Fat women denied entry to bar

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41,686 posts

202 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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Sorry, "Thicker curvier women denied entry to bar

IMO "Their gaff their rules" but I guess the counter argument is that public venues shouldn't be allowed to discriminate based on appearance.

BabySharkDD

15,078 posts

175 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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I walked away from a door job where the manager of the nightclub insisted on people under 30, no fatties, no ugly folk etc

From his point of view he wanted the place to have a reputation for attractive young people. He hoped it would make it the place to be. I guess that’s what this club/bar was going for.

I’m not a fan of the whole ‘body positivity’ that promotes unhealthy lifestyles, but it’s not right to ban larger people from activities.



ChocolateFrog

27,850 posts

179 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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"Thicker" laugh

Welcome to the discrimination club. Been denied entry to places loads of times because I was with mates and we didn't have any women with us and the place wanted more women in.

It was a weekly thing to ask a group of girls to escort us into clubs.

GranpaB

9,015 posts

42 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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Is it the same as having a dress code for some places?

Or this also not allowed these days?

Plymo

1,158 posts

95 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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GranpaB said:
Is it the same as having a dress code for some places?

Or this also not allowed these days?
Still dress codes in some places (though not any nightclubs I can think of)
But a dress code is rather different as it's something that's entirely optional and you can change easily - being fat is arguably a "choice" as well but does take longer to change than an outfit!

catso

14,844 posts

273 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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BabySharkDD said:
but it’s not right to ban larger people from activities.
Maybe 'all you can eat' establishments...? scratchchin

FourWheelDrift

89,454 posts

290 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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Social media influencers? What are they influencing, cakes?

David87

6,758 posts

218 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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Along similar likes to this, there’s a good documentary on Netflix about the downfall of Abercrombie & Fitch, who refused to make clothes to fit fat thicker people and wouldn’t employ them either.

joshcowin

6,886 posts

182 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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It's wrong obviously!

Lads get turned away from places all the time, don't see it being news worthy tbh!

sim72

4,992 posts

140 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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David87 said:
Along similar likes to this, there’s a good documentary on Netflix about the downfall of Abercrombie & Fitch, who refused to make clothes to fit fat thicker people and wouldn’t employ them either.
Not to mention having a major bias towards employing people who were white, sacking Muslim women who wore the hijab, and making disabled employees work in places where the customers wouldn't see them.

joshcowin

6,886 posts

182 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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sim72 said:
Not to mention having a major bias towards employing people who were white, sacking Muslim women who wore the hijab, and making disabled employees work in places where the customers wouldn't see them.
My muslim mate worked for them, he loved the work! He worked on the front of the store and often did promo work for them!

sim72

4,992 posts

140 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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joshcowin said:
sim72 said:
Not to mention having a major bias towards employing people who were white, sacking Muslim women who wore the hijab, and making disabled employees work in places where the customers wouldn't see them.
My muslim mate worked for them, he loved the work! He worked on the front of the store and often did promo work for them!
That's great, but they lost more than once when Muslim employees took them to court for illegal dismissal. They do appear to have got their act together on this in recent years, admittedly.

Electro1980

8,520 posts

145 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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joshcowin said:
sim72 said:
Not to mention having a major bias towards employing people who were white, sacking Muslim women who wore the hijab, and making disabled employees work in places where the customers wouldn't see them.
My muslim mate worked for them, he loved the work! He worked on the front of the store and often did promo work for them!
I’m guessing he wasn’t wearing hijab.

Condi

17,802 posts

177 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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There does need to be some common sense about the issue of weight - in the US where people are somewhat larger they barely fit in an airline seat, which is extremely unpleasant for the person sat next to them.

Arguably anything which discriminates against fat people will help encourage them change their ways, which will benefit not only them, but wider society too. It will be the biggest cost to the NHS in future years as smoking incidents decline but obesity increases.

BabySharkDD

15,078 posts

175 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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catso said:
BabySharkDD said:
but it’s not right to ban larger people from activities.
Maybe 'all you can eat' establishments...? scratchchin
hehe

My teammates and I were asked to leave a Pizza Hut back when they used to do all you can lunches getmecoat

Getragdogleg

9,043 posts

189 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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On the basis of "if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all" I'm going to refrain from commenting on this thread.


carl_w

9,445 posts

264 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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They both claim to be size 14.

Teddy Lop

8,301 posts

73 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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Where are all the valiant Twitter etc defenders with their talk of how a private company has the right to refuse who it likes?scratchchin


Without getting into what tvvatty clubs should or shouldn't do, isn't it a measure of our "nothings my fault it's not fair" world they think crying on media is a good idea.

964Cup

1,518 posts

243 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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Why don't they just make the front door 40cm wide? No need for any kind of policy then.

FourWheelDrift

89,454 posts

290 months

Saturday 12th November 2022
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964Cup said:
Why don't they just make the front door 40cm wide? No need for any kind of policy then.