Posted on 11/12/2022 12:16:46 PM PST by rod5591
(KTLA) – Two female ... social media influencers say they were denied entry into a popular Los Angeles nightclub because of their size.
Ella Halikas said a bouncer told her and fellow “curvy model" Alexa Jay they couldn’t follow their friends into The Highlight Room in Hollywood.
“(Alexa) asked him, ‘Hey what’s going on? I’m with that party you just let in,’ and he said, ‘I know,’ and looked her up and down and said, ‘Not tonight,’”
The women shared their story on social media and said it has resonated with women all over the country.
“It was so dehumanizing,” said Jay. “It was like we were being looked through. If you experienced any type of discrimination like this, you know exactly how horrible and disgusting it feels.”
The women believe this problem goes beyond one nightclub. Halikas said she has received thousands of messages from other plus-sized women sharing similar stories of being turned away from bars and nightclubs.
“One of my plus-sized friends went to a club in New York City and they said, ‘Everyone else can come in,'” said Halikas. “They let in all her thin friends, got to her and said, ‘You can’t get in.’
Halikas [claimed] her career as a model had put her on runways and on the pages of Sports Illustrated magazine, but it still didn’t stop her from being turned away.
The Tao Group, operators of The Highlight Room, responded to the incident by saying:
“We are aware of their experience. The doorman on this evening worked for a third-party promotion company and we’ve removed this individual from the door effective immediately."
The women say ... they don’t believe just firing one doorman is enough. They’re hoping to work on systemic change in the industry while inspiring and empowering other plus-sized women.
(Excerpt) Read more at dcnewsnow.com ...
We can’t run the Laz test without pictures.
I’m OK with that.
Good... tell the fat ass to keep walking... it will do her good!
These same women don’t mind all men have to pay entry into these clubs. These sme women don’t mind judging men on looks all night at the clubs.
But because the fat ones didn’t get freebies this time, the world is ending for women.
I get not-faces from other people all the time, ladies. Find a fat-friendly club, please.
Big girls date big guys or guys with a fetish that’s about it.
Dumb models being judged on their appearance? Can’t muster a damn to give.
Maybe the room had a really narrow door and they in fact couldn’t get in. Maybe we should stop celebrating “plus size”.
From a business standpoint it has to be looked as a capacity issue. For every fat chick that isn’t in the club, there is room for 3 or 4 skinny chicks.
Private business. They set the rules. Go eat a French fried Shetland pony.
Hot women always get in. Not hot no. It’s been that way for a long time.
Curvy and thicker? More like obese. Also, they don’t have to let you in if they don’t want to. Go somewhere else.
If you have the figure of a mason jar, please don’t call yourself a model.
Put down that donut ...
Not all heroes wear capes.
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