Would you patron a business more (restaurant, theatre, gym etc) if they banned kids

[HoleyMoley]

I wanted to say "patron a business more" but I ran out of space for the title.

I'm really surprised that more businesses haven't tried this - plenty of people out there who don't have kids and don't want anything to do with them. Or parents who just want an escape from the hell of child rearing.

I really think something like this would do great for business.

I wouldn't. Families have every right to use public venues, just like everyone else. I wouldn't support any business that banned any group (within reason) from using their facilities, and I have a good story to share about that.

There is a law firm on the same floor as our office. I often chat with the admin staff in the common areas, where the smokers congregate.

Two women from the same office told me a story about a group of investors who wanted to open a members-only gay club in downtown Toronto. They approached the law firm to investigate the legality of banning Asians from being members of the club.

They told the lawyers they knew eventually Asians would figure out they weren't welcome there, so they decided to avoid the game of denial, and just be upfront from the very beginning. According to the women who told me this story, the investors claimed they conducted independent market research (don't know who conducted the research) showing a good number of gay men in Toronto would welcome such an establishment, and support it.

The law firm told them they couldn't assist them, but suggested negative publicity would be more of an obstacle than legalities in maintaining an establishment of that nature. They pointed to the example of the (also happened to be gay) dating service that charged Asian men significantly more than Caucasian men to use the service.
This was more than two years ago, so I assume they opted not to proceed with the idea.

We were all shocked when we heard this, but none of us are gay Asian men, so we can't comment on racism in the gay community, but can comment on how pathetically shallow some people are.

[Ojam]

I wouldn't. Families have every right to use public venues, just like everyone else. I wouldn't support any business that banned any group (within reason) from using their facilities, and I have a good story to share about that.

All venues discussed in this thread have been private venues.

[NG]

Two women from the same office told me a story about a group of investors who wanted to open a members-only gay club in downtown Toronto. They approached the law firm to investigate the legality of banning Asians from being members of the club.

Really? You're comparing an attempt at a racist policy at setting age limits for establishments?

Are asians legally forbidden from buying cigarettes?

Are asians legally forbidden from being allowed to drive?

Are asians legally forbidden from buying alcohol?

Are asians legally forbidden from going in strip clubs?

Age limits are different than being bigoted based upon race and I find your "example" offensive.

Next time you're in this "office" of yours get the link of this gay website with a link to the TOS charging asians more otherwise I'm calling you out as a liar and trying to slur gay people. I've known gay people and there isn't an 'anti-asian' bias against gay asians.

Why the hell would there be one?

[NG]

[NorthYorker]

I would absolutely not, no Qs about it.

[hagbard]

I'd patron a business more if they banned cellphones and other electronic devices.

[EmperorOfCanada]

I would absolutely give my business to a theatre that banned children and kept staff in the theatres to kick out savages who don't know how to act 100% of the time over a theatre that didn't. I'd even be willing to pay up to twice the ticket price for such a theatre.

I would pay more if they banned children as well. I would pay even more if they would ban people under 18. I find some teenagers even more annoying and disruptive than some smaller kids, and at least the smaller kids dont know any better.

[bman77]

As what most of you would probably consider a kid should I take offence with this? hahaha, would you guys like me to leave rfd so I don't disturb any of the supeior oldies?

All kidding aside as a teen I find little kids more annoying than ever, not to be mean. And if I were to go to a returant or gym or something of that nature I would kind of appreciate a no one under 12 rule, hahaha. Even some 12 y/os are annoying though, well at least to a mature 14 year old like myself