Summary

Walmart fired Dani Davis, a 6'4" cisgender woman, after a man who mistook her for transgender verbally threatened her in a women’s restroom at a Florida store.

Davis, visibly shaken, reported the March 14 incident to her immediate supervisor but was fired for not informing salaried management, allegedly creating a “security risk.”

Davis called the firing discriminatory. After viral backlash, Walmart offered to reinstate her with back pay.

Davis, a longtime employee, is uncertain about returning, citing fears of a hostile work environment.

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[–] 90 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So, she was fired because… some dude was wrong?

Our society really likes to shit on women all the time, doesn't it?

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  • [–] 57 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    She was fired because a man (without affiliation with walmart) entered the women's restroom and verbally assaulted her. He wasn't just factually wrong assuming that a woman can't be tall, he entered a space that he knew he wasnt supposed to enter.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago

    And low wage employees. It's cheaper and easier to fire an employee than to confront a customer about their mistake. Remember kids, your job is only one crazy person's ranting away from being taken away.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is also taking place in Florida. A state that began horrible and has just doubled down on it in the last 20 years.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    In 1977, Anita Bryant famously led the campaign claiming to "save the children from gays" during a vote in Miami-Dade County. While the law she supported was later overturned, Florida has long had a history of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.

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