Posted on 08/06/2017 11:00:07 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Feminist vegan hopes the move will provoke people into discussing unfair treatment of women
A CAFE is making waves after it began charging blokes more money in a bid to close the gender pay gap.
The feminist vegan owner of Handsome Her eatery in Melbourne, Australia, is making them pay an 18 per cent man tax as well as giving women priority over seating.
Owner Alex OBrien told Broadsheet website: I do want people to think about it, because weve had this (pay discrepancy) for decades and decades and were bringing it to the forefront of peoples minds.
I like that it is making men stop and question their privilege a little bit.
Ms OBrien says the response from her customers has been positive, with one man even donating $50 (£30) to the cause.
She said: Theres been nothing but positivity from everyone, males and females.
But the reaction on social media has been mixed, with some praising while others are outraged.
One Twitter user said: This makes me sick. What the hell is wrong with these stupid women. Rules for men to enter?
While Jack Saba tweeted: Your cafe is sexist.
The extra money will be donated to the Elizabeth Morgan House which supports Aboriginal women and children.
It comes as a row broke out over the gender pay gap after the salaries of top BBC earners were revealed.
The broadcaster published a full list of the 96 people who earn more than £150,000 exposing a huge disparity in wages, with just one woman Claudia Winkleman featuring in its top ten best-paid stars.
Prime Minister Theresa May was among those to blast the figures and call for the Beeb to pay men and women the same.
She said: What has happened today is we have seen the way the BBC is paying women less for doing the same job as the men.
This cafe, and those who agree with its discriminatory practices, ignore the fact that in Western society women have certain privileges over men that obviously are being taken for granted. I will not innumerate them here. Both men and women know what they are. I have no problem that they exist. My point is that it is over-kill to formalize anti-male discrimination to compensate for a non-problem.
I like mine with lettuce and tomato. Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes. Big kosher pickle and a couple cold draft beer. Well, good God Almighty, which way do I steer?
That’ll work too!
All the Leftard men need to do is dress up as women, and get a free pass. They'll enjoy getting in touch with their inner selves.
Just don’t go there!! Also it looks like a dyke café!! They will lose in the long run!
Bill Clinton's a vegan, but then he's also a pervert.
I would go in, get my seat, go to the can and piss on the seat and the floor and leave.
Perhaps if a topless bar opened next door...
Native American expression for vegans: “one who can’t hunt”.
“Free cast rations every Wednesday! Thursday is all-you-can-eat mountain oysters!”
Why did the feminist cross the road?
Because I told her to!
Or “castrations”!
;^)
I have no privilege. If I were to stop in, I would pay womens’ price. If they call the police, after a little action in a courtroom, I own the place.
Another great day in Paradise!
A female should dress like a dude and go into the restaurant and see how much they charge them?
If they charge them as dude, they pull out their ID and show them they are a female and make them apologize on film.
If they charge them less, complain that you are identifying as man and make them apologize on film.
I just wanna see their SJW-ism short circuit.
Doesn't rule #3 violate Rules 1 and 2 or Vice Versa?
Reads article, see picture of owners, expectations MET expertly
Aaaand, they’re out of business in 3...2...1.
Sounds like a Portlandia skit.
I agree.
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