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Barber shop fined $750 for not cutting woman's hair
WSB ^ | 9/9/15

Posted on 09/12/2015 4:28:21 AM PDT by markomalley

A Pennsylvania barber shop has been fined after refusing to cut a woman’s hair.

Barbiere in Washington, Pennsylvania, is described as “a high end Gentleman’s Barber Shop.”

On March 11, a woman, Diamond Pecjak of Crucible, walked into the shop after booking an appointment online for herself and her boyfriend, according to the Observer-Reporter Newspaper.

After being told no, Pecjak filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs against the shop.

The shop was fined $750 over the incident.

Barbiere’s owner, John Interval, said he didn’t know he was compelled to service both genders and doesn’t expect an upswing in female customers anytime soon.

"I didn't really consider it so much a discrimination thing as it's a barbershop, you know," Interval said.

Interval said he will not formally contest the fine, but he disagrees with the penalty.

“It’s infringing on our environment. Guys come here as a kind of a little getaway, to be around other guys,” said Interval, while clipping a customer’s beard as Frank Sinatra tunes played on the stereo. “My hands are tied. They are forcing me to do this and telling me how to do my business.”

He said the shop recommended salons and even offered to pay for Pecjak’s haircut elsewhere to compensate for the inconvenience.

Nearly 100 supporters of Barbiere signed a petition in opposition of the board’s ruling.

Pecjak, a cosmetologist, wanted a fade, a trendy men’s haircut. She declined to comment on her complaint, on her attorney’s advice.


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; US: Pennsylvania
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To: markomalley

had he cut her hair, he would have had a law suit for doing a poor job

the solution is to kill the woman


21 posted on 09/12/2015 5:34:10 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump)
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To: Arthur McGowan

The prohibition was applied mainly to white male controlled services. Anyone who isn’t a white male can, pretty much, bar anyone he or she wants.


22 posted on 09/12/2015 5:40:33 AM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job...)
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To: markomalley

We need to hear from all the candidates about this. Or the frontrunners anyway. Let’s see who understands the Constitution and is ready to defend it.

I reckon the publicity will be good for the barber shops’ business, and galvanize the community to resist the tyranny of the left.

We all must resist on an individual basis, and not sit back and wait for a politician or a judge to do it.


23 posted on 09/12/2015 5:42:14 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Arthur McGowan

“That horse has already left the barn”

Well, you’re right about that.

And it’s high time we send the cowboy and the rancher out to get that horse back.


24 posted on 09/12/2015 5:46:54 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: PghBaldy

Interesting. She’s a cosmetologist.


25 posted on 09/12/2015 5:59:42 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: refermech
I get that, but what will he do if another woman comes in. Will he pay 750.00 for each woman not served?

That's a good question. He is being forced to be cute, cave in, or close up.

Here's the best I could come up with:

When she makes her request, put up the closed sign, so no new customers come in. After the last real customer leaves, give her a very, very careful haircut, taking 45 minutes or more. Make her pay for it in time. Oh, and go heavy on the Barbicide. Say nothing the whole time. But make it a great men's haircut, because that's what you do.
26 posted on 09/12/2015 6:02:38 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

And don’t tell her about the security video recording the whole thing, so she can make a false report of the incident.


27 posted on 09/12/2015 6:08:21 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: Arthur McGowan
Care to guess what detail all these schools, businesses, and clubs have in common?

Curves

Distinguished Young Women Scholarships

Arcadia Women Only Fitness Center

Wellesley College

Cosmopolitan Club

Mills College

Olympic Spa

SheTaxis

28 posted on 09/12/2015 6:19:39 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: markomalley

When I was in NJ, a friend of a friend of a friend opened an old school barbershop. It was a MAN zone... and the proprietor stated simply that it was a place where guys could escape from the typical BS of having some nitwit chippy snipping hair and and rubbing her tits all over you.

If there ever was a FR barbershop, this place was it. Gun friendly, hot rod friendly, tattoo artist hangout, bikers, rat rodders... and you could get the old school steaming hot towel and straight razor shave. I think there was a bottle of Hoppe’s No. 9 on the shelf for aftershave.

I miss that.


29 posted on 09/12/2015 6:33:27 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: markomalley

Wait. The barber is gay, so no fine. /s

Just like the “Niggardly Affair”


30 posted on 09/12/2015 6:42:37 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: SoCal Pubbie

She was educated at an Education Center. Code word that she flunked out of school, and had to be pampered to get out of bed and at least breath for the day.


31 posted on 09/12/2015 7:29:24 AM PDT by healy61
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To: SoCal Pubbie

They all provide women a haven, safe from micro-aggressions, loud male voices, rape, etc.


32 posted on 09/12/2015 7:41:07 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (Beau Biden's funeral, attended by Bp. Malooly, Card. McCarrick, and Papal Nuncio, Abp. Vigano.)
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To: markomalley

I’m sure a quick background check on this so called “woman” would reveal that she has probably tried things like this before.

THIS IS A WAR ON MEN!


33 posted on 09/12/2015 7:54:09 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: refermech
Will he pay 750.00 for each woman not served?

Why not charge $750.00 for a women's cut? Talk about free advertising when THAT gets around.

34 posted on 09/12/2015 7:56:43 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Another possibility:

Make friends with an amiable Muslim, or even one who can act the part.

Have him be “on call”. Take lunch before the last head when you see Miss Wannamancut in the waiting area.

Then have “Mohammad” (acting as barber) state in no uncertain terms that he will not touch, much less cut the hair of said woman, and that she is dressed like a whore (regardless of what she is wearing), that the Prophet declares that she should be accompanied by a husband or male relative if she insists on being in public, and that she should leave before she brings further dishonor on herself. If she still insists, have him bring out the clippers with a 3 foot extension rod and see if she stays in the chair to see what he does next.

Alternatively, you can bring in a woman to portray a female Muslim, in hijab at least, have her roundly insult the woman in question in a borderline vulgar manner, speaking Arabic every third sentence, while the swarthy bearded men waiting for a trim stare at her . . . cold and hard.


35 posted on 09/12/2015 8:11:39 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: BykrBayb

>Interesting. She’s a cosmetologist.<

What do you want to bet SHE charges more to cut a woman’s hair than she does to cut a man’s hair?

It is common practice for many hair salons to charge more to do a female’s hair cut, and this practice was going on when a good percentage of guys sported long hair.


36 posted on 09/12/2015 8:17:56 AM PDT by Darnright (When a system acts illegally, its dictates are not the law of the land, they are the law of force)
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To: markomalley

got news for this guy. Yes some women do go to barbershops. Because some women want simple haircuts they don’t want to over pay for. There is no such thing as a “gentleman’s barbershop” he should have just given her the hair cut.


37 posted on 09/12/2015 8:22:09 AM PDT by discostu (dream big and dance a lot)
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To: MrEdd

Got news for you. Given how much beauty parlors charge for everything they’ve got no problem taking some guy’s money for a Brazilian. Sure, they’ll think he’s a total weirdo, but a weirdo they’re charging over $100.


38 posted on 09/12/2015 8:24:53 AM PDT by discostu (dream big and dance a lot)
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To: BykrBayb

That bolsters her case, as she knows what she wants and why she wants it.

Cosmetologists would know that if they wanted a precise cut, a barbershop would be the place to get it.


39 posted on 09/12/2015 8:31:53 AM PDT by mountainbunny (Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens ~ JR.R. Tolkien)
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To: markomalley

Should’ve said it was a gay male shop. We all know the rules change depending such things.


40 posted on 09/12/2015 9:18:16 AM PDT by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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