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> Does not limit sign-ups to keep a balanced M:F ratio. You see this in Vegas all the time: to make sure the ratio isn’t skewed too far female or (more likely)
by philwelch 7y ago
> Does not limit sign-ups to keep a balanced M:F ratio. You see this in Vegas all the time: to make sure the ratio isn’t skewed too far female or (more likely) too far male, the hottest club in town is going to have a line.
This isn’t just a balancing mechanism, it’s also a revenue model. I’m really surprised that “free for women, men must pay a weekly fee” isn’t more common.
- tom_mellior 7y ago> free for women, men must pay a weekly fee Would this be allowed in the US? In the EU it would probably be forbidden as discrimination.
- JohnFen 7y agoI believe this would be allowed in the US. At least, I know that there are real-life clubs that charge covers to men, but women get in free...
- philwelch 7y agoParticularly in Vegas, which was the original analogy.
- Kalium 7y agoDepends on the state. It's barred in California, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unruh_Civil_Rights_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unruh_Civil_Rights_Act
- why_only_15 7y agoInteresting that the supreme court ruled on this specifically > The California Supreme Court also decided that the act outlaws sex-based prices at bars (ladies' nights): offering women a discount on drinks, but not offering the same discount to males. In Koire v Metro Car Wash (1985) 40 Cal 3d 24, 219 Cal Rptr 133, the court held that such discounts constituted sex stereotyping prohibited by this Act.
- parliament32 7y agoWomen would leave fast, because it turns into "that dating app filled with guys desperate enough to pay for matchmaking". Even with Hinge/Tinder there's a huge stigma associated with paying for premium; very few people will openly admit to doing it on a date.
- philwelch 7y agoHmm, interesting.