Face control

This article is about the policy of screening people based on their appearance. For the album from the indie rock duo Handsome Furs, see Face Control.

Face control refers to the policy of upscale nightclubs, casinos, restaurants and similar establishments to strictly restrict entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, money, style or attitude, especially in Russia and other former Soviet countries such as Ukraine.

Although a similar "velvet rope" policy exists in other countries, aiming to admit the right mix of "beautiful people" and keep out boring or unattractive would-be patrons, the Russian version is considered particularly harsh and unforgiving by Western standards.[1]

The rare occasional use of this term in English[2] can be considered a linguistic reborrowing via the Russian pseudo-anglicism фейсконтроль (feiskontrol).

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References

  1. Joshua Yaffa (September 25, 2009). "Barbarians at the Gate". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. "Face control". Urban Dictionary. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

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