Reverse Sexism: Man Fights For Equal Rights

Oh yes, it’s ladies night, but the feeling is not quite right—the actual perk may be as outdated as the song. Being a woman has its advantages when it comes to getting into nightclubs, but are they fair? When we flip the tradition and examine the idea of just a “gentleman’s night,” the discrimination is glaringly obvious.  Las Vegas resident Todd Phillips is sick of being a second-class citizen in his city just because of his gender. Taunted by a gym club billboard that offered free enrollment to women, Phillips felt penalized for his penis. So he decided to take action by filing a complaint with the National Equal Rights Commission.  “When you have one price for men and one price for women, that’s clearly discrimination, clearly sex discrimination,” Phillips argues.  And the man has a point!  Sure, the gender equality feminists fought for protects us all, ensuring our rights to the same wages, respect, and opportunity.  However, Phillips is finding out that the statewide statutes about bias based on sex or sexual orientation are more like policy suggestions than prosecutable orders.  Even the ACLU isn’t sure he has a leg to stand on. But Phillips is a male trailblazer and promises to fight for his right to work out the same way women do—for free!  After he takes the gym to court, he’s planning on going after the clubs on the Vegas strip like the MGM/Mirage for favoring ladies. [Las Vegas Now]