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StyleHayley FitzPatrickCurvy Woman Says Hooters-Like Pub Didn't Hire Her Because Plaid Bra, Kilt Wouldn't Fit
Sarah Brady applied for a bartending job at the Tilted Kilt — known for scantily clad servers — and the restaurant turned her away upon arrival, without an interview.
- BeautyJacqueline Laurean Yates
Dark-Skinned Model Gives Her Uber Driver a Reality Check: ‘Beautiful Melanin’ Is ‘a Blessing’
Nyakim Gatwech is a model from South Sudan living in Minnesota. Recently on Instagram, she shared a story about her dark skin. “I was [asked by] my uber driver the other day… ‘don’t take this offensive but if you were given 10 thousand dollars would you bleach your skin for that amount?’ I couldn’t even respond I started laughing so hard. Than he said so that a no and I was like hell to the f*king yeah that a no, why on earth would I ever bleach this beautiful melanin God bless with me,” she wrote.
- BeautyKristine Solomon
‘My Black Is Beautiful’: Teacher Writes Song to Help Students Love the Skin They’re In
Teacher Lovely Hoffman had become disheartened by all the negative messages about race and beauty that were being perpetuated by her female students at Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy in Dorchester, Mass.
- BeautyMaggie Parker
Makeup Artist Claims She Was ‘Persecuted’ Over Tattoos
Hairstylist, makeup artist, and cosmetic tattooist Gordana Poljak was turned away from a bar because of her tattoos. A famous hairstylist, makeup artist, and cosmetic tattooist was turned away from a club in Sydney, Australia, because of her neck and hand tattoos, and she is putting up a fight. Gordana Poljak, who has worked with stars such as Russell Crowe, Vanessa Hudgens, and Zac Efron, went out to celebrate a friend’s birthday over the weekend and was rudely turned away at the door.
