{"id":15422,"date":"2010-08-24T09:52:08","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T17:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=15422"},"modified":"2010-08-24T09:52:08","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T17:52:08","slug":"is-disneylands-dress-code-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/living\/is-disneylands-dress-code-offensive","title":{"rendered":"Is Disneyland’s Dress Code Offensive?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a word, no.<\/p>\n
In case you haven’t heard, Imane Boudlal, a 26-year-old Disneyland restaurant employee has filed a complaint against Disney for religious discrimination. {LA Times<\/a>}<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The problem stems from the fact that Boudlal wants to wear a hijab – a scarf covering the hair and neck that some Muslim women choose to wear, while working. When hired, Boudlal did not wear the hijab, but later made the decision to wear it.<\/p>\n Disneyland, which has a long history of strict dress codes for employees, often called “cast members,” has offered Boudlal a position “backstage,” where costumes and uniforms aren’t as restrictive, and later a costume which had been modified to be more conservative. The costume included a higher neckline shirt, and a hat to cover her hair.<\/p>\n Disney spokeswoman Suzi Brown explains:<\/p>\n “We met with Ms. Boudlal on Saturday and presented her with several options. She asked that the costume be altered. Those alterations were made and a modified costume was presented to her that meets our costuming guidelines and which we believe provides an accommodation of her religious beliefs. We also provided four different roles that she could transition to that would allow her to wear her own hijab. She has twice chosen to reject all of the options that we’ve presented.” {LA Weekly<\/a>}<\/p><\/blockquote>\n