Submitted by GuestOfOld (not verified) on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 3:15pm.
...I want to go into Landfall's Country Club, but they won't let me because I am not member?
No, it's not discrimination. It's a private organization who can choose who they allow into their establishment and set requirements people must adhere to.
...I want to go into a restaurant that requires a proper dress code, but I am wearing a hat, flip-flops and shorts, they do not allow me to dine there.
No, it's not discrimination. It's a public business that sets regulations on how you must dress yourself to dine in their establishment.
There are many public restaurants with bars that do not require a membership downtown because they sell food. If it's just about going to get a drink, why not go there?
God Bless the Men and Women in Uniform. It's not about them. It's just about the business' preference.
I think im going to try and drive onto Figure 8 Island this weekend. Oh wait, I'm not rich enough to be a property owner there, thus I can't enjoy their PRIVATE beach. I guess I'll just have to go to a PUBLIC beach where I won't be "discriminated" against.
Private is what it is. It's choosing who you let in and who you don't. It's not discrimination, it's preference and a business owner's right not to let in someone they feel is not dressed properly, or may be a hazard to their investment.
To the men and women on ILM City Council: I was just discriminated against because a guard wouldn't let me go down a private road, to the private clubhouse, in a private community. Will you hold meetings, go on local and National TV (Fox News is where I saw Mr. Saffo) to show how I was discriminated against, and see if we can get that road, clubhouse and community open to the public so I may be allowed to enter?
Find something better to spend your time on.
Is it discrimination if...