*Miss Ramos filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, but officials told her they could not investigate because size discrimination is not illegal.* --- yet http://www.naafaonline.com/dev2/ http://www.cswd.org/
On May 1, 10:37 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Young women today > have it > tough…<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/young-women-today-h...>by > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/crazy-girl.jpg> > > Jordan Ramos slammed bouncers at Union Bar > College student sues after bouncer wouldn't let her dance on bar because > she was too fat > > Daily > Mail<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136824/Jordan-Ramos-College-...>: > A 21-year-old woman has accused the bouncers at her local pub of > discrimination after she was banned from dancing on the bar *because she > was told she was too fat*. > > ABC > News<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/plus-sized-college-stud...>reports > Jordan Ramos, a student at the University of Iowa, > *who describes herself as 'plus-sized'*, says she was with friends at Union > Bar in Iowa City last month when she tried to climb onto the bar. Miss > Ramos says *she was told to get back on the floor because she 'was not > pretty enough' and was 'obviously pregnant'*. > > She told the network she waited until a few girls stepped off to make room > and tried a second time to stand on the platform - but was stopped again. > Miss Ramos said a friend confronted the manager, but he refused to discuss > the matter and asked the women to leave. > > *'There was only one difference: I am a plus-sized individual,'* she told > ABC. 'The bouncer said "Look, you will never get up on this platform. Go > back to the dance floor where you belong."' > > She returned to the bar again on April 14, and was again rejected. 'He > said, "*You’re not pretty enough and you’re pregnant.*" I said, "I can tell > you with 100 percent certainty that I am not pregnant." He then looked at > my stomach and said, "You obviously are." They knew I was not pregnant; *it > was their way of calling me fat without having to actually say it*,' she > said. > > *Miss Ramos filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, but > officials told her they could not investigate because size discrimination > is not illegal.* > > *The incidents, she said, have made her question her worth. *She told the Des > Moines > Register<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120428/NEWS/120428003/Stud...>: > 'It made me start questioning myself and thinking, "*Are my friends so much > better than me?" I know they’re thinner, but those bouncers made them seem > more valuable.*' > > She told the website she was surprised the incidents took place in Iowa > City, which she considers 'open-minded'. 'We all paid the same cover to get > into the Union, but we’re not given access to all the same things they have > to offer,' she said. '*I feel like it is their job to provide everybody a > great time, especially if everybody pays the same price.*' > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > First of all, I know Jordan is young and dancing on a bar may sound like > fun. But girlfriend, if that is the measurement of your worth, you need to > really do some soul-searching. A fulfilled life is so much more than > dancing on a bar. Love, family, God, a calling - that defines your worth. > > I don't blame Jordan completely for her insecurities. The media make women > into something the majority of us are not - hot, model-like, skinny babes. > Check out a few blatant examples below. > > *<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/kimora-lee-simmo...> > * > > *Photoshop of Kimora Lee Simmons, obviously not that skinny* > > * <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/faith-hill.jpg>* > > *Photoshop of Faith Hill, looking quite normal in the picture on the left* > > *<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/cameron-diaz-cin...> > * > > *Photoshop of Cameron Diaz with her "chipmunk cheeks" virtually erased* > > I wish young girls didn't 1) feel so much pressure to be skinny, and 2) > measure their "worth" by whether or not they are allowed to dance on a bar > or are skinny. Woman should embrace their looks or try working out if you > need to lose some weight, or accept your body as is. > > After all, the true meaning of what you do with your life won't be measured > by dancing on a bar nor having a Photoshopped magazine cover. If you can > embrace that concept you just might have a good time in life! > > DCG > > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | May 1, > 2012 at 3:23 am | Categories: Culture > War<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=20812>, > Media <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=292> | > URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-dZP > > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/young-women-today-h...> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/young-women-today-h...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/young-women-today-h... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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