London nightclub called "Dstrkt" blocks Black Fat Women going in.

[arista]

Just featured on ITV1 London news

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3254503/Women-turned-away-London-nightclub-popular-Kim-Kardashian-Jay-Z-dark-overweight.html
Video of a protest on the link


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/09/30/08/2CEC6B4F00000578-3254503-Refused_entry_Zalika_Miller_far_left_is_pictured_w ith_her_friend-a-44_1443597642794.jpg
4 Young Black Women - Refused entry to the club.

[Cherie]

What a prat the manager is

[arista]

What a prat the manager is


Yes we viewed his face through the Window.


I would sack him then let any color in
even if fat.
As they drink more
K ching

[Crimson Dynamo]

The name of the club

:facepalm:

[arista]

The Staff call them Chocolate women
as their code - Fools

[Samuel.]

This isn't uncommon. Certain clubs will turn you down for not being attractive enough, or if you're male and they want the gender ratio to be in favour of females so the club looks more appealing, and so on.

It's awful and disgusting but I'm not in any way surprised.

[JoshBB]

The Staff call them Chocolate women
as their code - Fools

smh

they're not even fat

[arista]

smh

they're not even fat



I know
one was just on BBC London News
she looked Fab


The owner said he was just made aware of it
and is now looking into it

[Jessica.]

They just look like normal people :shrug: Weird rules for a club, they are just missing out on extra customers.

[Ninastar]

This isn't uncommon. Certain clubs will turn you down for not being attractive enough, or if you're male and they want the gender ratio to be in favour of females so the club looks more appealing, and so on.

It's awful and disgusting but I'm not in any way surprised.

this tbh

Those women are beautiful. the manager of this club sounds disgusting.

[arista]

They just look like normal people :shrug: Weird rules for a club, they are just missing out on extra customers.



Its Against The Law to Block Women
because of their color.

The Owner Must Sack the Cocky Manager

[Northern Monkey]

Well i've been knocked back from clubs for not being gay!I asked how they knew and they "could just tell".I used to like those clubs cos they opened late and the music was good.

[JoshBB]

Well i've been knocked back from clubs for not being gay!I asked how they knew and they "could just tell".I used to like those clubs cos they opened late and the music was good.

How many clubs have done this? It doesn't sound common, I've heard stories of gay people bringing their friends to these clubs with no problem :shrug:

[Will.]

Will1999 is not happy about this...


Why are they branded as fat?

[Amy Jade]

Well i've been knocked back from clubs for not being gay!I asked how they knew and they "could just tell".I used to like those clubs cos they opened late and the music was good.

I know somebody who was turned away from a gay club in Liverpool because he was straight, they were willing to let three girls in but not the guy. Weird policy.

[Northern Monkey]

How many clubs have done this? It doesn't sound common, I've heard stories of gay people bringing their friends to these clubs with no problem :shrug:This was around 10 years ago.It was only one club.They had previously let me in before but when different bouncers took over they would'nt let me in.

[Crimson Dynamo]

they are a bit ugly and one looks like a bloke. probs just wanted to lower the munter quotient

[Livia]

People get turned away from clubs all the time. Why is this suddenly news?

[arista]

People get turned away from clubs all the time. Why is this suddenly news?


Because they are Black

[Cherie]

People get turned away from clubs all the time. Why is this suddenly news?

Because he asked for photographs before hand and then asked them to stand back while he looked them over, he also engaged in a text conversation where he said the "chocolate" women had to be above average looking to get in, but it didn't matter with white women it's a bit different to someone rocking up half pissed or people turned away because they are wearing inappropriate footwear.

[Niamh.]

disgusting behaviour

[Livia]

Because he asked for photographs before hand and then asked them to stand back while he looked them over, he also engaged in a text conversation where he said the "chocolate" women had to be above average looking to get in, but it didn't matter with white women it's a bit different to someone rocking up half pissed or people turned away because they are wearing inappropriate footwear.

Like I said... it's not the first time women have been turned away for how they look. Including white women.

[Niamh.]

Like I said... it's not the first time women have been turned away for how they look. Including white women.

