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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman
And to add even more potential fuel to some flames: If Disneyland has the right to tell me to shave my mustache and cut my hair and take off that earring, I think they have every right to tell me to lose 20 pounds.
If there is such a thing as the "Disney Look," then certainly how much you weigh can be a factor in achieving that "Look." And, you know what? If an employer has a "Look" that must be matched, I'm gonna take that as not-so-subtle code that fairly good looks are required for the job. Some jobs are just like that ... and I, like others, would have to look elsewhere for employment. Life's rough.
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Not to put words in anybody's mouth - but when one puts forward a personal disclaimer statements like "weight doesn't factor into your own personal view of what is or isn't attractive." but follows up with a condemnation for Disney attempting to change those norms, It really puts into doubt the initial disclaimer statement.
Either Disney's change doesn't matter to you becasue they aren't upholding your personal notion of attractiveness in the first place. Or it does matter becasue in part you share (at least some) of the societal norms.
Claiming that you have friends that are fat or ugly really is of little consolation.
Disney can put forward whatever standards they want, but I'm not sure the "scale test" is delivering what they really want (increased sales? reduced sexual harrasment suits? reduced costs? a more flexible workforce? cheaper labor? etc?)