not quite the same is it. or rather, its grotesquely out of proportion. if i went out in Brighton and a pub or club refused entry because it was gays only, i'd move on. this has happend to me for gay or 999 nights. this happens all the time, and many venues will be barring people this summer...
in Birmingham? why not? we arent told from the article either way, because that might get in the way of some righteous indignation. have it your way: someone at the Vue 5000 seat complex decided to arbitarily shut the venue to all non-muslims. yeah, that happend. even if it did im not sure...
so you book out the local pub/club/cinema for an event. someone not in your club/social group invited is turned away. does this mean you're taking over?
i recall a cinema closed to all but breast feeding mothers a while ago, does that mean we are letting them take over?
this is the joy of...