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Thursday, March 01, 2007
STEPPING BACKWARDS ... INTO THE BACKWOODS
A club in KL's recently trendy Jalan Doraisamy is barring tomboys (read lesbians), gays and tranvestites from its premises because these people "intimidate" its other patrons and because it has an image to keep.
And no, the club insists, this policy is not discriminatory, but is necessary as the patronage of these people is not good for the club and its image.
I guess if the image that the club wants to project is that of a bigoted, backward and prejudiced outlet, then all is well, it can continue snubbing these people (although I'm rather curious about how the club determines people's sexual preferences -- its staff must have got a pretty strong gaydar).
Anyway, to be totally bigoted, backward and prejudiced, the club shouldn't just stop there. Its list of persona non grata should also include the ugly, the stupid, the ignorant, the mats or minahs, or the ah bengs or ah liens, or your cousin-brothers or cousin-sisters.
Once these people are shut out of its premises, then it'd have its ideal set of patrons, right?
Perhaps we should remind the management of the club that ours is not an ideal existence, and it is precisely because of this our life is much more interesting, exciting and colourful.
And if the club has good business sense, or any sense at all, it should go the way another established club has to love all, serve all.
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