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In reply to the discussion: ‘Plus-Sized’ College Student Claims Discrimination at Bar [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)62. Stupid business decision
Do they want to lose customers?
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I disagree. She is getting many to spend their money elsewhere, and doing it
ScreamingMeemie
May 2012
#41
now this thread is becoming more and more evident ted. welcome. 52 posts. and here you are. nt
seabeyond
May 2012
#61
Maybe she looks angry because she's just been discriminated against and humiliated.
PassingFair
May 2012
#134
She was actually prevented from dancing for her incorrect use of reflexive pronouns
alcibiades_mystery
May 2012
#6
There are, I think, two different reasons for these flawed constructions
alcibiades_mystery
May 2012
#107
Maybe the real question here is why she and her friends are ok with being used as 'bait' for
Iris
May 2012
#18
I lower mine when people suggest it's some natural thing for women to seek validation
Iris
May 2012
#56
as you well know, a woman can be attractive without being on display, but really,
seabeyond
May 2012
#60
Tearing other women down for not being as adept at seeing through patriarchal BS...
redqueen
May 2012
#97
Very few "club-aged" men and women have been introduced to these political/philosophical issues
stevenleser
May 2012
#145
To be honest, when I first saw this post I thought they were talking about the Legal Bar
Taverner
May 2012
#21
If you have to be good looking to dance on the platform then no one in Iowa City could dance there.
AngryAmish
May 2012
#23
So you're saying you figure the bar employees were drunk and aggressive to the patrons?
JackRiddler
May 2012
#142
" So you're saying you figure the bar employees were drunk and aggressive to the patrons?"
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#144
So she wanted to dance on a platform in a bar, but was unprepared to be judged by her looks?
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#68
And if they do, plenty of other women will call them idiots and fools for it. nt
redqueen
May 2012
#98
So she wanted to dance on a raised platform in a bar in front of a crowd
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#109
It is evidence of how the world is so vastly unfair to men, and how easy women really have it,
redqueen
May 2012
#118
Ah so this isn't about this individual case, it's about the entire class/privilege structure
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#121
In this case the raised stage was for the benefit of the customers
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#133
There are weight-ist all around. Man, France rules the roost on that front. n/t
vaberella
May 2012
#102
I love to dance and have a good time. Problem is, that is not what trendy bars & clubs are about.
stevenleser
May 2012
#146