Disney in soup over no-turban mandate

[Buzz Litebeer]

I am sure he can make twice as much managing a 7-Eleven or driving a taxi.

That's just... wow.

Aren't the employees called Cast Members, basically because their duties are considered being "on stage"? Because of such, Disney is in a position to control the look of the cast member, just like any other show on any other stage.

For onstage roles, pretty much. Roles offstage or that don't deal with the public have more relaxed standards.

Since 2000, male CM's could have mustaches (and I believe goatees) in some situations. .... As far as I know, women still are not allowed to have facial hair.

Male CMs are not allowed to have goatees or beards -- only fully grown mustaches.

In a bizarre twist, I'm told that management may not say anything to a female CM who sports facial hair.

Very recently after 9-11 a story emerged about a group of Arab college students who were in a U.S. college university during the attack on the Twin Towers. Unlike the rest of the Americans sitting there in SHOCK and HORROR, these students (all AMERICAN CITIZENS) were sitting at a computer LAUGHING and CHEERING at THOUSANDS of OUR people dying horrible deaths. A college professor walking by, seeing them cheering and laughing said (not quoting...) "This is your country. YOU are American citizens! How can you be happy about this?" They SUED him and WON. Yes, America sadly is broken. Broken from a judicial system who is afraid to say enough is enough.

Please cite a source for this or I'm calling shenanigans.

Besides, this is just the beginning. We're considering a president who will NOT pledge allegiance to the flag, will NOT wear the US lapel pin, and who's wife made the statement "For the first time in my adult life I am proud to be an American because my husband is running for president." Sadly, it seems patriotism is a thing of the past.

You know, I hope, that you're spouting absolutenonsense, right?

• Obama has lead Congress in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Obama wears a flag pin. You saw photographic proof above.
• Michelle Obama's actual quote was:

"What we have learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback. And let me tell you something -- for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. I've seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic common issues, and it's made me proud."

It's time, frankly, to stop lying and solve problems.

 

[DoleWhipMom]

Really? I never knew that India was so anti-America. Or is it the United States that is anti-America? Because Mr. Channa is a Sikh-American, and Sikhism was founded in the Punjabi region of India. It's not related to either Hinduism or Islam. The religious requirement of uncut hair and remaining unshaven is to honor the perfection of God's creation. And it is a requirement of the religion, not a preference. Of the Five K's (the outward symbols of Sikhism) it's considered the most important. It's not just that he didn't want to take off his turban and shave his beard. He can't do it and still call himself a Sikh.

Furthermore, Mr. Channa was not applying for any old cast member job. He's a trumpet player residing in Florida. It makes sense that he would apply to Florida's largest employer of professional musicians. I don't know what I think about the lawsuit, but I've seen enough to not just dismiss Mr. Channa as some interloper out to make a quick buck.

Thanks goodness - someone who is NOT geographically/culturally challenged. By the way, India is the world's largest democracy and it is part of Asia. I really wish others would get their geographic/religious facts straight. People don’t always have to agree but we should at least show a little respect to all people no matter their ethnicity or religion. I’m a Mets fan but I think Yankee fans should be able to enjoy the parks too .

 

[DannyDisneyFreak]

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[DancingBear]

I’m a Mets fan but I think Yankee fans should be able to enjoy the parks too .

Now you're talkin' crazy!!

 

[jenelope]

Thanks goodness - someone who is NOT geographically/culturally challenged.

Well, I work in an office where probably about 50% of the employees are Indian and my co-workers are Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian. That office is in the community with the largest concentration of Arab-Americans in the country. Paranoia doesn't work here. Education and tolerance make for good neighbors. Good family, too.

 

[remain seated please]

I am proud we have freedom of speech, maybe if you were an arab-american you would feel differently... hum? light-harted jokes, let me tell a couple light-hearted black jokes or gay jokes and see how far that goes. No whining here. Do a little World War II history and you'll realize that it was Natzi "anti-German" worries that saw the genocide of 6 million. I just don't take hate lightly.

You must be one of the so-called "thread killers" that I have read about on these boards. I'm not sure how far you will go to have this thread closed, but nice try. And good luck.

 

[DannyDisneyFreak]

You must be one of the so-called "thread killers" that I have read about on these boards. I'm not sure how far you will go to have this thread closed, but nice try. And good luck.

Well I don't see how its off topic and my opinion does not change but I see I am the minority here... I will delete my previous posts on this thread and move to the back of the bus...