BIG GAY AL’S BIG GAY T-SHIRT

[defrog]

ITEM [via Neatorama]: A woman is threatened with arrest and forced to leave a federal building in Van Nuys by a guard who claimed her t-shirt was illegal under official Rules and Regulations Governing Conduct on Federal Property.

The t-shirt? A plain white T with the URL "lesbian.com".

Turns out, of course, that there is nothing in the Rules and Regulations Governing Conduct on Federal Property that dictates what specific clothing is allowed. Also, the guard is employed by Paragon, a private company contracted by the DHS, so it’s likely he was following his own personal interpretation of the rules in his head.

Or maybe he was just following the example set by other fine American institutions, like shopping mall rent-a-cops, airport security and the Capitol Police in regards to Unlawful T-Shirts.

To say nothing of his outgoing President. Sure. The President can discriminate against people wearing t-shirts he doesn’t approve of, why not some snippy Paragon guard in Van Nuys?

No shirt no service,

This is dF

Comments

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I've been through the El Al experience twice. I've heard people suggest the US adopt their approach, but I've also heard two respected experts say it's completely unrealistic for the US due to the number of airports alone. El Al works because it's a small scale operation.