Muslim women say New Brighton company's dress code violates faith (MN..Here we go again..)

StarTribune ^ | 5/27/08 | Chris Serres

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

A group of Muslim workers allege they were fired by a New Brighton tortilla factory for refusing to wear uniforms that they say were immodest by Islamic standards.

Six Somali women claim they were ordered by a manager to wear pants and shirts to work instead of their traditional Islamic clothing of loose-fitting skirts and scarves, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a civil liberties group that is representing the women.

The women have filed a religious discrimination complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

"For these women, wearing tight-fitting pants is like being naked," said Valerie Shirley, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota chapter of CAIR. "It's simply not an option."

CAIR issued a press release calling on Mission Foods to reinstate the women in their jobs. However, the group declined to disclose the names of the women and would not make them available for interviews Tuesday.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Paging Keith Ellison......

[swmobuffalo]

Getting their “scarves and loose fitting skirts” hung up in a tortilla press might “cure” their phobia about safety regulations. Dumb women.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Nothing would make me respect your courage more than returning to your countries.

[NewHampshireDuo]

Muslims should be flocking to the semiconductor industry. Bunny suits would seem to be quite in keeping with the Muslim “ethic.”

[happinesswithoutpeace]

I wonder if these were new hires or what.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Dumb women."

That's what it's all about being a female Mohammadan.

[celtic gal]

You beat me to this remark! Amen..go to what was your own homeland...where you can have the rules to suit yourselves and that you will never bend for the sake of foreigners oh you intolerant people.

[fieldmarshaldj]

[realdifferent1]

Time for ‘New Brighton Muslims’ to find work more accomodating to their ‘religion’.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Ummmm.....

They are.

[DieHard the Hunter]

The Commission ought to find the factory guilty and sentence them to provide one-way tickets back to Somalia for these poor, downtrodden women.

[TornadoAlley3]

Put the pants on, make some tacos, earn a living like the rest of us or go back to the sand.

[B Knotts]

Idiocy. This is obviously a safety issue. I doubt the uniforms are skin-tight.

If they want to retain their Somalian culture, I suggest they do so in Somalia.

And, by the way, why are they working outside the home? Is that traditional in Somali culture? Or is this just another example of trying to subvert our culture?

[Ezekiel]

Don't miss the comments posted at the source page! Here's one:

You can bet that if one of these women had their loose clothing get caught in any type of machinery that they would be suing this company out of business. My grandfather came to this country in 1907. He said the first thing you did was speak English. The second thing you did was blend in and become an AMERICAN.

[SledgeCS]

Were these women told of the dress code before they were hired or not. If so, then they need to go pound sand if not the owners of the company need to get un-PC and lay down the stipulations of the job. Enough of this conforming to the Muzzie-Slime so called code of ethics,

[Man50D]

The women have filed a religious discrimination complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The muzzies are subtly trying to merge church and state in accordance with Islam. The fallacy in this statement is they are not being prevented from worshiping since a business is not meant to be a place of worship.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Right. It’s obviously an attempt to change our lives. Just more airport cabbie no dogs/alcohol/pork BS.

Flyin’ Imams crap.

[reg45]

Perhaps they should apply for jobs at Phil's Awful Filafel Shop.

[MediaMole]

Simple compromise. They can wear their muslim outfits as long as they agree to transfer to the line making chicharrones.

[oldenuff2no]

How about this. If you don’t like our country then get the hell out!!!!!
It is really very simple.

[elpadre]

I don't know if they are to work around machinery with moving parts such as pulleys, but if so, OSHA regs prohibit the wearing of loose clothing around them..

That is, unless being Muslim is classified as a disability in which case the company is required to modify or remove the equipment in order to accommodate the employee. Companies have moved to foreign locations because of some of these federal rules.

[Cowboy Bob]

Anyone stupid enough to hire these people in the first place deserve all the grief they get!

[abishai]

I have noticed we Americans have a great deal of tolerance, hospitality, and forgiveness.

With these people, its growing very thin. There is only so much we can accomodate while we are being continually slapped in the face.

[ANGGAPO]

I wonder when we are going to grow another pair and stand up for our rights. This would be a good one for the court to rule on. Can an American company dictate the rules of employment?

