    |
 "Ugly-ism" Coming to A Courthouse Near You BY: Jeff Wilser 
- Jeff Wilser Someday it’ll happen. It’ll explode as a political issue. It’ll be the center of a Supreme Court debate. A new issue that could rock the world of nightlife: “Ugly-ism.” All across the United States, every night around one in the morning, the doormen at the trendiest, most exclusive clubs get to decide who is hot and who is not. They carve the world into two groups. They treat the two groups differently. Three hot girls? Great. They’re in with no cover. Two fat cows? They’re stuck at the end of the line. Think about it. Is there any other industry where Ugly-ism is so naked, unveiled? Imagine walking into a bank and asking for a loan. If the banker says, “You know, you’re a little old and wrinkled—we’re giving you a 9.4% loan. But that hot blonde 22-year-old…she’s getting a 3.4% special,” that’s a lawsuit before you can blink. At the club? Business as usual. Don’t get me wrong. It’s hard to blame the clubs themselves. After all, for better or worse, this is the system that we’ve created. The clubs need the models, for without the models they have no ambiance, and without the ambiance they have no high-rollers, and without the high-rollers they sell no bottles, and without the bottles they go out of business. A vicious cycle. But mark my words. Someday, somewhere, some 45-year old frumpy woman is going to get bounced from the door, and she’s going to sue. And the issue will get ugly. The whole issue of “nightlife discrimination” is already starting. A few days ago, some clubs in New York were sued for the discrimination from “Ladies' Night.” From the NY Post: A Manhattan lawyer has filed a class-action suit against some of New York's most sizzling hot spots, such as Copacabana and China Club, claiming their ladies' nights discriminate against men.   |