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Judges Call For Law Banning ‘Fattism’ Alongside Racism And Homophobia
Breitbart ^ | April 25, 2016 | Liam Deacon

Posted on 04/26/2016 7:14:42 AM PDT by C19fan

A leading employment judge has demanded new laws to help the overweight fight “fattism” by allowing them to sue colleagues who offend them.

Philip Rostant, the training director for the Employment Tribunals of England and Wales, claimed in an academic paper that fat people are paid on average less and are more likely to be fired.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fat; ism
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To: C19fan
Sorry!...A fat ass is a fat ass!...SUE ME!
21 posted on 04/26/2016 7:58:23 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: HarleyLady27

Well this is actually in the U.K. but it doesn’t mean that it will soon be suggested and possibly adopted here.


22 posted on 04/26/2016 8:21:26 AM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Robert DeLong
Being prepared always helps ... lol...thanks FRiend
23 posted on 04/26/2016 8:27:22 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: C19fan
...fat people are paid on average less and are more likely to be fired

What about stupid people? What about lazy people... they tend to get fired a lot too? Shouldn't we be working on equality for all?

24 posted on 04/26/2016 8:38:22 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: tumblindice
Hate Crime
25 posted on 04/26/2016 8:47:57 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
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To: C19fan

How cruel, he is leaving the rest of the larger ugly group out of his ‘compassion.’


26 posted on 04/26/2016 8:49:23 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: C19fan

large body habitusism?


27 posted on 04/26/2016 9:16:32 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought
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28 posted on 04/26/2016 9:21:28 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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29 posted on 04/26/2016 10:28:52 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Ted Cruz. It's what plants need...)
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To: Cementjungle
Employer told they can't advertise for 'reliable' workers ...

I think this covers equal opportunity for the stupid and lazy, as they tend to be unreliable.

30 posted on 04/26/2016 11:20:23 AM PDT by slowhandluke (It's hard to be cynical enough in this age.)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Oh, oh... I’m thinking the one on the right is hot.


31 posted on 04/26/2016 4:28:01 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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