tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post4020613180207109346..comments2023-09-24T23:56:49.214+08:00Comments on The McVie Show, Season Thirteen: Why Is There A Dress? (a.k.a. Dress-crimination)joelmcviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271791181683397711noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-10767056898853105522006-11-14T16:58:00.000+08:002006-11-14T16:58:00.000+08:00Even if you are a voice in the wilderness, you\'re...Even if you are a voice in the wilderness, you\'re the only one who makes sense around these parts, Mcvie. Keep it up.Citizen of the Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547551290743093371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-86982839538349464842006-11-07T16:05:00.000+08:002006-11-07T16:05:00.000+08:00Well-written post, McVie!
I personally have absol...Well-written post, McVie!<br /><br />I personally have absolutely no problem with dress codes, as long as they are clearly presented and consistently enforced.<br /><br />My problem with a "no cross-dressing" policy is like what the previous commenter described. Cross-dressing men will bear the brunt disproportionately. Isn't a woman wearing a shirt, pants, and oxfords technically cross-dressing? It doesn't even matter if she's straight, a lipstick lesbian, or the stereotypically mannish "tibo". One begins to see how this policy can be taken to absurd extremes.<br /><br />Perhaps the establishment would be better able to enforce consistency by changing "no cross-dressing" to "no men in skirts or dresses". :)fried-neuronshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15085459167808137991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-77515990634017494742006-11-07T12:24:00.000+08:002006-11-07T12:24:00.000+08:00Good point. But the whole incident had me thinking...Good point. But the whole incident had me thinking: what if a really butch dyke entered the premises, you know, very masculine, sporting short hair, polo and slacks, with an obvious macho swagger, do you think she will be shown the door as well? <br /><br />She should be, but chances are, she’ll get away with it. (I am presuming, of course). It seems to me that the bar simply didn’t want to alienate their straight patrons who might not want to mingle, mix, or at least be seen with loud and flamboyant queens (well, can you ever imagine Garutay not in drag?). The dress code is in place precisely to keep them out. After all, Aruba bar isn’t a gay bar, for crying out loud. Management ostensibly wants to keep the bar’s core customers, i.e., straight patrons. It boils down to a question of economics. <br /><br />Does Inday Garutay have any reason to be mad against Aruba bar despite the clear dress code policy? I think so. Although he shouldn’t “drag” the entire gay community into this, as you correctly pointed out, the dress-code policy clearly discriminates against certain groups, even if it targets only a specific section of the gay community, the cross-dressers and drag queens. <br /><br />Just because the bar has the right to impose its own policy and enforce it doesn’t mean it is right. Think of apartheid in South Africa a few decades ago. Discrimination against blacks was institutionalized and made a policy. Legally speaking, Botha’s government didn’t breach any rules, but that does that mean the policy was right?<br /><br />I like your blog, it’s stimulating and very interesting. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-57652411450840087832006-11-07T09:38:00.000+08:002006-11-07T09:38:00.000+08:00KAWADJAN: Gracias!
GIBBS: For the record, the tit...KAWADJAN: Gracias!<br /><br />GIBBS: For the record, the title "Why Is There A Dress?" came from you. Gracias for the title.joelmcviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271791181683397711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-8464608370031148172006-11-07T04:29:00.000+08:002006-11-07T04:29:00.000+08:00very well-argued, mcvie boy. :)very well-argued, mcvie boy. :)gibbs cadizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487718827848874729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-62050830916871774452006-11-07T04:22:00.000+08:002006-11-07T04:22:00.000+08:00very well-argued, mcvie boy. :)very well-argued, mcvie boy. :)gibbs cadizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487718827848874729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202881605114576417.post-80537393727128424552006-11-06T08:33:00.000+08:002006-11-06T08:33:00.000+08:00i've been your blog for the longest time. i find t...i've been your blog for the longest time. i find this latest entry very sensible, so i can't helpt but post a comment. keep it up girl. :)kawadjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928963432771827590noreply@blogger.com