Muslim Woman sues Abercrombie

[puddlemonkey]

you couldn't just leave it at you being wrong could you?

 

[nefertiti]

you couldn't just leave it at you being wrong could you?

No, because I'm not wrong.

 

[puddlemonkey]

abercombie should have just known better.

when they do that (allegedly) they get this..

In 2009, Samantha Elauf, who was 17 at the time, filed a federal lawsuit in Tulsa, Okla., alleging the company rejected her for a job because she was wearing a hijab. That case is still ongoing.

The EEOC filed another lawsuit for the same reason, saying the company denied work to a hijab-wearing woman who applied for a stocking position in 2008 at an Abercrombie Kids store at the Great Mall in Milpitas, Calif.

 

[nefertiti]

when they do that (allegedly) they get this..

I addressed that. Either they hire them and take the bullet of them wearing the scarf, or don't and deal with that. Hiring and then asking them not to wear it brings up the exact can of worms the that not hiring would have. Again, stupid, poor planning by management.

 

[smurf2]

i wonder if she would get hired at Hooters with that head dress on

 

[AFeedz]

The fact that it's religiously-related is irrelevant.

What if my religion believes that women should be 100% subservient to men? Does that mean that as a store salesperson that I get to tell female customers what to purchase?

What if I want to carry one of these religious knives?

Or maybe I like dressing like this:

A expectation of dress is exactly that. Freedom of religion means freedom to practice your own, but should equally mean that others shouldn't have to pay you for practicing yours.

So what's your point about telling people what to purchase? That example didn't make sense, the point of salespeople is to tell you what to purchase. They all do that. lol

My point is, from the head down this girl was dressed in compliance with the looks policy. She wasn't wearing an abaya or a sharqyat, as many girls don't. I just don't see a problem if she was dressed in line with the looks policy with a hijab on top.

It's not as though she was ignoring it altogether and was asking to be paid to stand in the middle of the store in a full-length, black abaya and help customers.

 

[75th]

i still say take ur fuckin hat off, i should make up my own religion called Gladianity, and say that the only attire I can wear is "baller attire"

HAnd-me-down sweatpants and hooded sweatshirts from old navy?

 

[zwhit]

HAnd-me-down sweatpants and hooded sweatshirts from old navy?

and J's of course

 

[the_alcatraz]

Freedom of religion goes both ways. Freedom to follow your own practices and cultural views and rights does as well. She's in the right. Offcourse, people will disagree. Ignorance is everywhere.

 

[75th]

Freedom of religion goes both ways. Freedom to follow your own practices and cultural views and rights does as well. She's in the right. Offcourse, people will disagree. Ignorance is everywhere.

Not for a privately owned company. Shes in the wrong. Ignorance is everywhere.

A private company has the right to determine what you can and cannot wear while employed.