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S’pore guy discriminated for being ‘fat’, threatened with police & lawsuit by perpetrator in Popular bookstore – Mothership.SG
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On March 9, 2019, Facebook user Jan Rick Camara Mascarina shared an “interesting” experience he had with another customer at White Sands’ Popular bookstore, where he was discriminated against due to his body size.

Mascarina was even threatened with the police and a lawsuit for directing vulgarities towards the woman who insulted him.

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Items knocked to the ground

On Saturday, Mascarina and (presumably) his friend JJ were browsing for art supplies in the store when a woman in her 40s, who was looking at the products in the same aisle, walked past them.

As she walked past, however, some boxed items were knocked off the shelf.
As Mascarina thought that he was the one who knocked them over, he went to pick up the boxes to put them back.
However, when he did so, the woman allegedly “shook her head, let out a loud sigh, and with a visible black face, proceeded to pick up the other boxes from the floor”.

Back-and-forth insults

Mascarina’s friend, JJ, then pointed to the woman’s huge shoulder bag — the actual cause of the fallen boxes.

The follow conversation then occurred:

JJ [to Mascarina]: “What is her problem?”​
Mascarina: “She knock things and I help her, still give me black face.”​
Woman in her 40s: “It’s because you’re fat.”​
JJ: “Wow.”​
Mascarina: “Are you serious right now?​
Woman: “You were blocking the way.”​
Mascarina: “You’re a b*itch.”​
Woman: *Goes on a rant about vulgarities, the boys’ age and upbringing, and threatens to call the police*​
JJ: “You started it with a personal unnecessary insult.”​
Mascarina: “You’re an old f*cking b*tch with serious problems, don’t bring my parents into it.”​
Woman: *Continues ranting*​
The exchange then spiralled into insults between both parties.

Contacted her husband

At this point, the woman reportedly involved Popular’s staff while asking Mascarina and his friend to stay put.

She also threatened to call the police while attempting to contact her husband.

In response to her threat, Mascarina saved her the time and dialled 999 for the first time in his life.

They group was escorted out of the store by Popular staff, and the woman’s husband had arrived by then.

The woman, however, continued speaking to the staff in Mandarin, allegedly only focusing on the fact that Mascarina had used profanities on her.

Thankfully, Mascarina could speak Mandarin, and told her in the language that she should wait for the police and not just present her side of the story.

Lawsuit threats from the husband

When her husband asked Mascarina and JJ what had happened, Mascarina tried to explain the situtation to him, hoping that he could be a mediator.
Unfortunately, halfway through Mascarina’s explanation, the husband reportedly told him, “I will sue you. I will bring you to civil court.”

The husband then:
  • Asked the Popular staff if there was CCTV footage in the outlet, supposedly for evidence of Mascarina’s aggression
  • Called the police
Mascarina then stopped trying to explain anything and waited for the police to come instead.

But the woman apparently did not stop her antics.

“Even there, while awaiting police intervention, the woman continued rambling outside of the store, apologising to staff and focusing solely on the fact that I used profanities and how there were kids around, and she didn’t want to disrupt their business and pollute young minds.​
[…]​
Oh, and somewhere in there she manages to sneak in a ‘Anyway it’s true what. He is fat!'”​
Mascarina then told her to stop talking to him and leave it to the police, while sliding in another b*itch reference.
The woman’s husband interjected, threatening to bring Mascarina to court once more.

Both parties stopped talking afterwards.

Advised to stay away from the couple

When the police arrived, they took statements from Mascarina and JJ, and advised them to stay away from the couple.

However, the law enforcers also added that the couple would be able to pursue the case, should they choose to do so.
Which boils down to why Mascarina decided to write this lengthy post without exposing the identity of the woman: To tell his side of the story, as objectively as he can, in order to defend himself if needed.

What a day.

