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Should the ACLU win its lawsuit against this bar owner who won`t allow people with dreadlocks or cornrows to enter his establishment, no matter what their race? The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a bar owner over his policy of barring people who wear their hair in cornrows, dreadlocks or twists. In a federal lawsuit, the Virginia chapter of the ACLU says the Kokoamos Island Bar, Grill and Yacht Club`s policy amounts to racial discrimination because it singles out hairstyles usually worn by black customers. The group filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court against Kokoamos owner Barry Davis on behalf of Myron Evans and Kimberley Hines. Evans was denied entry in June and Hines was turned way in August, an ACLU statement said. Hines was with three white friends and was told she would not be allowed into the bar because of her dreadlocks, the statement said. Evans was with a group of 10 friends and was also turned away for the same reason, the ACLU said. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933...

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jess64 Female, 18-29 Southern US Joined: 17 yrs, 2 mos ago 588 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Tuesday 1/30/07 - 5:59:58 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message No. If you own a business and can afford to pick and choose your customers you can. Plus many bars already have strict dress codes. As for here where I live, dreads are seen more on white hippie types than African Americans. Maybe the owner is trying to keep a more corparate clientele.
Qpax Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 17 yrs, 7 mos ago 3,482 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Tuesday 1/30/07 - 7:28:21 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Er...it's *his* bar, he can admit whoever he likes...
nightgoddess Female, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 18 yrs, 5 mos ago 42,045 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Tuesday 1/30/07 - 8:46:21 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message No. It's his bar. HE can admit whoever he wants.
FrankInFuLL Male, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 15 yrs, 5 mos ago 413 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Wednesday 2/7/07 - 10:18:31 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message On 1/30/2007 8:46:22 AM nightgoddess wrote: No. It's his bar. HE can admit whoever he wants. I agree
IRLIteach Male, 40-49 Southern US Joined: 15 yrs, 9 mos ago 34,388 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Wednesday 2/7/07 - 10:26:44 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message On 1/30/2007 8:46:22 AM nightgoddess wrote: No. It's his bar. HE can admit whoever he wants. I agree, too. However, I fully support the ACLU's right to bring attention to his policy with the intent of driving away would-be customers voluntarily. I support his right to make such a policy, but I certainly wouldn't give him a penny of my business.
tinsley Male, 18-29 Southern US Joined: 17 yrs, 4 mos ago 22,082 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Sunday 2/11/07 - 7:40:10 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message He doesn't have the right to turn away people because of race, last time I checked, but dresscode he can.
courtbebe Female, 30-39 Eastern US Joined: 17 yrs, 1 mos ago 15,532 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Sunday 2/11/07 - 11:21:20 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I think it's a little strange that he singled out dreadlocks and cornrows, but if he wanted to limit his clientele that's his business.
ClashRocker Female, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 17 yrs, 8 mos ago 40,031 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Sunday 2/11/07 - 11:25:30 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message No, but it's still odd. It's a bar, not a formal dining restaurant.
SPSA Female, 30-39 Western US Joined: 15 yrs, 7 mos ago 68 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Sunday 2/11/07 - 11:28:27 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message No way. The owner of an establishment is allowed to set dress codes. At one bar close to my home, nobody is allowed to wear beanies. Why? I haven't a clue. Do I even care? Uh, no.
Songseeker1 Female, 40-49 Western US Joined: 17 yrs, 3 mos ago 4,128 Posts	15 yrs ago, 3 mos ago - Sunday 2/11/07 - 11:32:00 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Depends on whether the ACLU can prove the bar owner discriminates because of race. If so, then yes, they should win. If not, no.
dealwithit Female, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 17 yrs, 7 mos ago 235 Posts	15 yrs ago, 1 mos ago - Tuesday 4/17/07 - 8:19:01 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Maybe the guy has a personal reason as to why he doesn't want to admit people with certain hairstyles. He might have been caught in a hippie protest. It doesn't matter because it's his bar anyway.
Rain13 Female, 18-29 Europe Joined: 15 yrs, 9 mos ago 231 Posts	15 yrs ago, 1 mos ago - Friday 4/27/07 - 1:30:46 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I don't consider it racism but I think people should only be turned away from places if they personally have been known to cause trouble. And even then people should allow for second chances. I'd love to know why he has a problem with those kinds of hair styles. I love dreadlocks.
chexmixplot Male, 13-17 Western US Joined: 15 yrs ago 20 Posts	15 yrs ago - Saturday 5/12/07 - 7:16:00 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Right to refuse service to anyone...
jvcc Female, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 16 yrs, 9 mos ago 1,677 Posts	14 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Monday 6/4/07 - 4:49:38 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Maybe he finds them horribly ugly, like many people do. It might not be a racial issue.
apikale Female, 13-17 Eastern US Joined: 14 yrs, 6 mos ago 193 Posts	14 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Sunday 12/30/07 - 8:12:57 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message It's really no different from, "No shirt, no shoes, no service."
CaptainTrips Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 20 yrs, 4 mos ago 103,564 Posts	14 yrs ago, 4 mos ago - Sunday 12/30/07 - 12:20:09 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Yeah, idiots, hair isn't "dress".

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