However, the issue was not Bentivegna’s attire, which consisted of a black t-shirt, a red skater skirt, and a cardigan, but her shape. In April, a Facebook post from Bentivegna went viral, in which she wrote that she was denied for a job because of her “unprofessional attire.” The recruiter told her that it “looked more like was about to go clubbing than go to an interview.” To some, that angst might seem comical, but female programmer Elizabeth Bentivegna knows that struggle all too well.
On top of his difficulty finding pants in his size (solidarity, sister), Derec expresses that his main concern is being able to work in an office environment due to the junk in his trunk. “All I want is the respect of my peers and to wear a normal pair of pants,” he says while swimsuit shopping. In a post for Gawker, the site’s Rich Juzwiak explains:Īs he tells a hypnotist he visits to help him cope, he doesn’t like the lack of control he feels in these situations of non-consensual grab-ass.
