I really hope these women don't win this case. It appears that two Muslim women are suing a McDonalds in Detroit for refusing to employ them - full story here. The McDonalds in question, of course, has a required uniform which employees need to wear, but these two applicants were demanding to be allowed to wear headscarves and long sleeves while on the job. The fast food joint obviously couldn't comply with health and safety standards and let that type of clothing be worn in the kitchens, so they told the two ladies that they could work there only if they wore clothes that met safety standards. The two women have filed a suit for ten million freaking dollars, claiming that the management of the McDonalds was discriminating against them because of their religion.
Discriminating? Really? First of all, working in a McDonalds kitchen would involve being near deep fryers, stoves, and other such hot things, making it not only unsafe but unlawful for kitchen employees to wear long sleeves/loose clothing, which would greatly increase the risk of fire. Second of all, as stated in the full article, health codes prohibit the wearing of long sleeves/dragging clothing while preparing food, lest fabric fibers/germs on the fabric end up getting into the food itself. Lastly, it doesn't matter what religion you belong to- if you pose a threat to public health, you shouldn't be preparing the public's food. I wouldn't call that thought 'discrimating', I would call it, maybe, common sense, you money-grubbing dolts?
Honestly, $10M? As a commenter on the original article pointed out, these two ladies would have to work at this particular McDonalds for 381 years to make that kind of money, so I really don't know why they think they have a reason to demand so much cash.
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hey, i think you're being a little bit unfair. the hijab isn't necessarily dragging as you say- it just covers the head and the chest. It's generally very tight so it wont show the hair, and I'm sure these women knew better than to wear a loose flow-y one while working in a place such as McDonald's. i personally know many hijab-wearing women who have worked or are working successfully at fast-food restaurants and one of my friends is a pilot. others work in factories with heavy machinery and they know how to cover their body without posing a safety hazard. okay, so maybe ten million is a bit too much. but the other part is portrayed a little harshly as well.
just my opinion.
Hijabs aside, I'd still say that the long-sleeves-for-modesty's-sake thing was indisputably out of line, and I still think the management was right to refuse to allow that type of clothing.
The main point I was trying to get across, though, was more that were trying to falsely accuse the McDonald's of religious discrimination when religion had nothing to do with it. Still, thanks for for the factoids about people you know being able to accommodate traditional clothing with their own workplace dress codes.
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