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Title: The no-kids-allowed movement is spreading
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URL Source: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/pare ... movement-is-spreading-2516110/
Published: Jul 27, 2011
Author: Piper Weiss
Post Date: 2011-07-27 00:24:16 by A K A Stone
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Views: 5336
Comments: 14
What's the matter with kids today and why doesn't anyone want them around? In June, Malaysia Airlines banned babies from many of their first class cabins, prompting other major airlines to consider similar policies. Lately, complaints about screaming kids are being taken seriously, not only by airlines, but by hotels, movie theaters, restaurants, and even grocery stores. Read more about restaurants around the country banning kids. Earlier this month, McDain's, a Pittsburgh area restaurant that banned kids under 6 became a mascot for the no-kids-zone movement. According to a Pittsburgh local news poll, more than half of area residents were in favor of the ban. And now big business is paying attention. "Brat bans could well be the next frontier in destination and leisure-product marketing," writes Robert Klara in an article on the child-free trend in AdWeek. Klara points to Leavethembehind.com, a travel website for kid-free vacations, with a massive list of yoga retreats, luxury resorts and bargain hotels around the world that ban children. "Call me a grinch, a misanthrope, a DINK (dual-income-no-kids), or the anti-cute-police, but I hate (hate a thousand times over) ill-behaved children/infants/screaming banshees in upscale restaurants (ok, anywhere, really, but I don’t want any death threats)," writes Charlotte Savino on Travel and Leisure's blog. She lists a slew of a popular destination restaurants with kid-free areas and policies for travelers looking for quiet vacation dining. Traveling is one thing, but what about in kids' own hometowns? Should kids been banned from local movie theaters, like they were at a recent adults-only Harry Potter screening? In Texas, one cinema chain has even flipped the model, banning kids under six altogether, except on specified "baby days". Even running errands with toddlers may be off limits. This summer Whole Foods stores in Missouri are offering child-free shopping hours and in Florida, a controversy brews over whether kids can be banned from a condominium's outdoor area. That's right, some people don't even want kids outdoors. When did kids become the equivalent of second-hand smoke? Blame a wave of childless adults with money to spare. "Empty nesters continue to wield a huge swath of discretionary spending dollars, and population dips in first-world countries mean more childless couples than ever," writes AdWeek's Klara. Catering to the child-free community may be good for business but is it good for parents? It could help narrow choices and make kid-friendly environments even kid-friendlier. And let's be honest, babies won't miss flying first class. They won't even remember it. But their moms and dads will. Most parents with young children have self-imposed limits on spending and leisure. This new movement imposes limits set by the public. And the public isn't as child-friendly as it used to be. As businesses respond to their new breed of 'first-class' clientele, are parents in danger of becoming second-class citizens?
Poster Comment: If you can ban kids you can ban blacks. Anyone who argues any different is a dumb ass. Lets see who has been popping the stupid pills.
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Why..... are you missing some? They need to ban the parents too since they seem unable to keep the kids under control and are a menace to polite society.
Obama will protect you from being annoyed by kids.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
I doubt it since the Tea Partiers will have their kids out earning their keep panhandling in the aisles. Age is no excuse for laziness in the Tea Party world.
They need to ban the parents too since they seem unable to keep the kids under control and are a menace to polite society. A business should be to ban anyone they want. Say they don't want California faggots in their store. They are within their rights to do so. Say they don't like black people. They should be able to put a sign in their window saying no blacks allowed. Parents should keep their kids under control. It would be smarter to ban disruptive people instead of just hating children and thier parents. You liberals really don't like kids to much. You were a kid once too.
Say they don't like black people. They should be able to put a sign in their window saying no blacks allowed. Parents should keep their kids under control. It would be smarter to ban disruptive people instead of just hating children and thier parents. You liberals really don't like kids to much. You were a kid once too. No problem, but then they shouldn't complain when business is bad like some posters here do, as the customer walks out after being asked to fill out the 10 page questionaire. I consider it no business person's business what my political affiliations are. They need to just shut and provide the service or sell me the product. if they plan to stay in business. A kid generally cries because he's unhappy or his needs aren't being met, which seems to be the normal state in most Tea Party families.
