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Man Sues Female Comic Over Women Only Show

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A 21-year-old California man is suing Iliza Shlesinger after being turned away from a girls-only show in a hyperbole-laden lawsuit that begins with a quote from George Orwell's Animal Farm.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others," writes attorney Alfred Rava, before beginning a 14-page complaint that says his client is a victim of the comedian's "war on men."

George St. George asks the court to imagine the uproar and protests that would follow if comedian Andrew Dice Clay, who is described in the complaint as "the bane of feminists," hosted a comedy show that prohibited women from entering.

Men in Texas were similarly offended in May when Alamo Drafthouse held a women-only screening of Wonder Woman. Although the theater didn't actually turn away any men, it reportedly did agree to make some concessions in response to an official complaint filed with the City of Austin Equal Employment & Fair Housing Office.

It's worth noting that San Diego-based attorney Rava has built a career on suing companies for gender discrimination, including filing a class action against the Oakland A's for giving away plaid hats to women at a Mother's Day game in 2004.

Here, St. George says he and a friend bought tickets for a Nov. 13 show at Largo at The Coronet that was advertised as "Girls Night in with Iliza - No Boys Allowed" and was informed they would only be allowed in if they agreed to sit in the back row of the theater "because of their sex."

The men decided to leave to grab a bite to eat before returning for the show, and Rava compares what happened when they returned to the racial segregation experienced across the South prior to the civil rights movement. The female employee with whom they had spoken earlier told them Shlesinger and the theater had since decided only women would be admitted to the show and they'd be given a refund.

Rava argues the decision to turn away St. George and his friend violates the Unruh Civil Rights Act and California's business and professions code.

"Simply put, it is against many California laws for a business to discriminate against patrons based on their sex or other personal characteristics, such as race or sexual orientation which should surprise no one," writes Rava. He argues the girls-only show "repudiated hundreds of years of women's struggles to be viewed as being equal to men and is typical of old-fashioned sexism that might also advise a young woman that her best chance for a happy life is to ace her home economics class and learn how to make a queso dip from Velveeta to catch a good man."

UTA and Largo at The Coronet are also named as defendants in the lawsuit, which is posted in full below. St. George is seeking an injunction barring defendants from engaging in unequal treatment of consumers based on sex, an order requiring them to undergo sex discrimination sensitivity training and statutory damages.
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I have no thoughts on this...what are yours?
 
I think white guys who claim they are being victimized have become exactly what they hate, but have no self awareness.
 
Why would he want to be part of the show? We all know females aren't as funny as males. For real though this is just more of that "my feelings are hurt so I'll sue" bullshit. He prolly didn't really want to perform anyways fuck him hope he gets counter sued.
 
I've seen Iliza Shlesinger's Netflix special....

This guy is lucky he was turned away....
 
LatFlare said:
i agree with him in principle.
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I get some of the civil rights issues that come with excluding people based on sex. In this case female comics already have a rough time getting a break. Having a showcase where the don't feel over shadowed by men is fine to me.

To much PC hurts everyone, this is a case of someone trying to make a counter statement. I don't feel he really cared about his talent being showcased.
 
The heroes of the future will be oppressed white males.
 
nac386 said:
I think white guys who claim they are being victimized have become exactly what they hate, but have no self awareness.
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Its out turn now to blame everything that bothers us on someone else.
 
At first I thought to myself it isn't a big deal and he should just get over it. After thinking about it for a while there has to be some consistency in regards to discrimnation. And while it might seem trivial, if we allow women to discriminate against men from entering an event purely because of their gender, then we're allowing a form of discrimination and I'm against discrimination in all forms.
 
I agree with his view on this if you compare it to what is allowed if the table was reversed.

If it was males only there would be a shit storm.

In a perfect world he would be told to go to men's only night and shut up.

As would a female that complained about the men's night.
 
If its a womens only show then fuck off and go do something else, stop making trouble. The last thing i want is some male dancer getting on stage at my local strip club and swinging his dick around because of equal rights.
 
The Best JG said:
If its a womens only show then fuck off and go do something else, stop making trouble. The last thing i want is some male dancer getting on stage at my local strip club and swinging his dick around because of equal rights.
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Are you sure that's the last thing you would want? I'm not buying it. No offence.
 
nac386 said:
I think white guys who claim they are being victimized have become exactly what they hate, but have no self awareness.
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The guy suing actually seems self aware, just trying to prove a point, though I generally agree with your point
 
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