http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/47987/Sydneys_Home_club_bans_rattails
http://www.inthemix.com.au/gallery/snap/30879/photo/1269753/The_Clubbing_Shtlist
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First the burqa....now this? what next...no breathing if you have freckles! sheesh...seems we want to ban something...ANYTHING here nowadays :)
ReplyDeleteFunny you should mention the Burqa. Many people in the comment section of this story, go on to say that the real reason for the ban on rat tails is "to keep lebs out of clubs". So it is a little controversial, especially because many of the rat tail folk go to the club in question. The club obviously wants to change the crowd. Some summer festivals have also introduced similar policies, with a no t-shirts rule, aimed at the muscle heads. Organisers reserve the right to remove anybody from the festival grounds if they take off their t-shirts. So i think its a sign of trying to remove certain attitudes maybe? Even though its a total stereotype, I guess event organisers associate these groups of people with bad behaviour, and this ruining the fun for everybody else. Generally though, almost all people have been happy with the new rule changes (except maybe the guys with rat tails and who take their t-shirts off!)
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