"Separate grills lawsuit" Club sued again

Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2009-02-21 20:28

Story here. Excerpt:

'A former member of the Phoenix Country Club who spoke out against the club's gender-segregated dining facilities has filed suit against the club for his expulsion, claiming it was based on unlawful discrimination and retaliation.

Russell Brown, a real-estate attorney, was expelled last fall for comments he made to the New York Times concerning the club's men-only grill.

"The law protects a person from retribution aimed at one's efforts to promote equal rights," said Brown's attorney, David Bodney, who also represents The Arizona Republic. "Mr. Brown should not have been expelled or forced to forfeit his substantial investments as a result of his constructive efforts."'

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Let me get this straight... the guy complains about something that is so trivial it couldn't possibly even register on the give-a-damn meter regarding anyone's concern for equal rights, then gets expelled from the club, and is now suing the club? He should be reinstated as a member, but he's not entitled to any compensation.

Maybe he should just take it as a lesson to fight real discrimination and not the fairy-tale, made up so I have an excuse to bitch, discrimination.

I mean, to get mad because there's a men's grill and a women's grill makes as much sense as to be mad that there's a men's room and a ladies' room. It's so stupid.

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Sun, 2009-02-22 03:31

...is good for business. Maybe he'll go into politics and be anointed by EMILY's List.

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Submitted by Hunchback on Sun, 2009-02-22 12:22

Since when is it a right to eat with the opposite sex at a country club? Unless the club is getting government funding, shouldn't the people who run it be able to do whatever they damn well please?

This guy's time would be better spent protesting "free drinks for women" nights at the city's nightclubs.
-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Mon, 2009-02-23 08:03