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‘Thicker, curvy’ women denied entry to Hollywood bar; rant goes viral on social media
ktla ^ | Vivian Chow

Posted on 11/11/2022 8:41:52 AM PST by BenLurkin

Ella Halikas says a bouncer told her and fellow “curvy” model, Alexa Jay, that they couldn’t follow their friends into The Highlight Room in Hollywood.

“(Alexa) asked him ‘Hey what’s going on? I’m actually with that party you just let in,’ and he said, ‘I know,’ and looked her up and down and said, ‘Not tonight,’” Ella said.

“It was so dehumanizing,” said Alexa. “It was like we were being looked through. If you experienced any type of discrimination like this, you know exactly how horrible and disgusting it feels and we are no longer letting this fly.”

The women believe this problem goes beyond one nightclub.

Halikas says she has received thousands of messages from other plus-sized women sharing similar stories of being turned away from bars and nightclubs.

“One of my plus-sized friends went to a club in New York City and they said, ‘Everyone else can come in,’” said Halikas. “They let in all her thin friends, got to her and said, ‘You can’t get in.’ She asked, ‘Why?’ and he goes, ‘If you want to come in, pay $4,000.”

“It felt like we were alone,” said Halikas. “It felt like we were plucked out of a crowd and I just felt like we need to share this because it’s not about us not getting into the Highlight Room, we don’t care. It’s the bigger picture of how many girls face this every single day. It was discrimination – 100 percent.”

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


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1 posted on 11/11/2022 8:41:52 AM PST by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 11/11/2022 8:43:58 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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“It felt like we were plucked out of a crowd...”


Right - like with a forklift!

Move along fatty and head to the nearest bowling alley.


3 posted on 11/11/2022 8:44:19 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: BenLurkin

I didn’t read the article for fear there might be some photos. But we all know what “curvy” is a euphemism for.;-)


4 posted on 11/11/2022 8:44:48 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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This is misleading...I like curvy women, but not spherical women. So tired of the cultural push to accept this unhealthy lifestyle these women have.


5 posted on 11/11/2022 8:47:59 AM PST by Codeflier (Screw Ukraine. America is burning, and we need to concentrate on our own collapse taking place.)
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I didn’t read the article for fear there might be some photos.

Worse, there's video...

6 posted on 11/11/2022 8:48:33 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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“It was so dehumanizing,” said Alexa. “It was like we were being looked through. If you experienced any type of discrimination like this, you know exactly how horrible and disgusting it feels and we are no longer letting this fly.”

Now she knows how 85% of all men in their late teens / early 20s feel when they venture into the dating market.

Regards,

7 posted on 11/11/2022 8:48:56 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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“The donut shop is on the next block down...”


8 posted on 11/11/2022 8:49:13 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: BenLurkin

“Model” is a self-defined job category like “YouTube Influencer,” “Commentator” or “Political Strategist.” Just because you aspire to be a model doesn’t mean anyone is pointing his camera at you.


9 posted on 11/11/2022 8:50:20 AM PST by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: Codeflier
I like curvy women, but not spherical women.

Some resemble oblate spheroids.

Regards,

10 posted on 11/11/2022 8:50:46 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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Just what America does NOT need. More fat, drunk chicks. Besides, they'll eat all the snacks.

#NoFatChicks


11 posted on 11/11/2022 8:52:03 AM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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“Model” is a self-defined job category like “YouTube Influencer,” “Commentator” or “Political Strategist.” Just because you aspire to be a model doesn’t mean anyone is pointing his camera at you.

Well, I'm a political activist, like Obloviate was in his Chicago days, so I feel entitled to sneer at these poseurs.

Regards,

12 posted on 11/11/2022 8:53:05 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hollywood is as far left as one can go. So, Hollywood clubs are just exhibiting how the Left feels about curvy women.


13 posted on 11/11/2022 8:53:50 AM PST by realcleanguy (quickly things are falling apart, now that the )
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14 posted on 11/11/2022 8:53:55 AM PST by avenir (Information overload = Pattern recognition)
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Gluttony leads to sloth. Both are sins. Lose weight.


15 posted on 11/11/2022 8:55:14 AM PST by ConservativeInPA ( Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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Now, now, there could be any number of legit safety reasons these gals weren't allowed inside:

1. The bearing load of the floor.

2. The narrow widths of the exits.

3. Undue strain on the bar stools.

4. Limited amounts of peanuts and chips.

5. Disabling injuries to male patrons as a result of doing "the Bump".

The list could go on and on.

Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) · Joe Tex

16 posted on 11/11/2022 8:55:30 AM PST by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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I looked at their instagram video
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ckj74uJO0ta/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

The one on the left is heavy, but has a cute face. The one on the right would cause guys to lose all interest in coming to the club.

They refuse to understand that the club stays solvent by having lots of cute girls there for guys to spend money buying drinks for.


17 posted on 11/11/2022 8:56:52 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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I looked at a number of sites about this article and not one word was ever said about size. Every bit of that was from her, not the “bouncer.” So she was, maybe, guessing that’s what it was and used it to get some ink.

There are a number of things that could have qualified:

Stupid, ugly, badly dressed, too short, too tall, bad makeup, odor...a lot of things. But picking one out that has high value to threaten and using it like this is beyond reasoning bordering on just flat lying because you didn’t get your way. Wa, Wa.

wy69


18 posted on 11/11/2022 8:57:07 AM PST by whitney69
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To: alexander_busek

If only you could become an OPINION LEADER.


19 posted on 11/11/2022 8:58:52 AM PST by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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Now she knows how 85% of all men in their late teens / early 20s feel when they venture into the dating market.

That's for sure. I remember a really funny series of Doonesbury cartoon where a woman complains that after she reached a certain age men stopped looking at her. The guys in the cartoon (who were all invisible) were like, "Oh yeah? Welcome to the club!"

20 posted on 11/11/2022 8:59:53 AM PST by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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