EDMONTON—Jack White says he’s “really dissappointed” after two women were barred from kissing at his Edmonton show at Rogers Arena.“It’s 2018 now and two people expressing affection shouldn’t have to hide,” he wrote in an Instagram post.Allyson MacIvor spent last Friday night watching one of her favourite musicians play his first-ever show. But what was supposed to be a fun night ended in tears.Now, the Edmonton native is hoping to turn a negative situation into a positive one. MacIvor, a musician herself, was attending a Jack White concert on Nov. 2 with one of her girlfriends. During the encore, MacIvor’s favourite song, “Seven Nation Army,” began playing. In the heat of the moment, she leaned in to kiss her friend.“I decided to be bold,” MacIvor said, adding it was a fun moment on a beautiful night. What happened afterwards left MacIvor dumbfounded. The kiss was interrupted by an employee at Rogers Place, whom MacIvor said pulled her away from her seat, shook her finger in disapproval and said, “That’s not allowed here.” The employee then said MacIvor and her friend could speak to a manager if they disagreed.“I felt violated, I felt intruded upon,” MacIvor said. “I ask people ‘What if that happened to you?’” MacIvor and her friend decided to enjoy the rest of the song. But feeling uncomfortable over what just happened, the two decided accompany the employee and speak to the manager on duty that night.At the manager’s office, MacIvor said the employee, whom she described as a young woman, explained that “inappropriate sexual behaviour” was the reason behind her decision to confront the two friends. The manager asked the employee to resume her duties before apologizing to MacIvor and her friend. MacIvor then filed an incident report.“As a person part of the LGBTQ community, PDA (public displays of affection) ...
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