When male suicide is as high as it is over here and young men form bands to express themselves and understand how to talk to girls or boys and get an idea of the world, then preventing that through tokenism is wrong.
Bands die really quickly if they don't actually get an opportunity to perform on stage.
All sorts of bands that made it cite playing live as being instrumental in their technical improvement.
If there was a glut of bands of all types of diversity knocking at the doors of Wellington venues who could n't get gigs then I'd understand the policy and that should have been mentioned. There isn't and it is wasn't.
So yes I think it's pc bullshark to be honest.
Essentially the event manager should have said "Can''t book you for this event as we are trying top get more women to perform at it. Of course we will look at booking you soon".
No instead she came out with a pretty snide comment that the band was part of the problem just because they are guys. A great way to encourage diversity.
Caroline event manager Emi Pogoni replied: "It's just our policy to encourage diversity in the music industry. If you can't or won't, then we don't need to book you."
So basically fudge off then because unless you radically change your line up, say dump one of your mates you're not welcome here.
