In article  ,
"Sonia"
 wrote:

> The recent rule in an Atlantic City Casino forcing women to maintain
> their weight or lose their jobs is one more sad reflection of the
> double standard imposed on women. Already at a disadvantage in terms of
> equal opportunity, equal wages and comparable health care, women will
> now have to starve themselves to keep their jobs. All for the sake of
> appearing pleasing to the male eyes.

Are these women held at gunpoint and forced to take these jobs?
>
> By applying an arbitrary standard that has no regard for the health and
> well being of women or their job skill, the criteria marginalizes women
> and reduces them to sex objects. Yes, there may have been some
> advancements for women in the workplace in recent years, but it is
> obvious we still have a long way to go.

Then Sonia, why do not the women who like to gamble form their own casinos
and have scantily clad, buff men bussing drinks?

I might go to a casino that had something like that.


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