
MALMO, Sweden -- A Swedish night club turned away two women because they  sported visible tattoos, the club manager said.
The Swing Inn, a Malmo club with a policy of excluding women with  tattoos, had permitted the women entrance on other occasions during the  past few years, Swedish News Agency TT reported one of the women said  last week.
"They told us that they don't let in women with visible tattoos. But if  we put on a sweater it would be alright," Jessica Brotherton said,  referring to herself and her friend.
The Swing Inn has a long-standing policy against tattoos, said Gabrielle  Holst, the club manager.
"We want to have a well-groomed clientele with neat clothing. We think  that tattoos look distasteful," Holst said, adding the policy only  applies to visible tattoos, as the management cannot ask patrons to  remove their clothes.