Posted on 08/30/2010 8:00:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Originally posted at David Horowitz’s Newsreal:
A Muslim Disneyland Resort hotel employee, Imane Boudlal, has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over Disney’s refusal to let her wear a hijab in front of customers. Now, the Council on American-Islamic Relations is involved, and they’re crying religious discrimination. But is it? Unfortunately for CAIR and Boudlal, the case isn’t quite so cut and dried. This seems to be yet another case of Muslim bullying, this time at the happiest place on Earth.
Boudlal, and her extremist friends at CAIR, are busily spinning the truth about her employment with Disney to try to bully the company into accommodating sharia. The truth is that Disney has tried to work with Boudlal, and every time, she refused.
A Muslim employee is refusing to wear a hat and bonnet that Disney provided in place of a head scarf, which she wants to leave on at work for religious reasons.
Imane Boudlal, a restaurant hostess at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, last week in a press conference accused Disney of religious discrimination for refusing to let her wear a hijab, a head scarf, in public view.
On Monday, Disney offered Boudlal a bonnet with a hat to wear at work in public.
Boudlal rejected the new headwear and went home for a seventh time, according to the hotel workers’ union, Unite Here Local 11. Disney has offered to let her work behind the scenes with the head scarf, but Boudlal has refused.
“The hat makes a joke of me and my religion, and draws even more attention to me,” Boudlal said in a prepared statement. “It’s unacceptable.”
Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman, said managers are still trying to meet Boudlal’s request after providing options, including alternative costumes. The company also offered her four different jobs that would allow her to wear her own head scarf.
“We provided Ms. Boudlal with several options, including a modified costume that includes a blouse with a higher neckline and a newly designed head covering that meets our costuming guidelines and which we believe provides a reasonable accommodation of Ms. Boudal’s religious beliefs,” Brown said in a prepared statement.
Boudlal could not immediately be reached for further comment. Her attorney also could not be reached.
So Disney does everything they can to work with Boudlal, to keep her as an employee without making her compromise her religious values. They gave her alternate costuming, they offered her a job backstage, and yet everything they offered, she refused. Now she’s suing Disney and filing a complaint against them. And we’re supposed to find Boudlal at the victim here?
It used to be the case that in America, a business could be run however the owner saw fit. In today’s politically correct world, that’s apparently no longer the case. Let’s take the obvious example: Disney. Disney looks at their entire operation as a “show”, and as such, their employees aren’t even called employees. They’re called cast members, and cast members sign a contract upon employment agreeing to adhere to Disney’s incredibly strict dress code. Believe it or not, the dress code has been loosened in recent years; it used to be even stricter than it is now. Until recently, men couldn’t have moustaches and women had to wear pantyhose if they wore shorts or a skirt (imagine that during summertime in Orlando at DisneyWorld). Women can also now have bare arms while at work. Disney even has a dress code for visitors — for paying customers! This is all because there is an image that Disney is trying to uphold of a clean-cut, family-oriented place. It’s also to keep up with the various Disney themes throughout the parks (in Liberty Square at Disney World, for example, cast members wear full colonial costumes, including bonnets, dresses, and petticoats for women). Cast members are not given uniforms, they’re given costumes, and they are required to wear these costumes to keep the Disney look uniform. This would seem to make sense to reasonable people, especially when a cast member works in front of the public. When an employee is hired, they are made aware of the stringent dress code and are expected to comply.
And for two years, Boudlal worked at Disney with no complaint. Then suddenly, she became an American citizen and decided she wanted to start wearing a hijab. What made her change her mind and why was it suddenly so important to her? This obviously goes against the Disney dress code and yet, Disney still tried to accommodate her. There’s a long paper trail of proof of all the different ways Disney tried to make her happy, but she refused every one of them. And now she’s trying to cash in. This isn’t religious discrimination; it’s nothing more than a case of a greedy woman and a scheming organization trying to bully a multi-million dollar company.
