They should have let her on the platform.
After it collapsed, she could have claimed "It's just a stage I'm going through".

Oops, she was too fat for that first picture. Retry coming!

Look tubby, the bar is in the entertainment business and the platform is for amateur entertainers. I think it's fair for the bar to want to create a certain aesthetic to keep the party hopping. They didn't refuse you service or throw you off the dance floor, they just didn't want your wide-load on stage.

She should go to the country bar.

Dance at the Zoo, then

ElStreak: bionicjoe: I'm fat & have gained & lost & gained & lost more than most will in a lifetime over years (not yo-yo).

I'm actually pretty sure that's what "yo-yo" means in this context.

Perhaps she is saying she has never played the cello.

Why doesn't she just join a burlesque troupe like all the other AW fatties who want to dance on a stage?

Submitted First With a Better Headline: I'm glad we can all sit around and hate on fat girls. There's nothing worse than a girl whose existence isn't justified by my finding her attractive.

Seriously, you guys are assholes. Some people are fat, and that sucks for them, but it doesn't make them lesser people.

Yes, yes it does.

WhiskeySticks: WhippingBoy: It's basically an organized cult-like movement to avoid taking any personal responsibility; unfortunately, because it's telling the obese what they want to hear (instead of what they need to hear), it's becoming more and more popular.


Jesus Christ people, It's not that hard to change...cut processed foods out of your diet, stop drinking soda and other sugary drinks. It's one simple step and you won't even break a sweat doing it.

Apparently it affects the ability to count to "two" though.

Isn't that skinny for iowa?
/do the hawkeyes need anymore d-lineman?

Carth: TheLopper: At least she's not calling herself "curvy". I hate how that word has been hijacked by the obese.

What is curvier than a circle?

A circle with rolls of fat.

/Hot like a bunch of old pregnant biatches running around.
//For this club, you know, not for the earth.

A self-described "plus sized" college student

To be fair, she's not the only one that has probably described her that way.

What bar goers want to see:

What the bouncer was trying to prevent.

Every single one of you guys in this thread is mean.

Accurate, but mean.

Made.
Of.
Butter.

FTA: She said she tried to get onto a platform where several of her friends were dancing, but was stopped by the bouncer, who said they were at capacity.


Thank you, Yahoo writer, that part made me laugh out loud. At capacity is an awesome phrase. not a quote mind you, but an interpretation. Kinda like telling a fat person not to get on the elevator because, "we are at capacity and if you get on the cable will snap, plunging us all to our dooom!"

theflatline: Meh, no real raving beauties in the crop, looks like the Iowa state chapter of the Omega Moos.

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Fatgirl Justice Brigade, move in!

So... which part of "Right of admission reserved" doesn't she understand?

Always make me laugh when I see huge, fat people trying to cram themselves into normal activities like they have a god given right to do so, then complaining when the riding school horse dies under them, or whatever.

When your furniture is collapsing around you and you need special tools to wipe your ass you'd think a clue would dawn, but noooo...it's time to lawyer up and get the entire rest of the world to adapt to your massive, wobbling, self centered ass.

/Yeah, I've been up all night

theflatline: Meh, no real raving beauties in the crop, looks like the Iowa state chapter of the Omega Moos.

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Somebody needs to add "The Fatty Community Frowns Upon Your Shenanigans." to that pic.

I wonder if they had allowed her to get up and dance and then the crowd booed her. Would she sue the hecklers for discrimination?

"You're not allowing me in because of my size?"

"No, we're not allowing you in because you're a whiny biatch."

Um, isn't everybody in Iowa fat and unattractive?

/the reason Aliens use them for anal probes, when they find out what to do with us, they'll only have wasted the ugly

In all fairness maybe the bouncers were thinking that it would be easier for someone to jump on the grenade if she stayed on the ground.

She's obviously pregnant.

I live about 45 minutes from Iowa City and this of course made the local news. Apparently she is planning a protest on Friday night...could be amusing.

And for those of you asking if that hambeast and her friends are representative of what Iowa has to offer, the answer is no. We can do much, MUCH worse.

Oh, and we have some prettier gals around here too.

/gal
//wouldn't be allowed on the stage either, but that is ok

KrispyKritter: Zizzowop: What I don't understand is, if you're 'plus size' -whatever you want to call it, don't you try to NOT draw attention to that fact? Just seems odd from a white girl.

once in a while you will find a large person who is secure and confident. they feel good about themselves regardless of the herd mentality around them. even though they have heard the shiatty little comments people make and seen others glaring at them as if they aren't fit to draw breath they manage to hold their heads high. maybe they were blessed with good parents that taught them not to judge others lightly and to forgive those who do so to them. i can see where this would be a foreign concept to the average farker.

my wife is 6' tall and is very self-conscious of her size to the point where it inhibits her. she is a beautiful woman but she is unable to carry herself with the poise and grace of the statuesque queen that she is.

i'm even taller than her but i don't give a rat's ass what people think. i wear some clothing that is too far out for some people but it's to my liking. at my size there is no missing me so i'm not going to slink through life like a NYC Bohemian clad in black from head to toe.

