"Jezebel’s readers—they often call themselves 'Jezzies' or 'Jezebelles'—are permitted to post to the site after a first prospective comment is approved by a Gawker Media staffer, and must adhere to some basic rules: be witty and relevant, no whining and don’t attack people." But you know how those crazy commenters are!

Still, such attacks—on one another, and on the editors—happen regularly. When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won the New Hampshire primary after getting teary-eyed at a campaign event, Ms. Tkacik fired off a furious rant, accusing women of voting with their emotions. One commenter, a 28-year-old Brooklyn medical biller who uses the screen name SinisterRouge, wrote back: "Seriously, Moe, I know you love Obama. But to say women just up and voted for her because she cries is retarded."

As part of a popular feature called Snap Judgment, readers offered biting comments on everything from Ms. Jolie’s eye-popping neckline to her possible state of mind.

Then a commenter with the screen name Calraigh wrote that, despite being pregnant, Ms. Jolie looked like “an Ethiopian famine victim.” Within minutes, a half-dozen angry readers had made their own snap judgments of Calraigh:

“You’re gross.”

“Are you serious?”

“That comment is inappropriate. I don’t know what website you think you are on, but that is not how we roll.” [NYT]

Says Law.com:

The attorney alleges that the clubs are violating the 14th Amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law, and in addition to declaratory relief, he is seeking nominal damages and an injunction to halt the nightclubs' practice of admitting women at a lower price than men.

Among the defendants in the suit are notorious douchemeccas Copacabana Nightclub, China Club, A.E.R. Nightclub and Sol. But a cursory glance at Roy Den's Myspace page show he is no stranger to the steamy chambers of the Copacabana. Under his music preferences, Roy Den (divorced, Caucasian) lists "Salsa, thanks to a cute little Asian girl who asked me to dance at the Copacabana, but I had to say no because I couldn't dance Salsa at that time—not to imply that I can now." He also takes hip hop at the Broadway Dance Center and "reads too many books." In fact, far from being Ladies Nights' greatest enemy, he might be the most cogent and persuasive argument for their existence.

Lawsuit Calls Ladies Nights Discriminatory [Law.com via Observer]
Roy Den Hollander [Myspace]