[tacticalogic]

Anyone stupid enough to hire these people in the first place deserve all the grief they get!

The message to businesses should be loud and clear. If you hire these people, be prepared to be their dhimmi, or get your ass sued.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“I have noticed we Americans have a great deal of tolerance, hospitality, and forgiveness.”

Funny, how that works...

....against us.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Nobody wants to see a Somali woman au naturel.

A Marilyn Monroe they ain’t.

On second thought, nobody wants to see Helen Thomas au naturel. Ugh! Just the thought of it makes me sick.

Now, if one of these Somali women got their sack-bag dresses caught in a taco making machine, what they say, besides “Help. I’ve got my damned jihab stuck in the machine.”

No wonder some Mexican food tastes strange.

[sheik yerbouty]

Send them back to their jihadistans now..

[Morgana]

Oh shit! Can't they wear the damn burkas under the uniform????

[Lijahsbubbe]

Don't miss the comments posted at the source page! Here's one:

And remember, that source is a Minneapolis paper. Don't let the liberal politicians or MSM convince you that this is what the people of Minnesota people want.

The politicians are the people responsible for this crap. P.c. pandering etc, illegals etc.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

They could....but then there’d be no controversy.

[Morgana]

"Six Somali women claim they were ordered by a manager to wear pants and shirts to work instead of their traditional Islamic clothing of loose-fitting skirts and scarves, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a civil liberties group that is representing the women." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Okay I can explain how these chicks can wear the uniform and still work there. Wear the uniform. If it is a short sleeve shirt, the women can wear a long sleeve shirt under the uniform shirt that contrast the uniform. They can still wear the head scarf there is no problem with that, more than likely they had to wear a hair net if they are around food. A hijab or burka will work even better. Also just how tight are those pants? Get the next size up if they are that freaking tight!!!!!

[richmwill]

Maybe the Muslim women find that dark burkhas cover domestic abuse bruises better...

[BuffaloJack]

You are free to worship, dress or believe anything you want. Employers are also free to fire your sorry arse if you don’t obey their company rules. If the company has a dress code, then it is none of the government’s business even if that includes firing some employee for not following the dress code. The government forcing an employer to keep a disruptive employee is violating the rights of the employer.

[MplsSteve]

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[sport]

The problem with that is that the people running the government now do not think employers have any rights.

Their belief is that only the ggovernment has rights. The peasants only have the privileges that the government grants them.

Unfortunately this belief is largely reinforced by idiot voters.

[JDoutrider]

The way I see it is All are free to practice the Religion of their choice...

However, since islam is a Death Cult, and NOT a religion, there should be no problem of running these moonbats off, with no repercussions!

[Tamar1973]

There are plenty of stores that sell long tunics that could cover up the pants. Pakistani women wear them all the time. Slap a hijab on top and call it good. Heck most lab coats are just as long as this. These women are just crybabies.

[Anti-Bubba182]

"..These women are just crybabies"

No, they are a part of Islamic subversion of the USA.

[B-Cause]

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[haroldeveryman]

Maybe Hooters has some openings.

[Hunton Peck]

"For these women, wearing tight-fitting pants is like being naked," said Valerie Shirley, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota chapter of CAIR. "It's simply not an option."

Good thing they didn't get jobs at Hooters.

(Oh, and Shirley, you jest.)

[Sideshow Bob]

Oh, and Shirley, you jest

If you reference a movie line, please do it correctly.

"Surely, you can't be serious."

"I am serious and please stop calling me Shirley."

[Hunton Peck]

No, I was referring to the fact that the CAIR spokescritter’s (last) name is Shirley, and that her statement is a joke, whether she meant it as one or not.

[NTHockey]

My knowlede of Mohammedan rituals is scant; however, I thought it was forbidden for women to be unaccompanied outside the home or to work outside the home. Seems to me that there is selective religion at play here.

If you don’t follow your own rules, stay the F home, like the obedient dummy that you are supposed to be.

[redstates4ever]

Valerie Shirley of CAIR:

GUILTY.

[MSRiverdog]

“Anyone stupid enough to hire these people in the first place deserve all the grief they get!”

QFT

[Eric in the Ozarks]

That’s a beaut.