Right on dude! I have no issues with plus size women, like Ice Cube says, in the book of life, there's only two women, big ole good ones and good ole big ones.

keepitcherry:

It has nothing to do with being pretentious. It's a farking night club.

Huh? This may surprise you, but not every nightclub in NYC does this.

Andrew Wiggin: Clemkadidlefark: [28.media.tumblr.com image 500x349]

what fat girls will never know

right? they never shave their legs.

Whew I thought he was saying they would never know shaving a man's back which means that I would never.... ummm... forget it.

When she says "I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that I am not pregnant" she is really saying she is not only fat, sort of unattractive, but also a virgin lesbian

Zizzowop: What I don't understand is, if you're 'plus size' -whatever you want to call it, don't you try to NOT draw attention to that fact? Just seems odd from a white girl.

An what is it with airline food anyway?

WhippingBoy: Lollipop165: I'm in my early 30's now, and feel totally out of place in clubs. But that didn't stop 2 friends of mine from taking me to a high end club as an after party for my bachelorette party. We were all dressed to the 9's, and all very pretty. Except for one of my high school friends, who is a bit.. um.. plain.. and since she was from out of town, not dressed in a way that is expected of NYC nightlife

Perhaps you should have warned her about the dress code before going out... that would have been the decent thing to do.

I did. She wore a dress. But she's living in Pennsyltucky (as she refers to it) and isn't quite up to date on current styles. I did my best to help her out (she was staying over my place) but she just wasn't comfortable in super tall high heels and such.

I'm VERY happy my friends didn't tell me the reason for leaving until the next morning. I would have made such a stink to the bouncer. 3 lawyers, 2 doctors, and 3 business professionals, all as gorgeous as anyone could expect, and we were being denied due to what the bouncer referred to as "the mom" (my out of town friend, who is one of the dearest people in my life).



Never fail to be impressed with how many doctors, lawyers and scientists are regularly posting on Fark threads.

EWreckedSean: Lollipop165: I'm in my early 30's now, and feel totally out of place in clubs. But that didn't stop 2 friends of mine from taking me to a high end club as an after party for my bachelorette party. We were all dressed to the 9's, and all very pretty. Except for one of my high school friends, who is a bit.. um.. plain.. and since she was from out of town, not dressed in a way that is expected of NYC nightlife. Very long story short, but the bouncer (who one of my friends KNEW) wouldn't let us in unless we ditched her. He even offered us a table and a free bottle if we ditched her. We left the club, but I didn't really understand why at the time. I didn't care; I was more than happy to leaveand go someplace more low key.

I'm VERY happy my friends didn't tell me the reason for leaving until the next morning. I would have made such a stink to the bouncer. 3 lawyers, 2 doctors, and 3 business professionals, all as gorgeous as anyone could expect, and we were being denied due to what the bouncer referred to as "the mom" (my out of town friend, who is one of the dearest people in my life).

Pretentious clubs suck.

Then don't go to them. They are catering to a clientele that is looking to be at the hip club full of beautiful, well dressed people. The club makes their money by maintaining that atmosphere. I find it all rather stupid, so I avoid such places. But god bless them if that's what they want. They are a private business.

I don't go to clubs. Well, I did go to clubs. When I was like 18 and thought they were cool. I have no idea why someone over the age of 25 would go to a club. I had no desire to go that night; one of my doctor friends (who spends her nights off in clubland - you might want to think about that the next time you take your kid to the pediatrician, lol) took us.

I wouldn't say "god bless them" though. Sure its a private business and its their right, but it doesn't make it any less dick-ish. There's a difference between a dress code and saying to someone that they don't have the right to buy a drink at a place because they aren't pretty enough.

One of my fave bars in the world, Campbell Apartment, has a VERY strict dress code. But its a dress code, not a "be cool and attractive OR ELSE" dress code.

that was my nickname in highschool: jst3p:

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Good move, you can't misspell a picture.

trappedspirit: Lollipop165: We left the club, but I didn't really understand why at the time.

Yeah, it's always "the friend" that was the ugly one, amirite?

lol, I've never had a problem, even in my "old age" getting into a club.

mattharvest: Lollipop165: Pretentious clubs suck.

Yeah, how dare they have a business model that relies on maintaining a self-chosen aesthetic?

They can do what they like. The fact of the matter is, they've lost my business.

