Mancaves...what have we been reduced to??

[dandy_gregory]

 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/01/HO6F15F905.DTL

And to think that, once upon a time, there was a whole culture dedicated to the "gentleman's club"

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[dr_bathybius]

A sorrowful testament indeed, Sir!

Harrumph!

SSR/Dr.B. 8^}D-

[terpsichoros]

The "Gentleman's Club", in its old sense, is illegal.

There is still the Sports Bar and the Irish Bar, which in their true incarnations are men-only, but are often inhabited by a small number of women, which completely changes the social dynamic. There are also gay men's establishments which have two disadvantages: there's no appeal to 98% of men, and they generally don't provide for the non-sexual male-bonding needs of the remaining 2%.

Lacking public areas where men can relate with each other without the distracting influence of women, they retreat to private spaces.

[dandy_gregory]

The "Gentleman's Club", in its old sense, is illegal.

....Illegal? You mean it is against the law to create a club in which women cannot be members? Or perhaps even be allowed to enter? Or are you referring to the more modern "gentlemen's club" which is basically a strip joint.

[terpsichoros]

Yes, in fact, it is unlawful to create a club in which women can not be members, with a very few exceptions. (The National Conference of Catholic Bishops is an all-male organization, for example).

The strip club is legal here and there, and is not barred by federal law or California law.

[dandy_gregory]

The situation is worse than I imagined :-[

Mancaves.....

[bowtieguyuk2000]

Oh for heaven's sake, how bizarre. Am I increasingly out of step with the world or is the world increasingly out of step with me?