if only this were odd...

back of the bus ? OFF the bus !

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Ayn Rand

lol wut?

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LOL, yikes.

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yeah thats straight up racist. thing is since its a private club, can't they discriminate if they want to? Its a dick move, but is it illegal if the gov is not doing it?

Not sure how that works out, exactly. I'd imagine you're right, as a private club they can be as racist as they want.

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I don't actually know how this works, as a matter of legal considerations, but I am familiar with it anecdotally. Where I grew up, there were a lot of private golf country clubs (I caddied at one) that catered to wealthy people in the area. They seemed to segregate themselves by religion, for the most part, but also with race restrictions. There were Jewish ones, Catholic ones, Protestant ones, and I think all of them only allowed Caucasians. I seem to recall that Michael Jordan was declined membership at one when I was growing up (he lived in my home town at the time).

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Like The Masters doesn't allow women.

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yeah i was always under the impression that a private business/club can cater to whomever it wishes

I'm not an expert on the law involved, but I think that there might be more at stake for a business open to the public than just the negative PR that would be associated with discriminating on race/religion. That is, I think private clubs can get away with it because they don't cater to the public, whereas your local CVS can't hang a sign outside that says "no Chinese allowed".

I could be wrong...

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That's what I'm trying to work out, if your company/business/club caters to the public, are you then forced to abide by non-discrimination laws? As in, if I opened "Speakeasy's Sub Shack", could I be sued for denying service to Mongolians? After all, the restaurant would be privately owned by me.

I know that McDonalds or Pizza Hut could be sued for discrimination (and they have been), so what legally separates them from my hypothetical sub shack, if anything? They're not owned by the government...

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this is the pertinent sentence

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Socialism doesn't create a rising tide that lifts all boats. It drains the lake and teaches the boat riders not to help themselves by rowing.

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"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

they dont claim to have open membership

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"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

Ayn Rand

So you're saying that these people could be taken to court for false advertisement then? I can see that.

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right. thats what the private part was about. in the civil rights act it says no public business nor government entity may discriminate on basis of race, gender, religion, and sexual identity as well iinm. however "private clubs" and i think businesses are specifically excluded.
and since this was specifically mentioned as a private club in the article, well... its racist but not illegal

if its a private club, how can it have open membership? what does that mean in legalese?