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Top image via Jan Rick Camara Mascarina/Facebook and Fastblader/Google Maps
 
S’pore guy discriminated for being ‘fat’, threatened with police & lawsuit by perpetrator in Popular bookstore – Mothership.SG
mothership.sg


Facebook1,183TwitterWhatsApp

On March 9, 2019, Facebook user Jan Rick Camara Mascarina shared an “interesting” experience he had with another customer at White Sands’ Popular bookstore, where he was discriminated against due to his body size.

Mascarina was even threatened with the police and a lawsuit for directing vulgarities towards the woman who insulted him.

police.jpg

Items knocked to the ground

On Saturday, Mascarina and (presumably) his friend JJ were browsing for art supplies in the store when a woman in her 40s, who was looking at the products in the same aisle, walked past them.

As she walked past, however, some boxed items were knocked off the shelf.
As Mascarina thought that he was the one who knocked them over, he went to pick up the boxes to put them back.
However, when he did so, the woman allegedly “shook her head, let out a loud sigh, and with a visible black face, proceeded to pick up the other boxes from the floor”.

Back-and-forth insults

Mascarina’s friend, JJ, then pointed to the woman’s huge shoulder bag — the actual cause of the fallen boxes.

The follow conversation then occurred:

JJ [to Mascarina]: “What is her problem?”​
Mascarina: “She knock things and I help her, still give me black face.”​
Woman in her 40s: “It’s because you’re fat.”​
JJ: “Wow.”​
Mascarina: “Are you serious right now?​
Woman: “You were blocking the way.”​
Mascarina: “You’re a b*itch.”​
Woman: *Goes on a rant about vulgarities, the boys’ age and upbringing, and threatens to call the police*​
JJ: “You started it with a personal unnecessary insult.”​
Mascarina: “You’re an old f*cking b*tch with serious problems, don’t bring my parents into it.”​
Woman: *Continues ranting*​
The exchange then spiralled into insults between both parties.

Contacted her husband

At this point, the woman reportedly involved Popular’s staff while asking Mascarina and his friend to stay put.

She also threatened to call the police while attempting to contact her husband.

In response to her threat, Mascarina saved her the time and dialled 999 for the first time in his life.

They group was escorted out of the store by Popular staff, and the woman’s husband had arrived by then.

The woman, however, continued speaking to the staff in Mandarin, allegedly only focusing on the fact that Mascarina had used profanities on her.

Thankfully, Mascarina could speak Mandarin, and told her in the language that she should wait for the police and not just present her side of the story.

Lawsuit threats from the husband

When her husband asked Mascarina and JJ what had happened, Mascarina tried to explain the situtation to him, hoping that he could be a mediator.
Unfortunately, halfway through Mascarina’s explanation, the husband reportedly told him, “I will sue you. I will bring you to civil court.”

The husband then:
  • Asked the Popular staff if there was CCTV footage in the outlet, supposedly for evidence of Mascarina’s aggression
  • Called the police
Mascarina then stopped trying to explain anything and waited for the police to come instead.

But the woman apparently did not stop her antics.

“Even there, while awaiting police intervention, the woman continued rambling outside of the store, apologising to staff and focusing solely on the fact that I used profanities and how there were kids around, and she didn’t want to disrupt their business and pollute young minds.​
[…]​
Oh, and somewhere in there she manages to sneak in a ‘Anyway it’s true what. He is fat!'”​
Mascarina then told her to stop talking to him and leave it to the police, while sliding in another b*itch reference.
The woman’s husband interjected, threatening to bring Mascarina to court once more.

Both parties stopped talking afterwards.

Advised to stay away from the couple

When the police arrived, they took statements from Mascarina and JJ, and advised them to stay away from the couple.

However, the law enforcers also added that the couple would be able to pursue the case, should they choose to do so.
Which boils down to why Mascarina decided to write this lengthy post without exposing the identity of the woman: To tell his side of the story, as objectively as he can, in order to defend himself if needed.

What a day.

