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Christian Woman Fired from Burger King for Wearing Skirt Instead of Pants

American said:
It's nice that your lawyering for BK because you have intolerance to this Christian woman. If she were a black Muslim, you'd be doing handsprings and calling for the ACLU to bring a multi-million dollar suit against them. Women were preparing meals in dresses thousands of years before BK existed.
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Oh, quit your whining.
 
Thorgasm said:
You all have a weak argument. You keep using the most ridiculous examples. Wearing colanders on heads, lampshades on heads, and implanting zippers in your foreheads is nothing like wearing a skirt.
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Hmm. I notice you haven't addressed my safety argument.
 
Bodhisattva said:
I worked in the food industry for 15 years and everbody wears either pants, shorts or short skirts. Nobody wears dresses or long skirts and this is for safety issues. BK is a huge chain and has its dress code. Even if the interviewer gave her incorrect information it doesn't change the fact that she needs to wear pants.

There is nothing religious about this issue at all and those trying to make it so are completely missing the point, either purposely or ignorantly.
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I've worked with Pentecostals and no one got hurt by wearing a skirt.
 
Thorgasm said:
It's a retarded question. It starts with the retarded assumption that 17 year old boys can't control themselves and can't resist the urge to lift up a full length skirt, even when in the workplace.
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No, it starts with plenty of experience working around 17 year old boys, especially today where people have virtually no work ethic.
 
Thorgasm said:
You all have a weak argument. You keep using the most ridiculous examples. Wearing colanders on heads, lampshades on heads, and implanting zippers in your foreheads is nothing like wearing a skirt.
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I refused to hire a lady with a lava lamp hat and instead of getting sued I almost got killed by her husband swinging his three foot bong at me like a crazy eyed beserker....
 
Bodhisattva said:
I refused to hire a lady with a lava lamp hat and instead of getting sued I almost got killed by her husband swinging his three foot bong at me like a crazy eyed beserker....
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Got any pictures? I've never seen a lava lamp hat.
 
ChrisL said:
Hmm. I notice you haven't addressed my safety argument.
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I did address it. You must have missed it.

Pentecostal women don't trip more often than pants wearing women. Door handles don't catch on clothing by design nowadays. Lots of restaurants don't have any problems despite the kitchen staff wearing aprons. Pentecostals don't have to wear skirts that are loose either.
 
American said:
It's nice that your lawyering for BK because you have intolerance to this Christian woman. If she were a black Muslim, you'd be doing handsprings and calling for the ACLU to bring a multi-million dollar suit against them. Women were preparing meals in dresses thousands of years before BK existed.
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Bodhisattva said:
I refused to hire a lady with a lava lamp hat and instead of getting sued I almost got killed by her husband swinging his three foot bong at me like a crazy eyed beserker....
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I'm really sorry about that. I was having a bad day. I was out of weed.
 
Cephus said:
Actually, I was thinking what happens when some stupid 17-year old oversexed kid decides to try to look up her skirt and she sues Burger King for sexual harassment. After all, she's the one that insisted on wearing the skirt in the first place, the incident could never have happened had she just worn pants like everyone else.
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Yes, a loooooooooooooonnng skirt. She's religious woman, not a the pole dancer you saw last night.
 
Cephus said:
No, it starts with plenty of experience working around 17 year old boys, especially today where people have virtually no work ethic.
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Then they'll be checking out her rack, cleavage, her ass or looking for camel toe. Maybe BK should just not hire women?
 
Bodhisattva said:
Then they'll be checking out her rack, cleavage, her ass or looking for camel toe. Maybe BK should just not hire women?
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Yet another response that completely ignores the question at hand, would a sexual harassment claim against an employer because of a religious accomodation made for an employee be valid?

But no, most people would rather just run their mouths.
 
Thorgasm said:
I've worked with Pentecostals and no one got hurt by wearing a skirt.
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A long skirt in a kitchen is not a good idea... years of experience talking here.

I'm really sorry about that. I was having a bad day. I was out of weed.
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It was the eyes that have haunted me... the dead and cold depth of them. The red of something else residing... not a strung out look, but of something entirely devoid of humanity.

Anyway... hope you got some "medicine" for that.
 
Thorgasm said:
You all have a weak argument. You keep using the most ridiculous examples. Wearing colanders on heads, lampshades on heads, and implanting zippers in your foreheads is nothing like wearing a skirt.
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You are just missing the point. It is not the skirt, but the irrationality behind the necessity of wearing it.
 
Cephus said:
Yet another response that completely ignores the question at hand, would a sexual harassment claim against an employer because of a religious accomodation made for an employee be valid?

But no, most people would rather just run their mouths.
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Those skirts are in no way sexually flattering to the woman. You are just being obtuse now.
 
Cephus said:
Yet another response that completely ignores the question at hand, would a sexual harassment claim against an employer because of a religious accomodation made for an employee be valid?

But no, most people would rather just run their mouths.
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Cocky arrogant jack as always ... I wasn't talking to you in case you missed it so your question at hand was irrelevant.

No. If a person willingly puts themselves into a situation with full knowledge and against the wishes or the employer, especially if the employer informs them of said risk during orientation, then NO, the employee would not have a valid claim. At least not in my court.
 
Bodhisattva said:
A long skirt in a kitchen is not a good idea... years of experience talking here.
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As long as they aren't loose skirts, they are no more dangerous than an apron. I have years of experience as well.
 
Fletch said:
You are just missing the point. It is not the skirt, but the irrationality behind the necessity of wearing it.
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What is irrational about wanting to wear a skirt?
 
Thorgasm said:
Those skirts are in no way sexually flattering to the woman. You are just being obtuse now.
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It's really unfortunate some people can't read. :roll:
 
Bodhisattva said:
A long skirt in a kitchen is not a good idea... years of experience talking here.



It was the eyes that have haunted me... the dead and cold depth of them. The red of something else residing... not a strung out look, but of something entirely devoid of humanity.

Anyway... hope you got some "medicine" for that.
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I'm sorry but you are overruled by thousands of years of dress-wearing housewives.
 
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