Man denied bag says Angels discriminated

May 11, 2006

Man denied bag says Angels discriminated

Posted at May 11, 2006 2:32 PM

I think I have found a pretty strong sign of the apocalypse.

Man denied bag says Angels discriminated
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A man who was denied a red nylon tote bag during a Mother's Day promotion at an Angels baseball game has filed a sex and age discrimination lawsuit against the team.

The class action claim filed by Michael Cohn, a Los Angeles psychologist, alleges that thousands of males and fans under age 18 are entitled to $4,000 in damages each because they were treated unequally at last May's promotion. Women over 18 received the gifts.

Angel officials said Cohn was the only person who complained about the giveaway and that the team is proud of its promotions.

"Historically, we have tried to appeal on those special days that might be nationally noted holidays or special occasions," team spokesman Tim Mead said, adding he could not comment directly on the suit because he hadn't seen it. "We have tailored programs or giveaways accordingly."

The team responded to a complaint letter that Cohn wrote last June by sending him four tote bags and a letter stating the team "ran out of the item that day and had to order more."

"They claimed they didn't have any more bags, but my client said there was a mountain of bags stacked so high a show dog couldn't have jumped over them," said Alfred Rava, Cohn's San Diego-based attorney.

Cohn could not be reached for comment.

This weekend's Mother's Day promotion will offer tote bags to the first 25,000 fans over age 18, rather than cater specifically to women. Mead would not say whether the change was in response to Cohn's complaint.

Rava said the altered promotion still violates the civil rights of fans under age 18.

Cohn's suit names as defendants the Angels and the Corinthian Colleges, which sponsored the event through an affiliate.

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Comments

Few would find it so petty if women were denied stereotypically "male"
handouts, such as baseballs or baseball cards, when women asked for them
(even on Fathers' Day). Even "petty" discrimination against men feeds into
the larger problem of gender stereotypes, misandry and anti-male sexism.

The fact that men are conditioned to accept it is partly why it continues in
larger areas involving human rights, such as: fathers denied equal parenting
rights; men getting higher sentences for the same crime; incarcerated
fathers denied equal visitation rights with their kids; male victims of
domeestic violence and their children denied equal services; men exempted
from the international ban on forced labor; men denied equal pricing or
services at hotels, car washes, restaurants; etc. Therefore, I support any
man who complains when he is discriminated against as a man, no matter how
large or small it may seem, and no matter what his subjective motives may
be.

Most media ignore men's complaints about the larger forms of discrimination,
but jump all over the smaller forms such as this one, giving it national
coverage. That's because most media is sensationalistic, reactionary, lazy,
ignorant and biased.

Posted by: CP at May 22, 2006 1:56 AM

Michael Cohn
2535 Nichols Cyn Road
L.A. CA 90041

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Posted by: miriam at July 5, 2006 10:52 PM

Backstory to this guy. He makes his living by making these frivolous lawsuits for "sexual harrassment" whether it be this particular case or something like a "ladies night" promotion at a nightclub. Obviously he'd rather settle for money rather than take these people to court. Basically it's legalized extortion. It really sickens me that there are people who can really live with themselves knowing they make their income doing stuff like this. Very shameful. Michael Cohn should do us all a favor and throw himself off a tall building for he is surely going to hell for living the life of a shameful bastard.

Posted by: Cohn Hater at August 2, 2006 5:13 PM

I really hope this guy dies in a fire at some point in the next week. Absolutely shameful to think there are people like this guy alive. Hopefully he's not reproducing, that would be a shame.

It's Mothers Day! On Mothers Day mothers get presents. That's the way it goes. On Fathers Day he can get presents. Of course I doubt this guy has a living soul who actually cares about him so maybe not.

Posted by: Ryan at August 18, 2006 4:52 PM

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