jestergrl1, Mannford (9/17/2009 5:59:52 PM)

NO company should not be forced to hire someone. If the company has a certain Look then a potential employee must adhere to the companys policy. If the potential employee decides they don't want the Look then go and apply at JCP.

born okay the 1st time, tulsa (9/17/2009 6:00:58 PM)

This happened over a year ago & they're just now filing.....?

tfromtulsa, Tulsa (9/17/2009 6:04:39 PM)

jestergirl - Excellent point.

She could have also gone to Victoria's Secret, or Hooters.

Thunder196, Tulsa (9/17/2009 6:08:37 PM)

Go ahead guys run down to Hooters, fill out that application.

gdplum, (9/17/2009 6:11:15 PM)

...if I happen to get picked for the jury, my mind is made up...A & F won't pay.

Thunder196, Tulsa (9/17/2009 6:12:05 PM)

One company I used to work for had a code no facial or neck tattoos. My boss messed up and missed a neck tattoo one time and hired the guy. I printed off what it meant and gave to her. She about had a heart attack. Luckily he quit before long, he wasn't really interested in working.

2ndjoyce, BA (9/17/2009 6:17:06 PM)

The district manager should be fired IF he told the girl ANY reason for not hiring her. There is no reason to give someone a reason other than, "That position has been filled."

Of course, that is only the allegation, certainly not proven yet.

Check It out, Tulsa (9/17/2009 6:18:58 PM)

Don't Catholic nuns wear something similar on their heads? Would the A&B rule also apply to the little beanie {sorry, I really do not know what it is called} that Jewish guts wear? And how does what a grown girl wears affect the sales of little kid clothes? Would it be offensive to anyone hear if she were refused hire because she was wearing a Christian T Shirt or a cross?

Thunder196, Tulsa (9/17/2009 6:20:04 PM)

You people would probably be surprised at how many temp agencies make sure they only send certain types on job interviews. Most have to do with age. Nothing over age xyz.

Knowwhentofoldem, Tulsa (9/17/2009 6:50:00 PM)

Did not fit the store's image? Oh brother.

no1special, (9/17/2009 6:59:02 PM)

I agree with Joyce, a manager should know never to give a specific reason for not hiring someone. That manager screwed up. My next question is why would a practicing Muslim who wears a hijab want to work at A&F? Is it not against her "beliefs" to be surrounding herself with pictures of half naked men? Something is fishy here.

Just a country boy, North Okmulgee County (9/17/2009 7:06:06 PM)

I was told by a former boss who was not the one who hired me that if he had been in charge when I was hired he would not have hired me due to my long hair and pony tail. I worked there for 26 years and he was let go long before me. So more power too her to not hire someone based on looks is toataly wrong.

jess, (9/17/2009 7:26:01 PM)

What a load.

true2form, Grand Lake (9/17/2009 7:35:05 PM)

The law is there to protect all religious persuasions and has taken up cases involving not just the hijab. It has defended those who wear a cross outside of their clothing and a yarmulke on their heads.

oldrustytulsa, Tulsa (9/17/2009 8:04:40 PM)

And I wont Buy anything from some-one in a store thats got blue or green hair sticking up all over their head and rings in the their eyebrows and in their nose.

dustyoutlaw, Tulsa (9/17/2009 9:28:22 PM)

1.) As a business owner I hired people I found to be most likely to enhance sales, would show up, actually work and not cause problems.

2.) I would not hire anyone who gave me reason to know their religion, politics or sexual preference. If they have to drive that home in a stinking interview they're going to be a problem.

3.) Joyce is right. 'The position has been filled"
works or "we're still considering everyone to make sure we give everyone a fair opportunity"

Herbert Rogers, Jenks (9/18/2009 4:55:56 AM)

One year ago, European News Organizations predicted "what they started in European cities,
would eventually be tried in the U.S."
Muslims "whinned" about not being allowed to wear their "scarves" in Paris.
Then the Muslims "whinned" again about not being allowed to have their own prayer-chapel at Orly Airport.
Finally, the FRENCH said, "SHUT-UP AND SIT-DOWN"!!

Herbert Rogers, Jenks (9/18/2009 5:01:45 AM)

Listen, everybody...do I really have to say...this young girl is being tutored and used in a calculative way ?
Can't we see Muslims are using (our) own laws against us?
Let's not let France show-us-up !

Herbert Rogers, Jenks (9/18/2009 5:10:07 AM)

Sorry, it's me again. One more thing: I promise you, Mike Jones Editorial this Sunday will be one of "Everybody's Beautiful In Their own Way...."
or..."Can't just we be Friends....."!
You see where INCLUSION is leading us, right?

droopy, wagoner (9/18/2009 6:51:21 AM)

Mr. Rogers, that Mike Jones comment was spot on and really funny.

rememberme?, (9/18/2009 7:28:32 AM)

A&F should make a new dress code that your total clothing can't exceed certain # sq inches.....so, you want to wear a scarf on your head, you have to take it off somewhere else :)

honky donkey, (9/18/2009 8:56:18 AM)

I watched this story on channel 6 last night and it seems to be quite far fetched. This young Muslim woman is claiming her religious beliefs while pictures on her wall showed half-naked models while declaring her love for fashion. It is issues like this that cause divisive behavior amongst cultures but in my opinion the pictures that were shown prove to me that she is trying to make a statement all the while not living a humble Muslim life. I would bet that there is big money behind this lawsuit.

skippy1, Tulsa (9/18/2009 9:00:40 AM)

Employers should have the absolute right to hire or not hire anyone they choose. This girl made her religion an issue, not the employer. Personally, I won't deal with store employees who look half crazed with 'tats' or overt body piercings. Let her go back to her own country and get a job.

giddyupgal, (9/18/2009 9:26:53 AM)

Personally, I'd rather see a young girl in a hijab than the way some of these sales people dress. I'm tired of seeing skulls on everything. Hello Kitty skulls, and skulls with crosses, and skulls with heaven only knows what else. And piercings. And nasty tattoos. And baggy pants with boxer shorts. I don't want to see your thong either!!!!! Good Lord, what were they thinking? Do they have a full-length mirror in their home? I don't know that this is lawsuit-worthy, but good grief, that manager should have kept her mouth shut. Is she still working for A&F?

billy8, Sand Springs (9/18/2009 9:34:02 AM)

When you indorse discrimination,you discriminate against everyone, when the civil rights have been violated against one human today, what are you going to do when someone decides that your rights should be taken away for something you believe.