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Give her a broom and a poison apple, and let her play Wicked Witch of the East. She’ll be gangbusters.
If she doesn't like apples, she can just eat the razor blade.
Spread rumors that she is a secret convert to Christianity.
Yes Mickey gets to beat the crap out of Minnie if she is disrespectful.....
we need to ban this Murder Cult....
She doesn’t have to work for Disney. Tell her the rules and if she doesn’t comply she need not bother to show up for work.
Oops! $2,000,000 = $200,000
This “accomodation” thing has gone too far. What next, an SI swimsuit model demanding to wear a burkha during shoots? If you know a place’s uniform requirements don’t match your personal requirements, then don’t apply for the job.
How about switching to a religion that comes without ridiculous dress codes? Seriously, do you really want to dress like a penguin for the rest of your life?
Just put her over in the Aladdin show as Princess Jasmine’s servant girl.
Why would Muslims even go to Disneyland? Either as customers, or to work?
Solution: don’t hire muslims.
Florida is a Right-to-Work State. If she doesn’t like their rules, she can leave. There are no accommodations necessary for other faith groups, and of all the groups to try to pull this shit on, Disney is NOT going to roll over and comply.
I’m thinking they could buy Ground Zero itself and establish ShariaLand.
Heads Will Roller Coaster
Everybody Must Get Stoned Toss
Genie Mountain
Jihad Jungle
Hussein Obamo Whammo Flume
Let’s watch this one close. Before it’s all said and done,
all the portrayals of female characters will be wearing a headscarf.
Mickey’s costume to scare the kids and Minnie in a head scarf getting the smack down to scare the parents.
Disney World Guest Appearance Guidelines
Disney World reserves the right to exclude visitors to their gated attractions who wear clothing that could create a distraction. This policy is in effect at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney MGM Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, Pleasure Island and Disney Quest.
Examples of unacceptable attire includes:
Clothing displaying offensive messages/language
Adult costumes or clothing that can be viewed as a costume (children under age 10 are excluded)
Clothing made with offensive material, (ie transparent)
Clothing that is excessively torn
Clothing which exposes inappropriate portions of the body such as string bikini tops, G-strings, bikini bottoms, etc.
Guests wearing wedding attire are discouraged from entering the Theme Parks.
All Disney Theme Park guests are required to wear shirts and shoes at all times. Swimsuit tops are allowed when worn with other appropriate clothing.
Disney’s Pleasure Island, Disney Quest, Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon have other criteria in place which may vary from the general appearance guidelines. Depending on the venue and event, variations may be acceptable.
Disney loves Homos, why not Muzzies? They are going to regret their devotion to multiculturalism one day. Soon.
Somehow, 0bama STATING he’s a Christian doesn’t seem to change the “Muslim world’s” perception of him as one of theirs... they know taqiyya.
RE: And when she’s done with Disney, she’ll apply for a job at Hooters…
Does Hooters have pork on their menu ? That’s going to offend Muslim employees like her too.
“How about switching to a religion that comes without ridiculous dress codes? Seriously, do you really want to dress like a penguin for the rest of your life?”
Hey, I LIKE the Catholic’s;)
I don’t see Disney acquiescing on this. Knowing what I know about the House of Mouse, Disney is going to run this idiot up the flagpole as an example. I have plenty of friends who work over there, and they will be the first to tell you that if you don’t “fit” Disney’s required image, you lose you job or don’t get one to start.
She obviously interviewed and went through the hiring process. I can’t imagine she was given her job with a hijab on her head. This is more Muslim interference with our way of life.
No, sorry honey, you already did that yourself.
I’m waiting for a stripper to sue a strip club for the right to perform in burqa.
Wouldn’t that be hot.
I think DisneyLAND is in California, while DisneyWORLD is in Florida.
August 29, 2010 19:03:59 EDT · 48 of 52
rlmorel to All
For those who might have missed this:
Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat. www.frontline.org.za/books_videos/sti.htm
As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness.
