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Walmart fires 6'4" cisgender woman threatened by man who thought she was trans (www.advocate.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27587700

Summary

Walmart fired Dani Davis, a 6'4" cisgender woman, after a man who mistook her for transgender verbally threatened her in a women’s restroom at a Florida store.

Davis, visibly shaken, reported the March 14 incident to her immediate supervisor but was fired for not informing salaried management, allegedly creating a “security risk.”

Davis called the firing discriminatory. After viral backlash, Walmart offered to reinstate her with back pay.

Davis, a longtime employee, is uncertain about returning, citing fears of a hostile work environment.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

its not safe to ugly anymore

[–] [email protected] 10 points 14 hours ago

“wE cAn aLwAyS TeLL!”

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they know they're going to be fired when confronted by a transphobe, they're likely to srart getting violent on first contact with one. I'm totally here for it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The fucked up part of the story was the fucking man went into the women's room to confront her. That motherfucker should see the inside of a cell for that alone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

I'd prefer he see (just ever so briefly, for the adrenaline and fear effect) the belt sander running at high speed that was about to remove his face.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

He needs to take the asphalt temperature challenge.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

My cis sister is 6'4". This is bullshit.

[–] towerful 107 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

a man who mistook her for transgender verbally threatened her in a women’s restroom

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I thought it was trans people that were a threat in women's restrooms. Turns out its assholes that are the threat.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure there has been a single documented case of a trans person causing trouble in a restroom. Assholes, by contrast, cause plenty of trouble.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And yet without assholes we wouldnt need public restrooms :'(

[–] ulterno 0 points 19 hours ago

So you would have what, "no-rest piss-n-go" rooms?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Heard about this one through a trans friend. I hope she sues the fuck out of them.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, no. No back pay, years of pay. Fuck you Walmart. She needs a lawsuit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I never get those responses from companies.

"After we treated you like shit, how would you like to continue to work here?"