After all, you and everyone else have a right to have every private business cater to you, right? They're not allowed to self-select at all, are they?

I never said that. I just think it is stupid that they would.

How do you feel about restaurants that want only quiet conversation, or that have a dress code?

Those are actions, not looks. My friend was in a dress so she was dressed appropriately. Admittedly not chic at all, but she was appropriate.


What about places like McDonalds that don't want adults in the play area?

Are you kidding me with this?

Businesses aren't required to make everyone happy. Being unattractive, for whatever reason, obviously isn't exactly the same as any other issue, but the basic right of a business is to exclude customers they don't want (so long as they don't discriminate unconstitutionally). They don't "suck" for doing so any more than individual people "suck" for not being attracted to those people.

Your friend wasn't/isn't "bad" for not being their target audience, but they have a right to preserve their business model. Or do you think their actual target audience wouldn't notice someone unattractive in the room? How slow do you think people are to leave a club that seems "uncool"?

Um.. that's why we left. And that's why I think that club sucks....

They had no problem letting me and my friends in (and in fact offered us a $500 table for free) so long as we ditch the unattractive girl. Sure that's their prerogative. Doesn't make them suck any less.

theflatline: Meh, no real raving beauties in the crop, looks like the Iowa state chapter of the Omega Moos.

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Kind of surprised they let any up. Kind of funny she does block out half the picture with her fat ass.

that was my nickname in highschool: Madbassist1: It makes you look stupid when you use words that you can't spell, even if you use them correctly.

No it doesn't. It makes me look like I have better things to do. You want to know the value of spell checking? $0. My phone does it for free, which is why it dropped the "e." I'm sure it'll make you wildly successful, though.

These ideas have particular meanings; they are not cart blanch excuses to not do your job or pretend you are eye candy when even the brothers have to take a pass.

Dropping an "e" is not the only problem with "cart blanch".

You look even dumber now. Congrats!

Submitted First With a Better Headline: Some people are fat, and that sucks for them, but it doesn't make them lesser people.

No, it makes them greater people.

Ted Kennedy's Brain Tumor: Submitted First With a Better Headline: I'm glad we can all sit around and hate on fat girls. There's nothing worse than a girl whose existence isn't justified by my finding her attractive.

Seriously, you guys are assholes. Some people are fat, and that sucks for them, but it doesn't make them lesser people.

Yes, yes it does.

No, it makes them the greater person.

kab: Ah, fat threads. How FARK-ers make themselves feel better (since racism is no longer cool) since '99.

Thin Liberal Guilt?

/i keed

Ah, fat threads. How FARK-ers make themselves feel better (since racism is no longer cool) since '99.

Andrew Wiggin: SweetSilverBlues: Yes, prolly a troll, but "to pretty"? Orly?

preach it sister.

Unless he meant "to blave", in which case I apologise.

jst3p: Apparently it affects the ability to count to "two" though.

It's all under the umbrella of a person's diet, you sweet genius. "A" for effort though, now go eat a peach and jog around the block.

doubled99: Much as I enjoy the mockery of this individual, where are the enlightened, free thinking and tolerant Farkers to chastise everyone here for their knuckle dragging ignorance and hateful bigotry towards those who are weight-challenged?

These type of comments would not be tolerated in a thread about the mentally ill, alternative sexual lifestyles, or transgendered albinos.

Glad we can still mock fatty with impunity. And vegans.

S'alright it just leaves girls like this to use more enlightened types. I'm not ashamed to say I've hit girls this size and even bigger, and having done skinny, normal and plus-sized, I can say that the most "fun" I've had have been with the bigger gals. Many of them don't have the hang-ups about sex and their bodies that skinny girls do, and so when they let lose they are invariably the most inventive, enthusiastic and knky sex partners I've ever had.

If you want other men to envy you when you are out and about, hang a supermodel off your arm. If you want to have an epic time in the bedroom pick a smart girl who enjoys sex, and don't worry about her size.

ChuDogg: She's lucky they didn't do what they did to my buddy. He apparently didn't know that only cute attractive ladies are allowed on the stage and tried to follow some girls he was dancing with. Next thing he knows somebody is pulling him down in a headlock and four guys are carrying him outside and throw him on the flat pavement of the parking lot

Me and a group of friends would do this back when we turned 21. Knowing that gutter punk/metal kids have no place among the big breasted, bronzed bimbo's of college bars, we would do it just to piss everyone off. It's amazing what makes a "bro" angry. Usually just before getting kicked out, we would flood the urinals. It was a glorious night when one of us figured out that if you push the flusher up at a 45 degree angle, the handle would stick and the water would continuously flow. Yes, we were shiatheads.

/CSB
//Don't call me bro, bro.

WTF is wrong with you people that the people in the background are labeled as fat, too. I'd hit every one of them.