At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs [Europe, Australia, USA and Japan]. Six percent of US prison inmates are Muslim. Like any other minority, they won’t integrate, but work to build their own separate community.
From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. South Africa’s Muslim population is 2%, but they control 35% of the businesses, a large percentage of the banks and have five Cabinet seats while Christians (77% of the population) have none.
They will push for the introduction of halaal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves (along with threats for failure to comply).
At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia; Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world, but to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. (Ei: car-burnings in France last October.) Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats.
After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning (India, Mindanao, Philippines).
At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare [Indonesia].
From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya (infidel tax). (Sudan, Kosovo, Lebanon and Egypt).
After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide [Western Papua (New Guinea), Iran, Biafra, Turkey and North Nigeria]. 10
0% will usher in the peace of “Dar-es-Salaam” - House of Peace - as in Saudi Arabia, Libya and Yemen.
Actually, Disney aught to have a sign up “We’re DISNEY, not GOOFY”
She should look for work in a country where she fits in:) Like, say, Iraq or Iran or...
If it makes a joke of your religion then leave we don't need to hear any more whining Muslims.The Disney people have told you that you can work in the back ground and not be seen by the public but no you have to push yourself on everyone..
I am tired of my Christina belief being stomped on while you people push yours on us.Our ancestors were here first and Christianity is the way we started this country if you don't like it take off and go back where you can step on everyone and pray for your perverted Muslim leader Mohammad..
I apologize, TP, you’re right. Living in west central Florida, I always default to DisneyWORLD.
If she’s in CA, I’m betting Disney gets bent over the hay bale and whipped.
Disney has provided the above rendering of the second option created for Boudlal. The rendering shows what Disney said was the inspiration for the costume piece, a sketch of a hat taken from a 1915 catalog. The proposed head covering is made from the same fabric as the costume vest. Disney says this head covering matches the restaurant theme as well as the hostess costume.
Another female Muslim cast member was seen working "on stage" last week wearing a Disney-designed head covering. A Disney spokesperson confirms that the Resort has created a head covering for a College Program cast member who requested a religious accommodation / exception to the Disney Look, and said such requests are handled on a case-by-case basis. A MousePlanet reader who saw this second cast member on stage last week said that the head covering looked very much like the one shown in the sketch above, but was made from fabric matching that cast member's costume. (source = http://www.mouseplanet.com/9367/Disneyland_Resort_Update)
Put her on a flying carpet and send her through the hurricane to Iran, better make sure your face is covered or you could be stoned..
“Disney is going to run this idiot up the flagpole as an example.”
I hope you’re right. She needs to be sent packing, preferably back to the hell hole she originally came from.
this is a victory mosque and flight 91 crescent issue.
IOW it is an in your face you must obey you Dhimi issue.
There is no reasonable accomodation that would be enough. If sevent day adventists can be forced to work on saturday as part of their jobs then this should be the same.
BTW Disney is still pretty good about snagging those with sexual inuendo t-shirts when it is pointed out.
I don’t have an answer for you on that, Seek. I remember hearing about it, but I don’t recall the disposition.
Complete with a stoning pole pit..
I chaperoned a group of kids from the church on a trip to DisneyWorld; there was a group of maybe a dozen Buddhist monks visiting at the same time we were there.
““The hat makes a joke of me and my religion, and draws even more attention to me,” Boudlal said in a prepared statement. “It’s unacceptable.””
No, you having to wear a damn seed bag on your head because you have a vagina makes you a joke, sister. I laugh at your archaic superstitions and non-existent god all the time.
Disney is finding out that the more kindly you treat an “aggrieved victim” class, the more demanding and intractable they become.
Disneyworld already has a faggot day, so bowing down to Muslims will NOT be much of a surprise. Does this mean they will feature some new attractions...like Beheadders of the Caribbean? Will bombs now be available at the gift shops?
This, too, is jihad.
But not at Disney ... it'll scare the kids!
Wait till Muslims discover Hooters.
“Your amusement parks are belong to us...”
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