt that they were.
In a club owner's eyes, maybe a fat woman is worse for business than a fat man.
because it is?
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Jul-30-2008 14:22
T-Soma
The Sky Was Pink...
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Chair
Exactly, but your all missing the most important part of this.
No one likes fat chicks.
Jul-30-2008 14:28
Acton
Like a FCKNG BIRD
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: London
quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
No one likes fat chicks.
I slightly disagree, and i would like to ammend it to "No one likes a club full of fat chicks"
There like wasps, when they are on there own they are OK, not a problem, but if there are too many of them, they become a menace and require extermination.
No FAT Chicks
