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[RED-DOG]

When are they going to do a "Men only" tour?

Would it be legal?

there won't be - it's not gimmicky enough, and, rightly or wrongly, a site probably wouldn't want to associate itself with something like that (I know it's hypocritical).

I'm sure it would be legal.

You are? Why?

[Claw75]

When are they going to do a "Men only" tour?

Would it be legal?

there won't be - it's not gimmicky enough, and, rightly or wrongly, a site probably wouldn't want to associate itself with something like that (I know it's hypocritical).

I'm sure it would be legal.

You are? Why?

because otherwise whatever laws were in place to stop that happening would also apply to women's poker tournaments, and as they run pretty openly, I presume they are legal.

[GreekStein]

I think this sort of stuff tilts Red-Dog like it tilts me.

The one that always gets me is the Mobo awards. Guaran-damn-teed that would never be allowed to happen the other way round.

[Claw75]

I think this sort of stuff tilts Red-Dog like it tilts me.

The one that always gets me is the Mobo awards. Guaran-damn-teed that would never be allowed to happen the other way round.

country music awards?

[AndrewT]

Haven't we done the women-only poker thing before?

[GreekStein]

I think this sort of stuff tilts Red-Dog like it tilts me.

The one that always gets me is the Mobo awards. Guaran-damn-teed that would never be allowed to happen the other way round.

country music awards?

Still very very different.

[the sicilian]

I think this sort of stuff tilts Red-Dog like it tilts me.

The one that always gets me is the Mobo awards. Guaran-damn-teed that would never be allowed to happen the other way round.

country music awards?

Thats a genere..like dance or Jazz.... MOBO's wind me up to..racism works both ways

[gatso]

I think this sort of stuff tilts Red-Dog like it tilts me.

The one that always gets me is the Mobo awards. Guaran-damn-teed that would never be allowed to happen the other way round.

because greeks can't rap?

there was a case in america I remember a while back where a couple of blokes turned up and demanded to play in a women's tour event as a protest against discrimination.

it ended up in court and it was ruled that women only games were fine and did not amount to discrimination but the organisers had to let men play as well. very odd

[bolt pp]

When are they going to do a "Men only" tour?

Would it be legal?

who would that benefit?

That's not my point.

I asked the question: Would it be legal?

you also asked the question: When are they going to do a "Men only" tour?

Oh yes, so I did. (I forgot that bit)

I still wonder if a "Men Only" tour would be legal though.

I edited my last post to this effect but i imagine the legality of it is the same for both men and women, it couldnt be otherwise, if you wanted to sue the womens poker tour for discrimination as a male poker pro i'm sure with all the crazy European laws we have you'd definitely have a case of some sort, it's something that has to be highlighted though i think, i'm not sure that there are many articles or directives in european law that specifically cover "games" or over activities that actively disallow men, though i suppose if you argue it affects your living as a poker pro it could fall under that law though i could see the intricacies of the case, determining if it was a game of skill or chance, it it was your living and then if it was affecting your living etc becoming very convoluted.

something like this would have to have some sort of precedent set to determine it's legality i think, if not you could possibly wind up being in breach of the ECHR just for having a girls only night in

[Claw75]

it's music of black origin, a catch-all to take in a range of musical genres. You don't have to be black to be nominated/win an award.

[the sicilian]

it's music of black origin, a catch-all to take in a range of musical genres. You don't have to be black to be nominated/win an award.

substitue the word black for white and see the world disintergrate...

[Jon MW]

When are they going to do a "Men only" tour?

Would it be legal?

there won't be - it's not gimmicky enough, and, rightly or wrongly, a site probably wouldn't want to associate itself with something like that (I know it's hypocritical).

I'm sure it would be legal.

You are? Why?

because otherwise whatever laws were in place to stop that happening would also apply to women's poker tournaments, and as they run pretty openly, I presume they are legal.

I think it would fall under the same rules as men only and women only clubs.

These are allowed (although I think there are some caveats) - what isn't allowed is restrictions in the same club based on discrimination. e.g. a golf club with a men only bar for example.

If that's right then that covers things like the MOBO's and would cover Greeksteins MOWO awards as being legal as well.

[Claw75]

it's music of black origin, a catch-all to take in a range of musical genres. You don't have to be black to be nominated/win an award.

substitue the word black for white and see the world disintergrate...

So you have no problem with the fact that the awards exist, it's just the semantics that bother you?

[bolt pp]

it's music of black origin, a catch-all to take in a range of musical genres. You don't have to be black to be nominated/win an award.

substitue the word black for white and see the world disintergrate...

black peope were slaves for hundreds of years though, theres not that sort of taboo about substituting the words black for white for no reason, black people were marginalised by white people for so long, you can see why it would be innaproppriote, it's not pc gone mad, just the way things are.

[Claw75]

I think this sort of stuff tilts Red-Dog like it tilts me.

The one that always gets me is the Mobo awards. Guaran-damn-teed that would never be allowed to happen the other way round.

Where did you say you'd played on a table with Greekfish? Was that event not open only to a limited section of the community?