Who is being overly "sensitive" here? Disney isn't giving a knee-jerk reaction to a religious practice... they are enforcing a dress code. The claimant is the one who is being overly sensitive, and is whining about absolutely nothing.
Please allow me to explain.
I really like my goatee a LOT, and I also love wearing some jewelry... but if I apply to a place to work, there are rules, regulations, and dress codes that company has in place, and if they aren't to my liking, I don't apply there. I've turned down jobs for exactly those reasons. I don't claim "cultural persecution". This is a total joke. I like my beard. If I want to work at Disney World, I would have to shave it. That's IT. Do you think they should change their rules if I suddenly claim that I am an Amish guy? No. It's called a dress code.
Guess what would be next... Let's say Disney is cool with the turban thing. Okay, then guess what? Prayer breaks will become necessary... or else another lawsuit will come, this time from an employee (because they were nice enough to hire him). Then when they say no and the person gets fired for erratic behavior, they will sue for persecution and discrimination. And then Disney will be deemed Anti-Sikh. It's all such childish, selfish behavior on this guy's part. He wants the world to revolve directly around him, and it's soooo stupid.
I think that Christians should be able to drag a wooden cross to their work station at Splash Mountain. How's that sound? Creepy? Keep following me... Okay, so they allow the giant wooden cross to be dragged in. Then the guy has to stop working and begin shrieking nonsense loudly (or what he would call, "speaking in tongues") at his work station whenever he feels the need to do so. Is that disruptive enough yet, or could he possibly need some more attention? You bet he could need more.. and more... and more...
What I am saying is, where do the rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS stop? Let me tell you something, Political Correctness is sooooo wrong. If people don't want to adhere to the company dress code, then they are out of there. Easy as that.
This case will be tossed immediately. It's like a person who feels that they HAVE to wear a Donald Duck costume 24-7 because they pray to Walt Disney getting mad and suing because Burger King wouldn't hire him. Please. The ACLU will even see that this is a huge waste of money, human resources and the court's time.
And as far as the "doesn't have the 'Disney look'" comment is worth... it's pretty much garbage, considering the source (the claimant). It's also very offensive, in that it implies that Disney wouldn't hire him because of his skin color, which is complete and utter defamation of the company, and is also absolutely ridiculous, considering the multiracial workforce that comprises the Disney company. They just don't hire... well... jerks. Sorry about the ad hominem comment there, but nothing else would fit.
Folks, watch for a new land speed record when this claimant (a very reserved word in this case) goes flying out of the courtroom doors....
PS- don't get me wrong... I would have to, of course, meet the guy at Burger King who insisted on dressing up like Donald Duck, lol (as long as he wasn't kneeling and wailing at the sky, or rolling around on the ground handling snakes and speaking in tongues).
Last edited by Mighty Unicorn; 06-13-2008 at 09:26 AM..
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