I don’t like the rise of Donald Trump, and I’m never voting for him, but I understand why it’s happening. It’s happening because of things like this.
Unfortunately, the following is not an April Fools hoax. NBC Los Angeles:
A
transgender manwoman is suing a Southern California barbershop that allegedly refused to cuthisher hair after the barber identifiedhimher as a woman.
Rose Trevis said Hawleywood’s barbershop in Long Beach refused
himher service, saying it did not serve women…
“I felt very upset, I guess discriminated against,” Trevis said. “I was surprised. We’re in 2016. … It was very embarrassing.”
Gloria Allred. Of course.
Hawleywood’s is an old-school barbershop. That’s the whole appeal of it. All the barbers are in shirt & tie, and you can drink a PBR as you get your haircut. And it’s No Dames Allowed. It’s a throwback to the days when a man got a haircut to escape from all those dopey broads for a little while. It’s a sanctuary.
Which sounds kitschy and annoyingly hipstery to me, like people dressing up to throw Mad Men parties, but it’s this guy’s shop and he can run it any way he pleases. If he doesn’t want to cut a woman’s hair, he shouldn’t be forced to.
And no, it’s not like racial discrimination. Gender is not race. Apples are not oranges. You are not smart.
Besides the sociopolitical aspect, this lawsuit doesn’t even make sense as a practical matter. Why the hell would you want somebody to cut your hair against their will? What’s next, suing if you get a bad cut? If I ran the place, I would just give this dingbat a reverse mohawk, free of charge, and tell her to hit the bricks.
Every so often you’ll see a story about a guy trying to become a Hooters waitress or something like that. A man trying to invade a women’s-only space, just like women keep doing to men. It’s seen as a joke, which it is, but the joke is on all the people who earnestly report on stories like this one. They’re acting like this woman actually suffered some sort of hardship because she had to find someplace else to get a haircut. I don’t know how that reporter kept a straight face. Man, I hope I never have to move to California.
I mean, I can’t get a Curves membership, despite my shapely breasts and childbearing hips. So what? I’m not going to crybully my way into a place where I know I’m not welcome.
If you want to pretend to be a man, stop whining like a little girl.
(Hat tip: the mighty David Burge)