The dress code said no white t-shirts. My friend worried that I wouldn't be let in, on a Monday for lunch no less. Seacrets is a place with packed sand floors, eighteen bars on the inside, and people floating around on inflatable tables out on the ocean. If you own a boat, you can pull it up and they'll come bring you drinks and food. It's the kind of place that is utterly ridiculous but to my surprise, I quite liked it. Of course, we didn't go at night, where the mid day tourists would be replaced by trashy clubbers.
Looking again at the dress code, it was obviously made to keep certain types of people out. No sports jerseys, no doo rags, no over sized clothing. Actually the list was uncannily similar to this one showcased on Racialicious. Is it racist? Not necessarily. But then again, when it's enforced against one group of people versus another, then we're right on the doorstep.
My friend showed me this white rapper from the Bay. Her name is Kreayshawn and irrespective of whether you think she's talented or not, there's something knee-jerk irksome about her appropriating black culture. Then again, isn't this what moving forward means? Hip hop isn't just for one type of person. A hipster-ish white girl spewing (bad) raps is sort of progress right? Much to my mortification, I kind of dig this song. I mean, it's super catchy isn't it? Kreayshawn and her sister, V-Nasty, lead the White Girl Mob. There's probably a fan club for us all to join.
Lately I've been offended by a variety of things but I can't decide if I'm justified in any of them. Given the choice, I would try to curb hooliganism in my beachfront club too. And from what I've heard from friends who work in nightlife, there is a lot of basic -isms about who gets let in and out, all in an effort to create or preserve a "scene."
bluishorange posted recently about dressing like how she wants to job interviews. I've been struggling with the same problem. They say to dress for the job you want, not the one you have. Outfitted in my casual clothes, I'd say I dress exactly for the job I want. A few months ago, I took out my earrings for a job interview. It was a corporation and I figured that taking them off for a few hours wouldn't mean much if I got the job. Years ago I had decided that I wasn't going to hide my tattoos or earrings anymore, not for work. But that was when I wasn't job hunting. After reading Alison's post, I've decided to stick to my guns again. I mean, you're supposed to put your best foot forward but I didn't get this far -- or get nowhere rather -- by doing it the conventional way.
They offered Alison the job. She turned them down.
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