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Disney World sued over 'painful wedgie' caused by Typhoon Lagoon slide (ew.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, this is far more than just a 'painful wedgie.'

I'm getting strong 'stupid woman sues McDonalds after spilling coffee on herself (except it was like seriously major disfiguring burns but shhh about that)' vibes from that headline

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It says she was instructed on the safety measures to take, but not "why." Gives strong "you don't tell me what to do" energy.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah bro, more likely it's 'well you didn't say it could seriously injure or kill me so it's probably not important to listen to.'

This is coincidentally also the framework for how adolescent males navigate the world.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Asking why you have to do something is smart in every case. I ask why I'm asking to do something all the time. If it's not a valid reason why I should be doing something, I just don't do it. And if somebody won't tell you why you're supposed to be doing something and that's a giant red flag. So somebody asks you why just tell him

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Let it play out in court. If she's the only one that got injured, and it's because she intentionally did something wrong, then the court will take that into account.

If people are regularly injured, and she's just the worst case, and it's a common problem, then the court will take that into account too.

The media only cares about clicks, so you can't trust their filter to be fair to the real story.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

For the record, the article attributes that to her or her lawyers. They could be lying but in rather doubt it.

The McGuinness' suit categorizes the experience as a "painful wedgie," and alleges that she "suffered severe and permanent bodily injury …

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

The rest of that quote is worth adding

The McGuinness' suit categorizes the experience as a "painful wedgie," and alleges that she "suffered severe and permanent bodily injury including severe vaginal lacerations, a full thickness laceration causing Plaintiff's bowel to protrude through her abdominal wall, and damage to her internal organs."