It would seem that Ming is at the top of the list. LOL.
It used to be the leftists that had bumper-stickers that said things like "Question Authority.' Today they follow slogans from 1984: War is peace. They blindly LOVE Big Brother. They believe competition, pride & profiting from ones labor, are evil things to be banished. Stephen King observed, "The beauty of religion mania is that it has the power to explain everything... [so] logic can be happily tossed out the window. This describes socialists. They will ignore logic and "common sense." They will ignore REALITY. Because THEY are religious zealots... THEIR God... is the STATE.
LOL. You're kissing too much of that management butt. Some original, creative thinking for all the world to see, would look better on your resume.
Do you ever watch George Lopez? He had a hilarious skit where he mentioned kids in a Wal-Mart and pointed out the Hispanics were the best mannered because their mother or older sibling had a death grip on their arm saying, "...you make a move and you won't sit down for a week...", or words to that effect. A teacher friend mentioned the same thing. In a mixed class of hellions the Hispanics were always better mannered than the whites.
He had a hilarious skit where he mentioned kids in a Wal-Mart and pointed out the Hispanics were the best mannered because their mother or older sibling had a death grip on their arm saying, "...you make a move and you won't sit down for a week...", or words to that effect. Until the age of eleven then madre lets the males run loose and free, cause they are now men! Plus I just love how quickly they pickup on the Hip Hop/Rap lingo and padre and madre have absolutely NO idea what they are talking about.
Plus they try to get into every girl's pants but they want to eventually marry a virgin.
Not to mention all the single twenty-something males they allow to share rooms with the kids.
I'm getting my DOCTORATE, you silly bitch. I don't NEED to pad my resume', or kiss "management butt."
It used to be the leftists that had bumper-stickers that said things like "Question Authority.' Today they follow slogans from 1984: War is peace. They blindly LOVE Big Brother. They believe competition, pride & profiting from ones labor, are evil things to be banished. Stephen King observed, "The beauty of religion mania is that it has the power to explain everything... [so] logic can be happily tossed out the window. This describes socialists. They will ignore logic and "common sense." They will ignore REALITY. Because THEY are religious zealots... THEIR God... is the STATE.
Plus they try to get into every girl's pants but they want to eventually marry a virgin. LOL. True, also according to our teacher friend who says the testosterone level in middle school is noticeably more accute in her male hispanic students and that the girls are much more selective in their flirting than the white students.
Enter Screen Names of recipients separated by commas or semicolons. Big deal, you still will need to get an honest job. And this will let management know how easily agitated you become with even a token of mild disagreement.
Lets see who has been popping the stupid pills.
#2. To: mininggold (#1)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: hondo68 (#2)
(Edited)
Obama will protect you from being annoyed by kids.
#4. To: mininggold (#1)
Why..... are you missing some?
#5. To: A K A Stone (#4)
(Edited)
A business should be to ban anyone they want. Say they don't want California faggots in their store. They are within their rights to do so.
#6. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Lets see who has been popping the stupid pills.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
#7. To: Capitalist Eric (#6)
It would seem that Ming is at the top of the list.
#8. To: A K A Stone (#4)
Parents should keep their kids under control.
#9. To: harrowup (#8)
#10. To: mininggold (#9)
#11. To: Fred Mertz (#10)
Plus they try to get into every girl's pants but they want to eventually marry a virgin.
#12. To: mininggold (#7)
You're kissing too much of that management butt. Some original, creative thinking for all the world to see, would look better on your resume.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
#13. To: Fred Mertz, mininggold (#10)
(Edited)
Until the age of eleven then madre lets the males run loose and free, cause they are now men!
#14. To: Capitalist Eric (#12)
I'm getting my DOCTORATE, you silly bitch. I don't NEED to pad my resume', or kiss "management butt."
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