• TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    7 months ago

    Weight is often something that people can’t control. There are many reasons why someone can be overweight or obese.

      • TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        7 months ago

        If you ignore the reasons why someone might eat too many calories relative to what their specific body needs, then yes.

    • olympicyes@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      7 months ago

      I scrolled his IG and he hasn’t posted anything new in a while but he certainly doesn’t look like he was 360 in any of his photos. One could speculate it was a recent weight gain. He also hasn’t posted any new videos of his singing on YouTube in a couple years. I can personally empathize with how he might have felt being excluded but don’t have a lot of sympathy for his lawsuit. Servers at a party are expected to blend into the background but being both big and tall probably attracts too much attention.

      • TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        7 months ago

        Purely speculating, but it sounds like he’s clinically depressed, and weight gain is often a byproduct of depression. Depression is considered a disability at the federal level, so he’s potentially part of a protected class.

        I personally don’t buy the “he’s big and tall and it’s distracting” argument. From what I can tell, this wasn’t part of a film set or the like; it’s just a normal party. Since he’s a server, what about his appearance is stopping him from doing his job? If appearance matters so much, what’s stopping his employer for providing a new outfit? Companies are legally required to provide accommodations in this case if the server has a disability, which might be the case.

        From the few excerpts I’ve read, this just seems like a few judgemental execs didn’t want someone to get paid because of his weight, and I have 0 sympathy for that BS. The only other take I’ve seen is that due to space constraints, having him would be an occupational hazard, which is fair.

        • olympicyes@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          7 months ago

          Well he certainly wouldn’t cheer anybody up at the party in either case. I’d put money on this case getting bounced as soon as a judge has anything to do with it.

          ETA: I hope he’s okay.