Original post:
Top image via Jan Rick Camara Mascarina/Facebook and Fastblader/Google Maps
If fat is the truth, it is wrong to be honest?
So we must live in lies
If she is fat and you say she slim that is con.:biggrin:
 
Sports Illustrated’s ‘curviest model’ Hunter McGrady says critics of her career and body ‘fuel her’ to be ‘louder and prouder’
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As a model with more than half a million followers on Instagram, Hunter McGrady knows a thing or two about living life in the public eye.

She's widely known as Sports Illustrated's "curviest model" — she's been featured in the magazine's swimsuit issue three times — and was most recently seen on the cover of The Knot's fashion issue. When not modeling, McGrady also dedicates her time to working with charities like the JED Foundation and 1 Heart 1 Mission, and runs a body-positivity campaign called #AllWorthy.

INSIDER recently spoke with McGrady about her modeling career, and how critics "fuel" her to be loud and proud.

Hunter McGrady originally entered the industry as a 'straight-sized' model

McGrady was born in Southern, California to a model mother and actor father, Michael McGrady. At the time she began modeling, McGrady said she was a size two and trying to "fit into a mold" set by the modeling industry.

"I actually started as a 'straight-sized' model — that's basically what they call it in this business," McGrady told INSIDER. "I was about a size two, and that was something I couldn't keep up with."

"I just wasn't meant to be in that size and that frame," she continued. "I was trying so hard to fit into that mold, and it just couldn't happen to me."



However, McGrady eventually "learned about plus-size modeling" around the age of 19, and became "enamored and excited" to learn that "something like this existed." Still, her journey to become a "plus-size" model wasn't always easy.

"Along the way, there are a lot of mean comments that you get, and a lot of people don't agree with it — a lot of people have nasty things to say," McGrady said.
"But for me, instead of looking at that and getting angry, I look at that and I go, 'Okay so this is showing me that we still have a long way to go because people are still very judgmental and not open to this,'" she said. "That, to me, almost fuels me to continue being louder and prouder about being a plus-sized model."

Now, McGrady is an advocate for 'plus-sized' models, though she feels 'in-between' about the phrase

Speaking to INSIDER, McGrady said she once rejected the term "plus-sized." When asked how she currently feels about the phrase, the model said "other women" have changed her view.

"When I got asked this when I first came into this industry, I was like, 'Don't label us' and 'That's putting us in a different box and we're trying to get away from that,'" McGrady said.

"While I do still agree with a lot of that, I've also gotten notes from women who have said, 'I'm actually really proud to identify like that,'" she continued. "So for me, that kind of made me think, 'Who am I to sit here and tell anyone what they should be called or not?'"

"I'm kind of in-between," McGrady said. "I think if you have a problem with it, fine, but don't make it such a big deal and push it on other people because a lot of women are really proud of holding that title. Whatever makes you feel powerful, incredible, and wonderful, that's what I want for you."

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Hunter McGrady.Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
Read more: This Curve model says we should all stop using the term 'real women'

McGrady has made history with her appearances in Sports Illustrated, and has also begun a movement called #AllWorthy

For the past three years, McGrady has been featured in Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit issue. She's currently the magazine's "curviest model," an achievement that McGrady says she's "so proud" of.

Being featured in the magazine also inspired her to begin a body-positivity campaign called #AllWorthy on Instagram.

"I created #AllWorthy about three years ago when Sports Illustrated dropped my first issue with them," McGrady said.

"I was sitting there watching TV thinking, 'Oh my gosh. I would've never thought I was worthy enough to be in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, let alone be the curviest model they've ever had and make history,'" she said. "Then I started thinking, 'Why am I thinking this way?'"

McGrady feels that "all women" should feel successful, beautiful, worthy, heard, and seen. To help foster those feelings, the model began to share photos on Instagram alongside the hashtag, #AllWorthy.

"I thought, 'I'll create a little community where we can go and chat with each other, and look at each other, and be supportive of one another — women really lifting each other up," McGrady said.

"I created #AllWorthy as a place on Instagram where you could put up your photo and see tons of women feeling beautiful as they are," she continued. "That's exactly what I wanted and why I created it."


Can throw this dinobu McGrady into the same enclosure as Ah Meng for them to mate :P
 
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