21 June,2011 05:30 PM IST | | ANI
Taking the issue of gender discrimination to new heights, an American man has sued a Maryland nail salon for 200,000 dollars for being charged 1 dollar more than women for a manicure.
The 43-year-old claimed that he was charged 10 dollar for the services, which costs women 9 dollars.
Norris Sydnor III of Mitchellville, Md., said he was humilatiated at Rich's Nail Salon in Landover when he was asked to pay the extra money.
Rather than leaving a tip, Sydnor decided to bring a lawsuit claiming gender discrimination.
"I feel I'm being discriminated based on my gender," the New York Daily News quoted Sydnor as saying.
"There's nothing to say my hands or my nails are any different than a woman's nails. Nobody measured my hands, no one measured my fingernails," he added.
His attorney, Jimmy Bell, revealed that his client is asking for a 100,000 dollars in compensatory damages for the humiliation he experienced at the salon as well as 100,000 dollars in punitive damages to "punish them for what they've done and to deter others from doing so."
"My client paid more money for less services because he didn't get polish, he didn't get clear to go over the polish," Bell said.
