the joys of clubing; in calgary
Read the whole thing if you do any clubbing in this
>>>>>city....written by a black man that went to an interview to be a
>>>>>bouncer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >Before Stampede started, a few friends and I went to get jobs
>>>>>at the MYNT
>>>>> >for the ten days as doorstaff. Ironically, I work in human
>>>>>resources for
>>>>> >an oil company but I didn't think being hired as the "token"
>>>>>black guy was
>>>>> >that big a deal, until the MANAGER/OWNER of the club sat down
>>>>>and asked if
>>>>> >we would have a problem with their policies. After you read
>>>>>them maybe all
>>>>> >of you young urban proffessionals can see why maybe I figured
>>>>>I
>>>>>didn't need
>>>>> >the money that bad.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"We don't want black, asain, east indian men in the club. You
>>>>>can say it's
>>>>> >a private party, you can say 25 yrs and up only, depending on
>>>>>what they
>>>>> >look like. If they want to pay an extra $20 per guy make a
>>>>>judgement call
>>>>> >because we don't want to many ethnics with too much money
>>>>>drawing girls
>>>>> >away from our white male patrons basically. I know you seen
>>>>>how some
>>>>> >asians tie up the bar buying like 80 shots at a time. Maybe 10
>>>>>or 15 max
>>>>> >every hour but no more. You have to stick with that ok"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"Okay", I said.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"Try and pick out the Lebs too if you can"(Lebanese for those
>>>>>of you
>>>>> >without the kkk handbook) "You dont have a problem with that?"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"No problem"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"Great! Now with girls, do your best to not let in too many
>>>>>black and east
>>>>> >indian girls. I mean, you can't turn them all away, but our
>>>>>ratio we would
>>>>> >like to keep is 2/3 out of every 10 max. It may get testy at
>>>>>the line with
>>>>> >chicks. Don't get me wrong, if they're really hot, let them
>>>>>in
>>>>>man! But
>>>>> >let's try and make sure in a group that the majority are white
>>>>>and asian
>>>>> >woman.( Remember, its a "known" fact that white men like white
>>>>>and asian
>>>>> >girls the best, took me a bit to figure this out) If it's 5/6
>>>>>girls and
>>>>> >they dont have at least 3 or 4 white girls with them, stall
>>>>>them at the
>>>>> >line and say the wait will be 30 min. Most girls will go
>>>>>somewhere else"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"Okay. Will I be at the front the whole time?"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"No, you don't really have enough expierience. But at certain
>>>>>times we'll
>>>>> >definately bring you up. We can get slammed pretty
>>>>>quick"(Again, as I come
>>>>> >to understand, when the line fills up with to many people of
>>>>>color, the
>>>>> >"token" bouncer of whatever race will be seen. Great way to
>>>>>take the edge
>>>>> >off any possible race argument right?)
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"Cool. When can I start?"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >"Just call me after the weekend and I should have a tentative
>>>>>schedule for
>>>>> >you and we'll take it from there"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >There you have it. Thats the conversation that took place at
>>>>>my interview.
>>>>> > But before you guys all burn MYNT at the stake, realize this
>>>>>is a common
>>>>> >practice at 90% of the nightspots we all frequent. Cowboys,
>>>>>Tantra,
>>>>> >Coyotes, Whiskey, Tequila is really bad for it too. You see,
>>>>>it happens to
>>>>> >people once in a while and its like a layer of skin that
>>>>>develops from when
>>>>> >we were 18 as just something that just IS. I find it funny
>>>>>that clubs
>>>>> >adopt these polocies, aren't always owned by white people.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Whiskey isn't. An asian man owns it. They limit blacks and
>>>>>asians there.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Tequila is owned by some greek guys and a former white hip hop
>>>>>dj who has
>>>>> >numerous black and asian friends. But if your group shows up
>>>>>there and is a
>>>>> >little too dark, or your eyes slant a little too much, you
>>>>>know
>>>>>what
>>>>> >happens. Funny huh?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Penny Lane entertainment? Look at the bars names before you
>>>>>get
>>>>>in line
>>>>> >kids. Cowboy's? Coyotes? Lets be serious.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Find other spots in town my friends. Find other stuff to go
>>>>>do. The
>>>>> >reason this bugs us now is because now as adults, we know
>>>>>right
>>>>>from wrong,
>>>>> >and we know respect is something we have all earned. I just
>>>>>think that
>>>>> >rather than let this salt you to having fun in this town, you
>>>>>take these
>>>>> >people for what they are, two-faced and racist. And if
>>>>>someone
>>>>>can find a
>>>>> >club where I, as a black man with an asian wife, an east
>>>>>indian
>>>>>best friend
>>>>> >who likes Lebanese food can go hang? Please get the word out
>>>>>to
>>>>>everyone.
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