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gfloyd · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: Short, fat people may get rights

BOSTON -- Ellen Frankel stands just 4-foot-8 inches tall, a size that allowed larger co-workers to playfully scoop her up at the office and make remarks about her height. Some even patted her on the head.
Lawmakers are considering complaints such as hers as they review a bill that would make Massachusetts just the second state to bar discrimination based on height or weight.

''People in authority will very easily make comments about height that they wouldn't make about race or gender,'' said Frankel, a Marblehead author.

Jeanne Toombs understands the frustration. She says overweight people routinely are discriminated against because of their size.

''It's not fair. No matter what you think of fat people, they deserve to be treated like human beings,'' said Toombs, 59, a piano teacher who weighs 300 pounds.

But Republican analyst Todd Domke is concerned that lawmakers will scare off businesses if they expand protection to include short and overweight workers.

''We might as well add colorblind, left-handed, allergic-to-cashews, and get it over with,'' Domke said.
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Can you make laws to stop people being rude to each other based on physical characteristics? On the one hand I have a lot of sympathy for people who lives are made miserable by unkind remarks about their apearance, but is the law the right way to go. Surely most companies have policies to deal with this already anyway?
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Cherskiy · Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:13 am Post subject:

Yes, they're called Equality and Diversity in our organisation.

One of my colleagues is just under 5 foot tall. I've never felt the need to pat her on the head, though.
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gfloyd · Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 7:20 am Post subject:

It would be good news for Steve Wright Laughing

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PJ in Kent · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1102 Location: Go on, guess!

Can I pat Steve Wright on the head?

Oops, sorry Steve...I forgot I was holding that sledgehammer! Twisted Evil

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pickle · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:10 am Post subject: Short, fat people may get rights

Re:Steve Wright. The man is an equality and diversity-free zone, what with his gay-baiting jokes whenever Bronski Beat, the Pet Shop Boys and Marc Almond released singles.

The Stevie Nicks 'bloater' joke sticks in my craw as does 'Sheryl Crowsfeet' (oh how we laughed, not).
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Barkingbiker · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire

Yeah he thinks he's real cool, reminds me of a bald boghouse rat peering over a bass broom, fancy underlining a nose like that. His comment about about Bruce Springsteen thinking he looks cool cause he's got his ciggies rolled up in his Tee shirt sleeve is just too ridiculous, don't he know, "The Boss" is cool whatever he does. Wink

OK John, naughty step, by the way, where's Nat, be lonely without her Confused

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Cherskiy · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

Yes, where are you Nat? Haven't had the pleasure of your company here for awhile. Sad

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Barkingbiker · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire

That smile tells me there's more to Nat than meets the eye! Wink

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