Letrero en una parada de autobús en Washington, DC — como parte de la campaña de la Oficina de Derechos Humanos de DC RESPETO A LA IDENTIDAD DE GÉNERO Y TRANSGÉNERO. Fotografía de Elvert Barnes, usada con licencia CC BY-SA 2.0.
At some point, Trinidad and Tobago gained reputation of being something close to a utopia of diversity.The country's national anthem boasts "any creed and race finds an equal place", the social rights activists of South Africa and the Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu once made a reference famous to the Republic of the Twin Islands as "the country of the country ofRainbow », and in the annual carnival celebrations all ethnicity, ages and sizes are seen enjoying the greatest party in the world in perfect harmony.
But there is another face for all this happiness.Far from being an inclusive paradise, the country suffers from racial tensions, intolerance, and an underlying elitism, which are even apparent during the carnival and its parties and masquerades "all inclusive".Given this reality, Trinidad and Tobago surprised many with the last scandal on social networks, where there are complaints against a very popular nightclub that refused to let a young woman in.This intolerance story, otherwise family members unless it now includes the genre has unexpectedly become a new land for Trinitenses cybernauts.
This is what happened.Shannon Jacob Gomes tried to enter Aria Lounge on Friday night December 12.He was denied access at the door and she related her experience in a Facebook post:
Gomes demanded a public apology from the nightclub.In response, Aria denied any discrimination, saying that the decision was impartial:
Facebook user Rhoda Bharath commented:
On the Facebook page of Aria, this discussion quickly warmed up.Vedesh Singh commented:
Mel Amanda B agreed:
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Thecarterfilez was incredulous:
Facebook user Keron Strawz Lewis agreed, saying:
In the commentary thread of LOPTT, Ndelamiko joked:
Establishing the point that "the VVIP syndrome (very important People) has beenbenefits others »:
In addition, the blogger blamed both the organization and patterns:
Since the incident, Facebook users led by the Womantra feminist group have been supporting a public call to action, asking women to go to the nightclub on Friday, December 18, in "male" clothes to protest against the code ofcompany dress ::
Naturally, satirical websites like The Late O'Clock News pondered this event:
Facebook user Vernon O'Reilly Ramesar thought about shedding some light in what the Aryan dress code really means: for Shannon Gomes, however, the situation is more serious than ever:
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