/but not the girl in front... she's a fattie.

Much as I enjoy the mockery of this individual, where are the enlightened, free thinking and tolerant Farkers to chastise everyone here for their knuckle dragging ignorance and hateful bigotry towards those who are weight-challenged?

These type of comments would not be tolerated in a thread about the mentally ill, alternative sexual lifestyles, or transgendered albinos.

Glad we can still mock fatty with impunity. And vegans.

ChaoticLimbs: the bar would like to communicate to their customers. U

Any place that operates like this isn't around long. There's a dance club here in Chicago called The Neo, it's been around for over 30 years now. And they don't give a shiat. They just crank up good music night after night and young, old, skinny, fat, they don't give a damn. And it's a really awesome place.

Snakeophelia: Women over about 115 pounds

Jane Mansfield wishes to hit you over the head with a frying pan.

Flyover country problems

TenJed_77: DammitIForgotMyLogin: Sounds like somebody needs some cheesecake

...and a diet coke.

Whoa ho ho ho! And you know what else is hilarious? Cops.........and donuts!!!!! Cops just love donuts!

PJ-: If im in a bar/club, and i see that thing dancing on a platform, ill would take my drinking to another bar send it drinks and watch in bemusement until it falls down.

Actually, if I were in a bar where people were dancing on tables and it was not Mardi Gras or New Years, I would probably go to another bar.

/get off my lawn.

Oliver Twisted: FTFA: A social work professor at the University of Iowa told Ramos to return to the bar.

"She told my friends and I to go back and see if the same thing happens and to try to get them to say aloud 'I am not allowing you up because of your size,

She sounds fat.

If she wanted to go for the lawsuit, she should have just rolled up in a wheelchair and complained why there is no ramp up to the platform for her.

Look, night clubs hire waitresses and bartenders based on attractiveness and personality. Staff that makes people want to come in are hired, staff that make you feel like you've walked into a satellite office of the DMV are not.

Likewise, customers are sometimes invited to dance on a platform if their aesthetic matches that which the bar would like to communicate to their customers. Ugly people, fat people especially, don't meet that aesthetic- the aesthetic is young, fit and vibrant. Fat people aren't vibrant or healthy. They remind people of sloth and gluttony, not youth and vitality. So fat people, people with visible herpes sores, people with drawn faces that look like methheads are not put up on display. It's that simple.

You can't be ugly or fat and be put up on display by anyone, anywhere. You get a pink participant ribbon at life, not the first prize blue ribbon. However, you could put effort towards something else and win at that. But not at being young and attractive.

Things that will keep you from dancing on stage, on the bar, or being invited up for the wet t shirt competition:

Ugliness
Fatness
Visible Oldness (in some venues the threshold is 28 if you look it)
Unstylishness
Visible signs of poor health, sores, acne, dark circles, gauntness
Physical defect, deformity, or just not having your facial features and body parts in the right places and in the right shapes
Being a male
Being not visibly and indisputably female
Getting a stupid-looking haircut
Upper lip hair or eyebrows not maintained
Clothing choice too revealing or not revealing enough
Bar owner doesn't like redheads

machoprogrammer: FTA
Ramos approached the Human Rights Commission in Iowa City, but the organization told her they could not do an investigation because size discrimination is not illegal by law, Ramos said.

So Iowa City has a "Human Rights Commission"? Is that like the Canadian version of the same thing?

And how the hell is them saying you are too fat to be an attention whore a violation of your human rights?

Grow some thicker skin, unless it is thick and already stretched over your mass, in which case, lose some weight.

Generally speaing a municipal or state "human rights commission" has jurisdiction over enforcing local or state anti-discrimination laws (the EEOC is the federal equivalent) Usually you have to complain to them about employment or other discrimination first, before filing a lawsuit against the alleged discriminator. The Agency investigates and then, if they find it has merit, either decides to pursue the claim on their own on your behalf, or issues you a "right to sue " letter, which will give you access to the courts to pursue it privately.

Stop co-opting ideas like "discrimination," "free speech," and "free religion" to mean that you can do as you please and get whatever you want. These ideas have particular meanings; they are not cart blanch excuses to not do your job or pretend you are eye candy when even the brothers have to take a pass.

Also, you cannot sue yourself to better health. Skip the lawyer and spend your money on a nutritionist and trainer instead.

Leeds: That picture of her is not helping in the sympathy department.

And did you all notice that all of the people in the background are fatties too?

no I don't think they are all fatties, you'd be lucky if you hit any of those woment behind her.

Two things you should not be if you are going to dance on a stage in a bar:

1. Fat
2. Unattractive

She clearly falls under both 1 and 2 above.

She didn't actually sue the bar, RTFA subby :)