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Alamo Drafthouse Update: Lawsuit Filed
Sigh...
This weekend, the critically acclaimed Wonder Woman movie adaptation is breaking barriers and a few box office records. But some men are alleging that the balls-barred, women-only screenings of the film are breaking the law.
Last week, the Alamo Drafthouse announced women-only Wonder Woman screenings at its original location in Austin, Texas. Their popularity led Alamo to bring similar screenings for women and those who identify as women to other markets, including Brooklyn which sold out three screenings that will benefit Planned Parenthood. The famously lively movie theater chain tweaked whiners who complained on social media that the screenings were discriminatory—and that attracted the attention of Albany Law School professor Stephen Clark.
"There was a vibrant argument happening on Facebook. But when the theater responded to complaints, they were pretty snide about it and willing to mock anyone who had a complaint and that really struck me," he told the Washington Post. And after looking at Austin's city code, he filed a complaint with a city agency.
He alleged that the Drafthouse’s women-only event — as it was described in the theater’s advertising — discriminated against male customers based on their gender. Citing the theater’s promise to staff only women at the events, Clark also alleged that the Drafthouse was illegally engaging in employment discrimination.
“It’s the principle of the thing,” he told The Post. “I’m a gay man, and I’ve studied and taught gay rights for years. Our gay bars have long said that you do not exclude people because they’re gay or straight or transgender — you just can’t do that for any reason.”
“We have to deal with the bachelorette parties that come to the gay bar,” he added. “They’re terribly disruptive, but if you forbid women from coming to a gay bar, you’re starting down a slippery slope. It’s discrimination.”
http://gothamist.com/2017/06/03/wonder_woman_human_rights_complaint.php
Last week, the Alamo Drafthouse announced women-only Wonder Woman screenings at its original location in Austin, Texas. Their popularity led Alamo to bring similar screenings for women and those who identify as women to other markets, including Brooklyn which sold out three screenings that will benefit Planned Parenthood. The famously lively movie theater chain tweaked whiners who complained on social media that the screenings were discriminatory—and that attracted the attention of Albany Law School professor Stephen Clark.
"There was a vibrant argument happening on Facebook. But when the theater responded to complaints, they were pretty snide about it and willing to mock anyone who had a complaint and that really struck me," he told the Washington Post. And after looking at Austin's city code, he filed a complaint with a city agency.
He alleged that the Drafthouse’s women-only event — as it was described in the theater’s advertising — discriminated against male customers based on their gender. Citing the theater’s promise to staff only women at the events, Clark also alleged that the Drafthouse was illegally engaging in employment discrimination.
“It’s the principle of the thing,” he told The Post. “I’m a gay man, and I’ve studied and taught gay rights for years. Our gay bars have long said that you do not exclude people because they’re gay or straight or transgender — you just can’t do that for any reason.”
“We have to deal with the bachelorette parties that come to the gay bar,” he added. “They’re terribly disruptive, but if you forbid women from coming to a gay bar, you’re starting down a slippery slope. It’s discrimination.”
http://gothamist.com/2017/06/03/wonder_woman_human_rights_complaint.php
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OH, the horror!
At those events, for instance, women might pay only half price for drinks and/or not be charged a cover. Should these gender-specific practices be outlawed?
