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Feb. 26th, 2002 06:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asheris240-pound San Francisco woman rejected as aerobics teacher alleges bias
Talk about a misleading headline... the woman's 5'8" and has been about that weight most of her adult life. It's the Jazzercise organization that has rejected her, telling her she should go on a diet without carbs and do some body sculpting. Manwhile, her Jazzaercise instructor (the one who encouraged her to apply) is annoyed, saying the woman motivates more women because of her size.
She's also been doing high-impact aerobics for 15 years, and currently teaches low-impact aerobics classes six days a week. Sometimes one right after another.
In other words, she's probably far healthier (and possibly more fit) than the barbie-like Jazzercize-approved instructors.
Of course, being in San Francisco where there are statutes about discrimination based on height and weight, she doing the smart thing and suing their butts.
Talk about a misleading headline... the woman's 5'8" and has been about that weight most of her adult life. It's the Jazzercise organization that has rejected her, telling her she should go on a diet without carbs and do some body sculpting. Manwhile, her Jazzaercise instructor (the one who encouraged her to apply) is annoyed, saying the woman motivates more women because of her size.
She's also been doing high-impact aerobics for 15 years, and currently teaches low-impact aerobics classes six days a week. Sometimes one right after another.
In other words, she's probably far healthier (and possibly more fit) than the barbie-like Jazzercize-approved instructors.
Of course, being in San Francisco where there are statutes about discrimination based on height and weight, she doing the smart thing and suing their butts.
