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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:05 PM Original message |
RE: A&F threads - Race/Ethnicity/Color - What Practices Are Discriminatory |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. This post is in reference to the travesty that can be found here: |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You think she was fired because of her "Race/Ethnicity/Color"? |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Don't read the article |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
51. You're seeing ghosts. nt |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Kick |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. kick |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. K&R |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. the hijab is not a religious costume. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Remember that time some bloviating internet guy knew more about your beliefs than you? |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. It's not a religious costume. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 11:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. You can tell the Pope that he's not infallible. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
69. the law disagrees |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. You can't wear a Hijab (or other religious clothing) in uniform |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. The military keeps out the disabled too. |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Yes or no |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:26 AM Original message |
There are shades of grey there, you know. nt |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
19. Given your other post (with the article) |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. double post nt |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
70. an employer with a dress code must make reasonable accommodations |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Incidentally, this looks like an example of Reagan-era nonsense. |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:28 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Interesting article |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. They integrated first, too. |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That very well could be. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
74. federal law regarding military uniforms and religious apparel |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. Here is the DoD Directive as it pertains |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. Do they allow people of other religions to break dress code? |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. The law is the law. I think headgear is silly, too. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Sure they can |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. And then they got sued for it. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:34 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. You can sue anyone for pretty much anything |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. How is it not a violation of the Civil Rights Act? |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:48 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Devils advocate... |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I don't think that the court will get into a theological argument with her. |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:01 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I don't know if it would be an admission of guilt or not. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:06 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Fundies say the same thing about non-fundies. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Why do people say "Devil's Advocate" when they really mean the crap they say? |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. How do you know that is the case? |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Everyone has an opinion. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:06 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. What you cite talks about discrimination |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:19 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. She believes that she has to wear the hijab due to her religion, which is admittedly silly. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:27 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Thats a lot of "if's" and "and's" |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Have you ever considered that you have way too much respect for authorities? :3 |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. ahhh, name calling now |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:51 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. In like manner, |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:59 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I have addressed them, you just ignore it |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:06 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Ok, I guess? |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:20 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. It is not the topic, it is your steadfast defense when you don't even try to know the facts |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I don't know anything about the two other suits. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:29 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. No matter the facts, you defend this scammer |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Is that your professional legal opinion |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. It's not mad, it's disgust |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:41 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. You can have a strong feeling about it |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. They have a history of this sort of thing. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:54 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Neither of those are like this |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:00 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. But you don't know if she lied or modified her contract, do you? |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:17 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. oh please |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. double post nt |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. You act like enormous companies who market primarily to douchebags never step on people. nt |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Non-sense, I am looking at the facts |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. It's really impressive how you've managed to convict her based on her hat. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. More non-sense, do you ever plan on addressing the facts? |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Which facts? The ones where A&F obviously violated the Civil Rights Act? |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Your claims of discrimination need facts to back them up |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Clearly I love Islam more than every other religion that I don't believe in. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Wow, just making stuff up now? |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Clearly there was an exception made for her if they hired her. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
62. A&F hires their staff under "modeling" contracts, like actors, which means they can discriminate |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. They've tried this with Black, Latino, and Handicapped employees before |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Can you give me some real legal cases where a place like Hooters or Disney |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. As far as I can tell from the media, the only issue is the hijab. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Your first link doesn't take me to any article. And the Daily Mail is a gossip rag |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. whoops, doubleposten. nt |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Is that an undue burden, do you think? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. don't have a hooters or disney case, but here a couple of examples |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Awesome! That really drives it home, doesn't it? nt |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 10:57 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Here's one more. A non mainstream religion. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. The religion isn't important imho. It's the costuming required by a place like Disney, A&F etc |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. The Hooters and Disney cases are easily distinguishable |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. But Blockbuster is not selling a clothing image at all. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Sigh, I guess you found the loophole to decades of progress. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. I didn't find it or exploit it. Nor do I condone it. But the big corps have |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Okay nt |
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brainbowseverywhere (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-03-11 01:18 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Bump |
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