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New York City proposes new law that would ban hiring discrimination based on obesity
Fox News ^ | 3/25/2023 | Joe Silverstein

Posted on 03/25/2023 9:58:36 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan

A law being considered by the New York City Council would add height and weight to the list of protected classes to its human rights law.

The legislation, which New York City Mayor Eric Adams has indicated he will support, has thirty-three co-sponsors. Only twenty-six "yes" votes are needed to pass the bill.

The bill's sponsor, councilman Shaun Abreu, told the Washington Post that obesity is a civil rights issue.

"This was long overdue as a civil rights issue," he wrote.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; chat; fatandfit; localnews
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Lolz.

If it's not well beyond time for a purge against these leftist freaks, I don't know when it ever will be.

1 posted on 03/25/2023 9:58:36 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Bring on the 500 pound police and firefighters!
A criminal with the speed of a turtle will be able to outrun the new police recruits!


2 posted on 03/25/2023 10:01:11 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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Just what we need ....a 600 pound Hooters waitress


3 posted on 03/25/2023 10:01:46 AM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat90000)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Haha!


4 posted on 03/25/2023 10:01:49 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (Pot legalization licenses every degenerate pothead piece of trash to force drug neighbors.)
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5 posted on 03/25/2023 10:01:50 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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Is this to protect fat Alvin?


6 posted on 03/25/2023 10:02:37 AM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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Obesity should be handled as slow motion suicide.


7 posted on 03/25/2023 10:02:38 AM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: Mount Athos

Sheesh.. I’m eating


8 posted on 03/25/2023 10:04:22 AM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: Right Wing Vegan
"I couldn't catch up to that punk, Sarge...I ran out of breath.


9 posted on 03/25/2023 10:05:39 AM PDT by Signalman
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a 600 pound Hooters waitress

A critical staging ground in the struggle lolz

10 posted on 03/25/2023 10:06:53 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (Pot legalization licenses every degenerate pothead piece of trash to force drug neighbors.)
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To: Mount Athos

What a nightmare!


11 posted on 03/25/2023 10:09:00 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Track9

Alvin was put into office by erection of voters..


12 posted on 03/25/2023 10:09:28 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Right Wing Vegan

This issue will probably migrate to the Military. Imagine a 400 lb. combat tranny soldier. The enemy will die from laughing.


13 posted on 03/25/2023 10:09:55 AM PDT by chopperk ( )
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14 posted on 03/25/2023 10:10:05 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

I need eye bleach.


15 posted on 03/25/2023 10:12:29 AM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

How about suing Belmont Park because they cannot be a JOCKEY???


16 posted on 03/25/2023 10:13:25 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Mount Athos

I will never buy a Calvin product-—ever again.

That is beyond disgusting


17 posted on 03/25/2023 10:14:17 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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18 posted on 03/25/2023 10:15:12 AM PDT by PGR88
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19 posted on 03/25/2023 10:15:16 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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how about a ban on hiring discrimination based on political ideology? that would force all the liberal business, newspapers and mags to higher conservatives


20 posted on 03/25/2023 10:15:28 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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