A woman in Washington was kicked out of a restaurant because she was showing too much skin – the skin of her pregnant belly.
Charisha Raylee Gobin went out to eat at the Buzz Inn Steakhouse, only to be turned away because she was told her outfit violated the restaurant’s no shoes, no shirt, no service policy.
Furious, Gobin took a photo of her outfit outside the eatery and posted it on Facebook.
“I was just denied service at the Buzz Inn on State Avenue in Marysville for my outfit,” she wrote on Facebook. “I’m violating the health code,” she explained, followed by a series of the middle finger emoji. And honestly, I really don’t think there could be a more precise use of that specific emoji.
A woman being denied service because of what she was wearing? Not only is that sexist, but it’s doubtful that a non-pregnant woman wearing the exact same crop top would be denied service at all.
According to reports, Gobin hadn’t even felt like going out to dinner but her mother and sister both wanted to, so she decided to “suck it up and be their driver.” However, once Gobin — who is reportedly pregnant with twins by the way — arrived at the restaurant, things got messy.
Allegedly, a waitress simply told her to leave, citing a health code violation as the reason. After Gobin’s Facebook post quickly began to go viral, the restaurant issued a statement, apologizing:
“We sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding and will cover with all staff as to how to not overly enforce a rule that is intended to make all guests feel comfortable. The server in question has been with our company and a great employee for almost 20 years and was trying to use her best judgement and by no means was trying to be demeaning to the guest. Again our sincere apology for misunderstanding.”
Gobin wound up dining elsewhere. In happier news, she is expecting twins.
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Sources: OpposingViews, The Daily Dot