And if this was a thread about white women being turned away, they would equally be getting sympathy from people

[Livia]

And if this was a thread about white women being turned away, they would equally be getting sympathy from people

I don't doubt that. It's just that it's been going on for years! I remember my cousin weeping into my mother's lap because she couldn't get into a club in the West End. Was it because she was Jewish? No... it was because she was a female and apparently not 'hot' enough. I don't see this as an insult to black women, I see it as an insult to women in general, it's not any worse because they're black.

[Niamh.]

I don't doubt that. It's just that it's been going on for years! I remember my cousin weeping into my mother's lap because she couldn't get into a club in the West End. Was it because she was Jewish? No... it was because she was a female and apparently not 'hot' enough. I don't see this as an insult to black women, I see it as an insult to women in general, it's not any worse because they're black.

well tbf it does say that their colour was mentioned. I understand it's not just a problem to do with their skin, it's because they're women too but say If I were in London off to a club and I heard the bouncer say that they only let particularly good looking Irish girls in, I think I'd be more offended by the fact that I was being discriminated against because of my nationality than on how good looking I was. Obviously both things are offensive though

[Livia]

well tbf it does say that their colour was mentioned. I understand it's not just a problem to do with their skin, it's because they're women too but say If I were in London off to a club and I heard the bouncer say that they only let particularly good looking Irish girls in, I think I'd be more offended by the fact that I was being discriminated against because of my nationality than on how good looking I was. Obviously both things are offensive though

Anyone who stops any woman going anywhere because of the way she looks should expect to have his nipples twisted till he squeals. I'm making this law when I take over the country...

[Niamh.]

Anyone who stops any woman going anywhere because of the way she looks should expect to have his nipples twisted till he squeals. I'm making this law when I take over the country...

excellent :hee:

[Northern Monkey]

Anyone who stops any woman going anywhere because of the way she looks should expect to have his nipples twisted till he squeals. I'm making this law when I take over the country...That sounds like fun!I might become a bouncer when this law comes in:cheer2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

i would stop all very fat people from travelling on planes for a kick off

[Samuel.]

I don't doubt that. It's just that it's been going on for years! I remember my cousin weeping into my mother's lap because she couldn't get into a club in the West End. Was it because she was Jewish? No... it was because she was a female and apparently not 'hot' enough. I don't see this as an insult to black women, I see it as an insult to women in general, it's not any worse because they're black.

This goes beyond even gender. As I say, men face it too. You're more likely to get into a top club as a woman than you are as a man. It's just all kinds of ****ty.

[Niamh.]

This goes beyond even gender. As I say, men face it too. You're more likely to get into a top club as a woman than you are as a man. It's just all kinds of ****ty.

Indeed. It's certainly something that needs looking at imo. You have all these cases of hotels being taken to court for refusing gay couples and bakeries etc etc (which is right imo) and I'm sure if they refused people because of their gender or colour it would be the same but Nightclubs seem to be untouchable in this regard. I wonder why that is? :think:

[Livia]

This goes beyond even gender. As I say, men face it too. You're more likely to get into a top club as a woman than you are as a man. It's just all kinds of ****ty.

I suppose... I didn't even look at it like that because of the topic of the story.

Why would anyone want to go to a place like that and spend their hard-earned cash?

[Cherie]

Like I said... it's not the first time women have been turned away for how they look. Including white women.

Not disagreeing, but do they all have evidence in writing of discrimination to back up their claim, how this could not be a news story is more to the point..

[Livia]

Not disagreeing, but do they all have evidence in writing of discrimination to back up their claim, how this could not be a news story is more to the point..

For a story with back up, there are a lot of "she claimed" and "allegedly"s in there.

[Cherie]

For a story with back up, there are a lot of "she claimed" and "allegedly"s in there.

I might google and find it for you if I can be arsed, it was shown on the London news last night, I find it quite hilarious that you think I'm making it up :laugh:

[Livia]

I might google and find it for you if I can be arsed, it was shown on the London news last night, I find it quite hilarious that you think I'm making it up :laugh:

No, I don't think you're making it up! I just haven't seen it for myself. I would be interested to see.

