1983-2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Pubs and bars in Bangalore are denying entry to nationals from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and other African countries citing security reasons, as the common belief is that all ebony-skinned people are 'drug peddlers', 'scamsters' and 'trouble makers'. Bangalore has a sizeable student populat ion from the African continent - 20-somethings from countries as diverse as Cameroon and Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania. However, at most of the city's hep clubs, all dark-skinned people are strangely 'Nigerians' and to be avoided, though they don't say it out aloud. At most of these bars and pubs, blacks are generally frowned upon. In most cases, a group of black males, unaccompanied by women gets responses varying from a polite - "sorry, prior reservation needed" to the outright rude - "please leave". At one of the sports bars, which had the most number of complaints, the head of marketing said it was "security reasons" and not racism that made them discourage blacks from coming. Besides, the bar's other clients were uncomfortable with black-skinned people around, he said. One of the local papers carried out a sting operation in four of the city's major hotspots - Xtreme Sports Bar, Indiranagar, Athena, The Leela Palace Time, Xtreme Sports Bar, Kammanhalli Main Rd and Fusion Lounge, Brigade Road and found that Afro-nationals were indeed not allowed in by the officials citing varied reasons like "private party" and "stags not allowed". http://www.hindustantimes.com/Pubs-bar-African-nationals-in-Bangalore/Article1-703947.aspx
ganeshran Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 Horribly racist. But one of these bars is near my home and I have seen some African nationals going there.
cowboysfan Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 I am not surprised,we are one of the most racist people when it comes to africans.
Guest Gunner Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 ^^ And yet we have the balls to talk about racism :hysterical::hysterical: Bastards!!
Rajiv Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 ^^ Would this be considered Racist. Single Guys not allowed in Pub/Clubs w/o a woman as they will create a ruckus?
yoda Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 If they want to limit people, they can always include an entry fee. This would help weed out those who might cause trouble be it black, white, or brown. To bar people based on their skin color should be grounds for a lawsuit I would think.
Guest Gunner Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 ^^ Would this be considered Racist. Single Guys not allowed in Pub/Clubs w/o a woman as they will create a ruckus? That is fine, most big cities around the world have that rule. I have no issues with that.
urbestfriend Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 ^^ Would this be considered Racist. Single Guys not allowed in Pub/Clubs w/o a woman as they will create a ruckus? No if that rule is applicable to everyone irrespective of their color.
Holysmoke Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 If they want to limit people' date=' they can always include an entry fee. This would help weed out those who might cause trouble be it black, white, or brown. To bar people based on their skin color should be grounds for a lawsuit I would think.[/quote'] That would be counterproductive. Generally it is the people who are rich and spoilt that cause trouble. Someone who cant afford the table will never break it if he is pissed.
ravishingravi Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 They need to come to Mumbai then. Leopolds There is a shady lounge/pub in that area. I think close to bade miya. In 90s it was notorious for having African drug mafia or dealers. I m pretty sure in this decade most of those areas have been cleaned up
Holysmoke Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 There is a shady lounge/pub in that area. I think close to bade miya. In 90s it was notorious for having African drug mafia or dealers. I m pretty sure in this decade most of those areas have been cleaned up Gokul? :hehe:
saneindian Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Mischiveous reporting. They showed the so called sting operartion on a news channel and all that they could show was single Africans or group of African boys not being allowed into pubs as only couples were allowed. No were did anyone say that the Africans are being denied entry due to their skin color.
ganeshran Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 In my area there is an international college and there are lot of Arabs and Africans living here. There is clear difference in the way shopkeepers treat Africans compared to Arabs. And after all this, we are the loudest to complain of racism.
Raghav_12 Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Looks more like a case of mischevious and sensationalized reporting. As somebody pointed out that they were blocked because of the long-standing norm of single guy or a guys only group not being allowed.
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