IGotWorms 4,057 Posted June 12, 2024 When Tina and Marvin Pate travel to Cancún or the Dominican Republic, they enjoy the bliss created by the good music, delicious food and the absence of children. So in May, when they opened Bliss Caribbean Restaurant in St. Louis County, Mo., the couple decided to give their customers the same joy — by requiring that all female customers be at least 30 years old, and all men 35. “We decided to come up with a whole restaurant where adults could pretty much go on vacation for a fraction of the cost,” Mr. Pate said. This rule has drawn widespread attention to Bliss through social media, resulting in packed dance parties and what the restaurant calls a “grown and sexy” vibe. But the requirement has also raised some legal questions, as experts point out that the restaurant is treating men and women differently. “My knee-jerk reaction is that it is technically illegal,” Sarah Jane Hunt, the owner and managing partner of the St. Louis-based law firm Kennedy Hunt, P.C., said in an interview. Ms. Hunt specializes in discrimination lawsuits. Since Bliss Caribbean Restaurant opened in May, news media have covered the restaurant and its rule, and residents have turned to social media, mostly to praise the policy. “It stops all of the riffraff that goes on in St. Louis,” said Sean McLemore, a 50-year-old St. Louis resident who has dined at Bliss Caribbean Restaurant. “The atmosphere is real chill. It’s a great environment.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/dining/restaurant-bans-youth.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torridjoe 48 Posted June 12, 2024 Fearful White Boomer Eats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,662 Posted June 12, 2024 Absolutely nothing wrong with this... If that is what they want to do, then they can do it... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,160 Posted June 12, 2024 People don’t have to go if they don’t like the set up, don’t see the problem. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,879 Posted June 12, 2024 38 minutes ago, posty said: Absolutely nothing wrong with this... If that is what they want to do, then they can do it... I agree that if people want to do this that's fine. Unfortunately, we have made laws to enforce the strength that is diversity. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,000 Posted June 12, 2024 I like it. although, they should make the age of women and men the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,000 Posted June 12, 2024 1 hour ago, torridjoe said: Fearful White Boomer Eats The owners are black, you dumb m'fer. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/restaurant-sparks-fury-new-rules-32975697 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,685 Posted June 12, 2024 50 minutes ago, posty said: Absolutely nothing wrong with this... If that is what they want to do, then they can do it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,694 Posted June 12, 2024 12 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: The owners are black, you dumb m'fer. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/restaurant-sparks-fury-new-rules-32975697 Torrid will still defend his comment like a yip yip dog tho. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,000 Posted June 12, 2024 11 minutes ago, jerryskids said: Torrid will still defend his comment like a yip yip dog tho. The Party demands he tow the line in the face of all reality and facts, hence the 5000 knee-jerk posts we get from him a day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,057 Posted June 12, 2024 21 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: I like it. although, they should make the age of women and men the same. Apparently that is the main legal issue. Gender discrimination based on the differing age limits. Probably does make it illegal 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,694 Posted June 12, 2024 Just now, IGotWorms said: Apparently that is the main legal issue. Gender discrimination based on the differing age limits. Probably does make it illegal Interesting. I just looked up ladies nights as a similar policy, and their legality depends by state. That being said, some states have found ladies nights legal because they encourage more participation (from the ladies), not less from either sex. In other words, there is no harm to men. This restaurant seems different as it is excluding men disproportionately. Seems dumb to keep different ages and bring the risk of that legal action. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,290 Posted June 12, 2024 They could achieve the same result with the right music selection. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,662 Posted June 12, 2024 Most lawyers are such a waste, taking on stupid lawsuits like this one... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyutah 265 Posted June 12, 2024 1 hour ago, posty said: Most lawyers are such a waste, taking on stupid lawsuits like this one... Yep. Like the lawyers suing for public nuisance reparations for tulsa riot. Lol. Trash bags. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 2,388 Posted June 13, 2024 No shoes, no shirts, no dice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