[arista]

From ITV1 London news



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USA R&B star Omarion
was due to perform at the Club Tonight but pulled out
getting big thanks on his twitter

[arista]

The Owner is a Fool this has gone Global
Sack the Manager , change bad staff
Fast

Or Shut your Mutha Fecking Club Down


Feel The Force

[Dollface]

They're attractive girls (imo) and not fat, so wth, no-one should be turned away for the way they look, that is just ridiculous

[armand.kay]

I will never understand why the black community continue to have this mentality that the darker you are the uglier.

[armand.kay]

"if they're dark they need to be extra pretty" disgusting tbh.

[AnnieK]

Well i've been knocked back from clubs for not being gay!I asked how they knew and they "could just tell".I used to like those clubs cos they opened late and the music was good.

The bars in the Village inManchester regularly turn straight people away, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights.

[Northern Monkey]

The bars in the Village inManchester regularly turn straight people away, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights.It's ridiculous.
I'm calling 'reverse homophobia':laugh:
Imagine if bouncers turned away someone for being gay.There would be an uproar!

[Brother Leon]

Me and my mates have been turned away several times due to "security reasons" aka, you are a group of ethnic guys,sorry. Pretty ****ed up to be deemed fat and unable to go in though..

[kirklancaster]

No, I don't think you're making it up! I just haven't seen it for myself. I would be interested to see.

I wouldn't worry about it Ammi.(EDIT! I mean LIV - God knows why I put Ammi? ) From my posts on Benefit Cheats to Radical Immigrants, I have been mocked and accused of being a liar, despite such posts being my own direct experience.

[Cherie]

I wouldn't worry about it Ammi. From my posts on Benefit Cheats to Radical Immigrants, I have been mocked and accused of being a liar, despite such posts being my own direct experience.

:joker: Have you been on the sauce Kirk?

[lostalex]

If it were 4 white women that were just as ugly and fat and wearing the same clothes i think they would have been turned away too.

I don't think this racist.

[Jamie89]

How many clubs have done this? It doesn't sound common, I've heard stories of gay people bringing their friends to these clubs with no problem :shrug:

Very common depending on where you are. I used to live in Manchester and I'd see it every weekend, people getting turned away from some bars on canal street for being straight. It really bothered me but a lot of the gay guys would say it was a good thing because straight people shouldn't be there. I even worked at one of the bars briefly and the manager would always say he hated it when straight people came in and would be really snarky when serving them.

[lostalex]

Very common depending on where you are. I used to live in Manchester and I'd see it every weekend, people getting turned away from some bars on canal street for being straight. It really bothered me but a lot of the gay guys would say it was a good thing because straight people shouldn't be there. I even worked at one of the bars briefly and the manager would always say he hated it when straight people came in and would be really snarky when serving them.

I understand what you are saying...

the same is true of bars that have regulars and prefer older demographic. If a bunch of young people dressed sexy showed up in their bar, they would be looked at strangely and treated like crap too.

Bars and clubs tend to have a "culture" in them. and if someone upsets that or tries to change it then they react. Just like gentrification....

[jackc1806]

if they didn't get a ticket online the club doesn't have to let them in, obviously the alleged racism is pretty disgusting though.

[lostalex]

if they didn't get a ticket online the club doesn't have to let them in, obviously the alleged racism is pretty disgusting though.

I once went to a birthday party for my best friend who is a black female. The party was at a strip club with black male strippers for black female audience. I was treated like ****. I was literally told, i could come in but i had to stay at the bar and if i looked at the strippers i would get my ass kicked.

so i understand racism at clubs... i would rather have been turned away at the door than the way they treated me.

[Jamie89]

I understand what you are saying...

the same is true of bars that have regulars and prefer older demographic. If a bunch of young people dressed sexy showed up in their bar, they would be looked at strangely and treated like crap too.

Bars and clubs tend to have a "culture" in them. and if someone upsets that or tries to change it then they react. Just like gentrification....

I got turned away from a bar myself once because the bouncer said I looked like a chav because of the shirt I was wearing :joker:

The worrying thing is it was in Newcastle :shocked:

I did not wear that shirt again

[armand.kay]

if they didn't get a ticket online the club doesn't have to let them in, obviously the alleged racism is pretty disgusting though.

Lol did you not watch the video she was ask specifically to come and to bring friends.