Night Club Dress Codes: What Are Their Real Puposes?
By the time I got home I was worked into such a furious ball of energy that I immediately jumped on the club's website to try and find out what their full dress code was since both my boyfriend and our friend had been there before and were caught off guard by these apparent changes in the dress code. I guess this would be a good place to point out the fact that both my boyfriend and our friend are black.
I scoured the club's website trying to find out what their full dress code was, but had no luck. Apparently the dress code is important enough to prevent paying customers from entering but not important enough to post on their website so that one could easily access and then adhere to it. Usually I wouldn't be the type to jump to conclusions about why the dress code isn't posted, but given my experiences in this relationship and friendship, I wouldn't not say that the club may have chosen to leave out their dress code from their website because parts of their dress code would a majority of the time apply to the black race, and by not posting their dress code, they can more easily keep blacks out of their club. I know it sounds like a strong accusation, but besides for the black males, how many club goers do you see in Timberland boots and over-sized shirts? Especially on a predominately white campus? There is no reason for the club to keep their dress code a secret. It their dress code were posted on their website we could have easily checked it before leaving and adhered to it.
Another popular college night club in the area has their dress code posted on their website, it goes as follows:
No Hats. No Jerseys. No hooded sweatshirts. No tank tops. No excessively baggy clothes. No white t-shirts. Brown, white, and black tennis shoes only. Collard shirts preferred.
Of course the no tank tops rule only applies to men as I wore nothing more than a corset on top to this night club and didn't have a problem getting in. As far as I am concerned I find it hard to believe that any of these rules would apply to a female. Surely us females wouldn't be restricted to tennis shoes in three different colors, heels are always sexier. In fact, the night I went to this club, their cocktail waitresses were walking around in bikini tops and grass skirts. So, besides for appearing racist with the color limitations (usually explained as being designed for avoid gang activity) and restrictions on the size of clothing, these dress codes also appear to be more than slightly sexist.
It is perfectly acceptable for a woman to go to the club scantly clad as long as the men she comes with are dressed like white middle class business men on their day off. I can understand certain restrictions in clubs that are located in areas with high gang activity, but Ann Arbor Michigan is far from a gang mecca, and my boyfriend and friend are far from drug slinging war lords. As a society we need to move past the ideas that our clothes, color of our skin, and our gender dictate who we are and how we act. Being in this interracial relationship has really opened my eyes, and quite frankly I don't like what I see.
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28 Comments
Post a CommentGo back home and put your grown up clothes on, if you can't afford well fit clothes the owner does'nt want you in there. Don't play the race card, they just want to keep the trash out regardless of the color
It's stupid. A club here by my house is like that. I've been turned away from that place so many times because of dress code (it was a different reason every time). It's annoying how I can go to a nice Piano/Martini bar dressed a certain way but then get turned away from not-so-classy rap blaring night club. And the person that commented that you can't dance in timbs and you shouldn't dress like that is an idiot. The person said to dress for success is an idiot. It's a night club.
The main reason its not posted in their site is because its usually a standard way to dress to a club..example: who the hell is going to dance in timbs? Another reason, people who dress GOOD tend to spend money..and I just personally think you are a more cultured person when you KNOW how to dress.
If you want to wear timbos go to a bar with no dance floor. If you want to go to a dance spot buy some good looking, fit clothing. Shyt I look way better now that I dress grown and fitted clothing then back when I was hoodied and timbed out. And I even own suits and a tux..pimppin
bullshit. My best friend is black. Don't try to pull the race card. That's the problem today is that everyone tries to pull that. Well if you dress like that..white, black, mexican...whatever. People tend to think it will end in bad behavior. Which is true a lot of the time. This isn't a rule to target black people it's a rule to target people going to start trouble. I'm tired of everyone blaming everything on race. We have a black president..clearly people do not have a problem with blacks as you think. My best friend is one of the best people I know..sure there are going to be a few people out there who don't like you..but there are also people who don't like whites or mexicans or asians too.
A woman has to wear heals? I didn't know that they could do that. I've never even heard of those, are they from France or something?
Even in 2009 people are complaining about being discriminated against because of race. Just because a culture wears a certain type of dress, and that culture is associated with a particular race, doesn't mean that a club owner who would prefer sharper dressed individuals is a racist.
To the author of the article no one, except maybe your parents, care if you're dating outside your race, stop looking for persecution that, likely, isn't there.
One night I was coming from a dodger game as I past by Hollywood went to this club that didn't have a dress code.
I was wearing my dodger jersey and told I came from a game but they wouldn't let me in so I took of the jersey and went in a
white t-shirt , when I was in I saw a guy with a Chicago Bulls jersey,
and this is not the only time I see this.
It seems that these bouncers have power trip.
Fact is, any white, black, yellow or purple person wearing baggy clothes that don't fit their body is going to look trashy. Everyone is quick to pull the race card because they say "that is the style most associated with blacks." Well, no one is forcing you to buy clothes that dont fit you! And what are you doing wearing hiking boots to the club anyway? Most people would go to a club to drink, dance, and meet people. Have a bit of self respect and dress up. Look good for your girlfriend/boyfriend or potential next date.
go to a real club man....forget the college bulls$$t....
Ive been going to clubs for a long time. Every club I've ever been too, that black people tend to go to, always ends up trashy. Its amazing really. Trust me, if YOU actually had money and put your own money up for investment, you would have a dress code to keep certain people out too. You can think its raceist if you want too, but they are really just protecting their investment. Its about money. If they don't do this the Westport effect will take over. When I was 21 we used to go down to Westport which is in Kansas City, MO. It was the place to go. All the black people started going, and I know you'll think this is dramatic but you can look it up, shootings started to happen, people were being robbed, and eventually the entire area was a place where only black people went. The black population is about 11 or 12%. The white population is about 70%. If you put your investment up would you want 70% of the population not going to your club/bar? Probably not. Maybe if black people didn't