'Men-only' dining outlawed: Court rejects claims men dined nude

[rawstory]

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'Men only' dining outlawed

AP in New Orleans
Thursday July 8, 2004
The Guardian

The Louisiana supreme court has ordered a country club to open its men-only restaurant to women, rejecting claims that members sometimes dined there in the nude.

"In the 21st century, it is simply archaic to cite protection of women from the sights and sounds of a locker-room environment as an excuse for excluding them from the public dining area as it exists in this country club," Justice John L Weimer said in a ruling for the court.

The decision upheld an appeal court ruling against Southern Trace Country Club in Shreveport. The club has three restaurants, but only the Men's Grille is open on Sundays. According to the high court, the club failed to prove its claim that allowing women into the restaurant would violate men's privacy.

Judge Weimer noted a privacy screen was often put between restaurant and locker room so women could dine in the restaurant. Witnesses had testified some men ate at the restaurant dressed in a towel or nothing, but that violated the club's dress code requiring "casual but appropriate attire" in dining areas, the judge said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1256345,00.html

[aquart]

1. Skewered with their own rules. Love it.

Naked dining, my ass.

[Beaker]

3. speaking of ass...

i'd hate to be the next person to use the chair after the naked guy...

[slappypan]

2. old excuse

In the 1950s, my aunt, a talented graphic artist, was denied employment at a large advertising agency on the grounds that on hot summer days the men in the studio preferred to work without their clothes on. I'll just bet they did.

[rawstory]

4. typical

it does seem a typical excuse, doesn't it? from time immemorial.

[truthisfreedom]

5. so what's the problem? 8^)

[splat]

6. Drudge Retort

Drudge Retort -- at drudge.com/weblog.htmlbloglike interface as well.

Worth a look.

[Dardi]

7. dupe

this was posted a day or 2 ago.