Am I The Only One Who Finds This Offensive?

This post was submitted by TNG reader "Sam."

For many DC natives, Late Night Shots is quite old news. For the benefit of the uninitiated, it is a website and social group which bills itself as "a closed social network that allows you to explore your city's social landscape and bar scene." A closer inspection reveals that this description is, ahem, extremely charitable.

Thanks to The City Paper, and at least one mole working for Wonkette, considerably more is known about this "members-only" club. In a nutshell, it's an old boys-style group that wallows in blatant and unapologetic racism, sexism, and elitism, and whose membership includes none other than the Bush twins. Leaks from their private message boards are eyebrow-raising at best, and infuriating far more often.

So why care? "Let the little pricks have their clubhouse," you say. I would have agreed with you up until this point. Take a gander at the invitation for their latest event, scheduled tonight at Smith Point in Georgetown.

Oh yes indeed, that's for real. Publicizing and hosting an event like this anywhere is remarkably hateful, and doing it in a city with a solid African-American majority is simply beyond the pale.

I've noticed on a rare occasion (*wink*) that contributors and commenters on TNG have a passion for fighting racial inequality and stereotypes, and that led me to think that perhaps a few of you might be interested in this little tidbit.

If you're riled up, the event is tonight at 10PM, and Smith Point is a public establishment. Had I known sooner, and had the resources, I may have arranged for a group to crash this little soiree. Failing that, I'm sure that Smith Point would be happy to field your emails, phone calls, or letters regarding their decision to cater to this crowd of lovely, upstanding youth.