Ladies Nights are Unconstitutional?

Folks, we have achieved a new low in frivolous, pathetic lawsuits. Men are now suing bars who host ladies' night promotions, calling them unconstitutional.

Roy den Hollander, an attorney from New York, says that ladies' night promotions are unfair, a violation of his rights, and are causing him distress. Barring the obvious questions of how much an Columbia Business School graduate and George Washington University law school graduate who is able to practice in New York City could possibly be suffering, and also wondering if this guy maybe has general problems getting laid, how in the world is this suit a prudent use of our judicial system?

Poor Roy (you can learn a little more about him on his MySpace page - it's illuminating, and by the way, Roy, if you're going to sue the Copacabana, maybe you should take the reference to them out of your profile) says that his rights under the 14th Amendment are being violated. I'm not a Constitutional scholar so I won't even try to assess whether that might be true, but here's a little common sense for ya, Roy - ladies' night promotions are there to HELP you, not to hurt you, so shut the hell up.

I mean really, why don't you ever see "mens' nights" where women pay a cover but men don't, and men's drinks are less expensive? Answer: Because the women wouldn't show up! Generally speaking, at least from my personal experience, we care a lot less about men being in a club than men care about women being in a club. If a club had a mens' night, we'd just say good for them and leave them to some nice male bonding, and the club would repeat that little promotion exactly never again.

You know what else chaps my have-to-wait-longer-in-line-to-use-the-restroom butt? That this MALE attorney is crying about being treated as a second class citizen. Raise your hand if you think you might know which gender makes more money in the field of law in New York City? Surprise! In 2004 at least, "The median income of male lawyers is $107,000; for female lawyers it is $75,000." So pardon me, Roy, if I'm not terribly upset that you have to pay a little more for drinks when you go to the Copacabana.

Roy thinks men and women should pay the same amount for drinks and admission that equalizing that expense will mean that men have more money to buy women drinks. Barring the questionable math here, listen to what this guy is saying. He needs more money to get women drunk. He even says as much:

"Each guy that walks into that club will have more money to buy her a drink, and the more she drinks, the more fun she and the guys will have," he said.

There is so much in this story that is pathetic and sad and limp, but at least it gave me a chuckle. Poor Roy. Poor, poor Roy.