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Posting this article from today's Times

posted by [personal profile] panik at 11:12am on 26/04/2009 under , ,
Because Lisa Ashton is my friend's girlfriend and I know this is a 100% genuine story.



location: Withnell
Mood:: 'annoyed' annoyed
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posted by [identity profile] ledh.livejournal.com at 10:28am on 26/04/2009
How crap D: I hope she'll find another job soon.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 10:34am on 26/04/2009
She's working with Looby now. Her partner's their drummer and manager, he used to be drummer with Crosstalk. The purpose of selling the story to the Times is to get publicity for BMIs atrocious behaviour and hopefully, some compensation.
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posted by [identity profile] hafren.livejournal.com at 11:24am on 26/04/2009
"Her letter of dismissal said it was “proportionate” to ask female employees to walk behind men out of respect for Saudi culture."

Stuff that! Some forms of "culture" (ie, quite often, unthinking or ossified habit) don't deserve respect.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 11:31am on 26/04/2009
I couldn't agree more.
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posted by [identity profile] justmej.livejournal.com at 12:15pm on 26/04/2009
I lived in Saudi for 7 years. I never walked behind my hubby and I never wore a abaya. You couldn't go to town wareing tight jeans and tank top, had to cover arm's and leg's. You couldn't eat in a restaurant with men. We had to go into a back room where others couldn't see you. This is not as bad as it sounds once you get used to the way of things over there it was ok..
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 05:58pm on 26/04/2009
The whole thing is an utter crock. I'm hoping Liberty get involved, this needs to get a wider audience.
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posted by [identity profile] snailbones.livejournal.com at 12:16pm on 26/04/2009



::blink::

Good grief. And there I was thinking we'd got beyond that sort of crap. Silly me. I hope she gets some compensation, or at least an apology.

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Maddening ain't it?

posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 05:59pm on 26/04/2009
They're not giving up on it, that's for sure, they're planning to take it as high as it'll go.
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Re: Maddening ain't it?

posted by [identity profile] snailbones.livejournal.com at 06:10pm on 26/04/2009



Good for them. Bite bite bite! *g*

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posted by [identity profile] vamysteryfan.livejournal.com at 12:19pm on 26/04/2009
That's an outrage! Good for her for standing up for herself. That company should be ashamed.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 06:00pm on 26/04/2009
BMI are a disgrace, it's not the worst story I've heard about them. I wouldn't fly with them under any circumstances, tbh.
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posted by [identity profile] janedavitt.livejournal.com at 03:24pm on 26/04/2009
That's disgraceful and I can't believe the tribunal ruled that way.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 06:01pm on 26/04/2009
Me either. It's not over yet, they're prepared to take it as far as they can.
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posted by [identity profile] emrinalexander.livejournal.com at 06:22pm on 26/04/2009
I don't get BMI = when I worked for Siemens, we had women engineers in countries all over the globe, including Saudi Arabia, and yeh, you had to wear longish skirts and have your arms covered (common sense in a Muslim country), but nobody had to walk behind the men or cover up in an abaya. What's the point? I hope they are made to look as ridiculous as they are through publicizing this.
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 06:50pm on 26/04/2009
They're being ridiculous Everyone knows it. I really hope Lisa and Mike get the restitution they deserve and that BMI are shown up for the wankers they so clearly are.
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