It wouldn’t be the Pontiac would it? They had great live karaoke but closed down.
I’m generalizing, but Chuck Taylors are mostly worn by white people nowadays, and Vans are worn almost exclusively by white people. High-tops, including Jordans, are mostly though not as exclusively worn by black people.
I’m trying to think of a more effective way to segregate black people by clothing and I can’t. I’m not too down with the kids these days but I’m pretty sure FUBU is more or less dead.
UPDATE: Bar With Extreme Dress Code Could Lose Liquor License Over Rowdy Patrons.
Now NO ONE gets in.
What bothers me that even after apologizing he keeps saying it wasn’t racist. At some point you need to listen to other people when they will you that you did something racist.
Maybe firing was too harsh a punishment for what he did—I am not comfortable with how Twitter especially makes every little thing a global scandal—but he need to have that “But I’m not a racist” part of his self-image broken. Anybody can do something racist or be racist and they have to be willing to consider that possibility.
I commented on this up-thread and I think some people perceived it as a defense of his actions, which it wasn’t. But I bolded your sentence because I felt it was at the heart of the larger point I was trying to make. Clearly, the writer has racial ‘blind spots’ to use a Van Jones term. We can fairly criticize him for his offensive comments, but at the same time it’s also possible that he might not truly realize that what he’s saying is offensive, and why. He was hired as a sports journalist, not as a social justice commentator or analyst. And like everyone else these days, he has easy – probably too easy – access to instant media, which means that it’s easy to make an error in judgment, and that error in judgment - which was momentary - has potentially permanent consequences.
I’ve got no problem with reacting harshly to his statements, which were definitely inappropriate and offensive. I’ve got no problem with even some disciplinary action and telling him "Look, if you wanna keep your job, you’re gonna have to a) apologize unequivocally and b) go through sensitivity training that helps you understand why your behavior wasn’t received well – which would include among other things the history of how Japanese Americans have been treated in this country.
But now he’s fired, and this is why it is not at all surprising to me that he’s doubling down and defending himself. I don’t see why it’s surprising to anyone that he keeps defending himself. A lot of people have ‘blind spots’ about one thing or another. A lot of people can make a mistake. He’s now faced with losing his livelihood over a single comment, so of course he’s not going to apologize. He’ll probably try and find alternative media where he can be an outright racist if that’s what he chooses to be. Rather than being given a chance to be educated and forgiven by the more enlightened among us, he was instead summarily shunned. When people are shunned, we should not expect them to behave in ways that are more socially appealing or acceptable to those who’ve shunned them. Shunning him probably won’t solve the larger problem of racism. It probably won’t make him less racist; rather, it might actually make him even more so.
What is the goal: to make individuals and society less racist, or to get revenge against those who offend us?
What the hell is a “hat sticker”?
“No Hawaiian, Tie-dye, Floral, Skull-prints or anything else obnoxious.” (laughs at obnoxious)
How about Paisley? Corduroy? Polka-dotted?
Well forget it then if they don’t allow compression pants or some of my esteemed vintage 1985 acid-washed jeans that are a little puffy in the loins area and pleated, and, like, really super fucking gross.
I now know what a manpri is.
I wish I didn’t.
Ignorance forlornly lost.
Yeah, fuck those Deadheads
I think they mean the stickers that come on the bill of a baseball cap at the time of purchase. Something like this:
I believe that it’s not uncommon for young black men to leave those stickers on after purchase and wear the hat around that way. To me, that was one of the indicators that the dress code discussed in that article actually had racist undertones.
It’s certainly not limited to black guys.
Finally, 100% exclusivity! Goal achieved!
No, but it’s a cue which originated in the black community and is much more common among black men than whites. For my part, I remove all stickers from caps, and I bend the brims instead of keeping them flat.
I hadn’t heard of that one, but years ago I worked with a bunch of black guys who wore caps with the price tag still dangling. Strangely, none of them ever got my “Minnie Pearl” reference.
Did you say “Howwww-DEEEEEEEEE!” to them?
I guess the Mad Hatter wouldn’t register either.
Leaving the sticker on with the size label showing the size of your head…maybe that’s supposed to be provocative.
Unless it’s not obvious: I know NOTHING about the protocols and codes of wearing baseball caps (or “gimme caps,” as they’re known around here). Except to say grown men wearing them backwards look absolutely ridiculous to me. To me. Not saying they ARE ridiculous, but that’s the way the look *to me. *
That dress code would be perfectly acceptable at Sound Bar, Castle, Funky Buddha, or Studio Paris. You’re not getting into those places rocking Jordans, tagged/stickered hats, or plain white t-shirts, either.
I walked by Bottle Blonde when I was in town over the weekend - the problem is that they’re trying to build up a nightclub in an area that doesn’t want a nightclub, and being obnoxiously rude about it. River North is generally a more subdued neighborhood - rowdy drunkenness is not appreciated. They wanted the downtown/Wrigleyville/Rush Street crowd in an area that’s not about that. It’s like putting Studio 54 (to mix my cities in the analogy) next to the Rosebud in Little Italy. Are there things on the list that are banned, that are predominantly worn by blacks? Yes. The “new Jim Crow”? Nah. They’re banned because they’re not “classy”.
On a slightly related note, I become more amazed how segregated Chicago is, every time I visit. I took my friend on a tour of Humboldt Park/Wicker Park/Bucktown (my old stomping grounds) and she noticed the difference immediately, compared to the Twin Cities. We didn’t have the time to wander down to Pilsen or points further south.
Louie’s in Bucktown. Dragged a few friends there Thursday night, and it’s still wonderful. They even let me close down the place with Piano Man.
I have both. One hat is still stickered, all others are bent to actually be useful in sunny weather. But then, I have a box of hats, and have been known to rock everything from a fedora to a cowboy hat to an ivy cap, as the mood strikes me.
Yet selfies from inside the place show white folk wearing “banned” hoodies, leather, and flannel.
Neighbors objecting to the actions of the bar’s patrons claim to have pictures of a lot of half naked (white) women, which shows you what crowd they *want *to attract.
The video in the above link looks like the club is strongly in violation of fire codes for the number of people in it. Though the date on it makes me wonder if the video was from last year.