I think the owners are looking like the victims in this one, although under a different light. I'm sure they are guilty for racist measures used by their bouncers, but if your club has had a problem with ethnic gangs in the past, why does refusing them entry immediately brand them as discrimatory / racist? They're protecting themselves and their patrons by not allowing troublemakers in. These groups come in all different shapes and sizes, especially in a cultural mosaic like Canada, so why does it have to be racist if someone isn't let in? The article in the Herald bugs me because this guy thinks because he's of a ethnic minority, he's being chastized. Maybe he's not wearing nice black shoes? Maybe his dress isn't up to par? Maybe he's a line skipper? Who knows. Crying foul because of racist assumptions, even after getting into four of the five bars he tried to enter is silly. I have no sympathy for people like this when he's gained access to 80% of the bars he tried.
He also complains of caucasians getting in no problem while he was outside arguing with the bouncer. That may be true, but did it ever occur to him that women get in alot easier than guys do at some places? I'm sure the majority of patrons who passed him were women, and they get let in all the time while males have to wait. Alot of them even just walk in with the grace of the bouncers, avoiding the line altogether. I'm also sure he probably agitated the bouncer by arguing with him and wasting his time. For a guy who obviously enjoys the bar scene, he sure isn't making a case for himself by p*ssing off the bouncer - any good patron knows that. And this could happen to anybody or any color!
No sympathy.
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