Those family gatherings, university orientation, etc, is
different, because, firstly they are an organized group for a
reason and most importantly, they are not groups of young
males.
But if indeed there are persistent organized groups consistently
and repeatedly, then yes, it would disturb and discomfort other
visitors too.
Of course it would.
How do you think other visitors can enjoy the venues and the
athmosphere if that is the case.
Of course the Sentosa management should know and should
understand how to regulate it.
Still there are some people who bring up irrelevent examples, as
if in his mind he really believes and really think that orientation
groups and families are bringing the same discomfort as the groups
of young males foreign workers.
Why is it so hard to just accept reality.
As to the question of discrimination. It is not a discrimination
at all. It is for mutual respect. Mutual respect and for the
wellbeing of everybody. Please understand that we all exist as
members of society and we have relations to one another. Someone's
rights should be respected, but the rights of others should be
respected too. So I dont accept as if this is something of a
"wrong" action, and is "discriminatory".
When I get turned away from members only area, or because I was
wearing shorts, I never claim that I am discriminated.
In public parks, dont we often see signs of "no skateboarding",
does that mean that skateboarders are discriminated. No. It is
because their action would disturb other park users.
Thusly we should not see the rights of one person in a narrow
way but see it in a totality.
We should respect every individual and respect every person's
rights, but at the same time, because we respect every individual
and every person's rights, we have to consider also the rights and
feelings of all people, as a totality and collectively.
Not groups of young males?
Last I checked, all the commanders in my unit had an XY
chromosome-configuration, and nearly all were in their early
20s.
Whether you like it or not, you ARE being discriminatory. When
you lump everyone into one single group and tar them with the same
brush, that's discrimination.
A scenario: a group of foreign workers want to go to the beach
not because they want to ogle, but because they just want to unwind
after a hard week of work and want to chit-chat and reminisce about
the good ol' days in their village near Dhaka....
.... then they get chased away because of your brilliant
idea.
No matter how you slice it, you are practising
discrimination, and you are basically doing what that apartheid-era
sign said.
