A barbershop in Pennsylvania has been fined $750 for refusing to serve a female patron. This barbershop prides itself on being a place where men can get together, get their hair cut, watch sports, and not have to worry about women in the environment. Unfortunately, there was one woman upset by this when she made and appointment for herself and her boyfriend and then the barbershop turned her away because they simply do not service women.
John Iadarola (Think Tank) and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss. What do you think of gender-specific businesses? Let us know in the comments
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A Pennsylvania barbershop has been penalized for defending the sanctity of bro time: after denying a woman a haircut, they were fined $750.
The “high end Gentleman’s” hair cuttery is called Barbiere because French is the language of strong men. It advertises its brofferings as such:
Barbiere is a high end Gentleman’s Barber Shop located in the heart of Washington Pennsylvania. We bring you a level of comfort and intimacy that is simply unattainable in any chain salon. At Barbiere, we strive to keep traditional barbering techniques alive in todays busy world. Sit back and relax and watch sports in one of our overstuffed leather chairs and enjoy a complimentary beverage or one of our alcoholic selections. You may even find yourself lost in a great book or in todays [sic] newspaper.
Comments
To John: Cutting men’s hair or allowing only women at certain gyms and discrimination based on race or sexual orientation is apples and oranges. You can’t compare the two because of the real underlying prejudice of the latter.. I understand what you’re trying to say, but you’re being too PC, There are legitimate cases where businesses discriminate against people because of race or sexual orientation and that, of course is bad. But here I think you really are splitting hairs,. I agree with Anna.. No harm, no foul on the barber shop for men.
Dave.