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Iggo

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15. I'm not sure they know what "discrimination" means.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 07:20 AM

Jun 2016

Of course it was discrimination. That's what a dress code is.

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Black man wearing $250 black wool herringbone trousers told his pants were "too street" for [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 OP

"Who me? Racist? Not Me!" Stinky The Clown Jun 2016 #1

Unless the waistline was at his knees, they didn't have a leg to stand on Warpy Jun 2016 #2

Well, to be fair, they DO look like sweat pants. Adrahil Jun 2016 #3

Yeah, it does seem to be athletic wear. Upscale, but still athletic wear. (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2016 #5

Pic of him in the pants at the restaurant Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 #6

Tough to see the pants really. But the online sale page makes it clear. Adrahil Jun 2016 #7

The woman behind him looks like she's not wearing any pants IronLionZion Jun 2016 #18

Yep!!! It looks like a walk in casual place to me. Nothing looks like formal dinner wear. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #27

They do look very casual. TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #39

More photos in post 35 IronLionZion Jun 2016 #43

Yeah, if it's not clearly posted in the lobby TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #46

And everyone else there looked just as casual. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #53

Jogging pants. 840high Jun 2016 #9

Right. Very expensive "athletic" gear. Adrahil Jun 2016 #10

To be fair, some of them were highly discounted...LOL libdem4life Jun 2016 #54

Probably a combo of jogging pants and racism IronLionZion Jun 2016 #13

I think that is probably correct. Adrahil Jun 2016 #17

Look like sweat pants to me. Drahthaardogs Jun 2016 #56

Now we all know where NOT to eat! Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #4

I suspect this is the case for a lot of "dress codes". Odin2005 Jun 2016 #8

He should be suing the people who sold him those pants. $250 for that? mythology Jun 2016 #11

He needs to win a lawsuit flamingdem Jun 2016 #12

People implying he pays for his clothes via lawsuits. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #29

Yeah like those women that pay $500 for a pair of damn heels npk Jun 2016 #47

I'm good with a $10 haircut because flamingdem Jun 2016 #48

LOL amen to that npk Jun 2016 #50

An effing PIZZA place? Who the hell do they think they are? MADem Jun 2016 #14

Pizza places aren't allowed to have dress codes? oberliner Jun 2016 #23

I think it's a bit pretentious. What's next? Style snobbery at Burger King? MADem Jun 2016 #31

It's to combat those people that show up in pregnant mom jeans. npk Jun 2016 #49

Pregnant mom jeans? gollygee Jun 2016 #57

LOL I don't know where that came from npk Jun 2016 #58

I'm not sure they know what "discrimination" means. Iggo Jun 2016 #15

They probably meant "racial discrimination" oberliner Jun 2016 #24

Who Wears Wool In Chicago In June. . . ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #16

Not all wool is thick. MADem Jun 2016 #32

I Suppose That's Right ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #36

I know! MADem Jun 2016 #38

Fair exchange IMO. lpbk2713 Jun 2016 #19

Those sound like some really nice pants. n/t leeroysphitz Jun 2016 #20

Vince Herringbone Jogger Pants oberliner Jun 2016 #21

Evening wear at a pizza joint? Does not compute. Initech Jun 2016 #22

Easy way to confirm racism Shankapotomus Jun 2016 #25

Have a friend not of your ethnicity try to get through in the same outfit. MADem Jun 2016 #34

Reading through the Yelp page, they just sound like a bunch of assholes. Ace Rothstein Jun 2016 #26

Notice how he says he wouldn't do anything athletic in them melman Jun 2016 #28

Really? With that zipper and button front? MADem Jun 2016 #33

The mental gymnastics people engage in to justify racism and bias is ridiculous UMTerp01 Jun 2016 #30

The yelp reviews had multiple white couples turned away for wearing cubs jerseys IronLionZion Jun 2016 #35

Dress code becomes effective at 5 pm TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #41

They do look like jogging pants to me. Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #37

Here's the dress code at their website TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #40

That can easily cause confusion IronLionZion Jun 2016 #44

Why does the value of the pants matter? lumberjack_jeff Jun 2016 #42

Dress codes are not "fascist" TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #45

The point of referencing the price of the trousers is that the price clearly indicates Ken Burch Jun 2016 #51

I can buy a $300 pair of tennis shoes. Not for tennis apparently. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2016 #55

Why would a pizza joint even HAVE a dress code? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #52