re: Reveille Opinion Article: Tigerland dress code discriminates against blacks

I was hoping you would show up

Another thing is being overlooked. So what if the dress code was purely to keep black people out (which would be working terribly as you will see black people in Fred's, Reggie's, Bogie's, etc. on any given night). What if it was a way to not be blatantly racist? How does that compare to a super preppy white guy trying to get into a black bar/club? You don't think he's going to get some kickback from the bouncers? And they aren't going to hide behind a dress code. They are sometimes going to straight up say "no way white boy" and no one is going to do a damned thing about it.

I'm sorry dude but you can't even start to compare blacks discriminating against whites to whites discriminating against blacks. We're talking about the most powerful group and its history of discrimination against the most discriminated group.

It doesn't even stack up--- sorry those things aren't even equal. I'm sure you think the voting rights act and such made as such

9 pages so far on the opinion of an ignorant 19 year old SJW/Political Science major.

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I'm sure you think the voting rights

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Should be changed to include the requirement of a legal ID and a basic civics test. No pass, no vote. On welfare permanently, no vote.

I realize it's not the same when it comes to "reverse racism". But we can make an article in an newspaper that is stretching dress codes into a purely racist act when we can overlook an actual, uncontested racist act.

And in regards to the dress code, I do feel they need to do something different since they obviously will let certain people with white shoes, or whatever in because it's not who they are looking to keep out. That causes some problems. But I used to go out in BR a lot and to a lot of different bars. Not a single one did we ever even notice that it would not have any minorities in it because it had a dress code. It's about the demographic. You see a white guy in a polo and short khaki shorts, you are going to have a pre-conceived notion about what the bars he hangs out in are like. You see a guy with baggy pants, chains, and white tennis shoes, you are going to have a pre-conceived notion of what the bars he hangs out in are like. You take the same people and groom them differently, you are going to get different results. So how does race play into it??? By going off the dress code rule, one can look back and say "well you let that guy in". They just need to say right to refuse service. But they are scared that would look more racist.

This is all about assimilation of culture. We want everyone to get along and I'm all for that. But, we have to realize that unless we all assimilate into the same cultural preferences, people are not going to mix together perfectly. And that is life and it's fine. But we are trying to say that it is discrimination. That's just not the case. We are trying to force the acceptance of a minority's preferences (the minority in the sense of actually being a minority percentage, not necessarily racial minority) on the majority.

Is there some racism that's probably involved as well on a personal level with some bouncers.....I'm sure. But overall, the rules aren't meant to keep black people out. I've been out with black friends and friends of friends and never saw a flinch from a bouncer. It's what happens when you wear a polo, jeans, and new balance running shoes.

I don't understand why someone would wear white shoes out anyway. You're asking for them to get dirty or scuffed up

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My favorite artist is supposed to be the biggest a-hole.

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Kanye.....

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But we can make an article in an newspaper that is stretching dress codes into a purely racist act when we can overlook an actual, uncontested racist act.

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It's not stretching it, it's prejudice in nature to keep Blacks and hip hop influence dress out. Maybe you don't want to believe that people could act in such way, but here's a new flash. It's the south, this shite isn't past anyone.

To me it boils down to laziness and a lack of exposure. Look at how segregated neighborhoods are in south and in the public school and private school systems. Many of these keeps aren't exposed to different thing s and people from an early age so they end up falling back on lazy, and preconceived notions about people and groups. Laziness and fear conquer those that can't fight or don't care to actually think past the surface and assess a person for a person. Now I understand a bouncer doesn't have the time to do such, but I do think more exposure and habituation to various stimuli allows you to discriminate more accurately and amongst them