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“[W]hen she got fired last summer from her job as a banker at a Citibank branch in Midtown . . . [s]he sued Citigroup, claiming that she was fired solely because her bosses thought she was too hot. . . .
“This is the way Debbie Lorenzana tells it: Her bosses told her they couldn’t concentrate on their work because her appearance was too distracting. . . .
“Lorenzana claims that her bosses basically told her she was just too attractive. And when she raised hell and refused to do anything about it — as if there was anything she really could do about it — she lost her job.”

— from “Is This Woman Too Hot To Be a Banker?”
The Village Voice

How unfortunate that Ms. Lorenzana felt compelled to file a lawsuit, which has the effect of criminalizing the truth.

Of course, her bosses were right: She is too hot to be a banker.

However, Ms. Lorenzana is not too hot to be a blog intern. And she’s in luck — I understand that Steve Bartin at Newsalert might be looking for help. The pay is low, but the benefits . . .

35 comments

  1. Oh sweet baby gerkins!

    She may have a point. My wife would not allow her to work with me, I am pretty certain of that.

  2. Oh sweet baby gerkins!

    She may have a point. My wife would not allow her to work with me, I am pretty certain of that.

  3. Whoa, whoa, whoa…let’s not get too far ahead of themselves.

    I could use a blog intern. Specifically; her as my blog intern.

    Just sayin’.

  4. Whoa, whoa, whoa…let’s not get too far ahead of themselves.

    I could use a blog intern. Specifically; her as my blog intern.

    Just sayin’.

  5. I’ve seen hotter women working at banks. She was probably fired for incompetence and is playing the Woman card. Or, she was dressing inappropriately.

  6. I’ve seen hotter women working at banks. She was probably fired for incompetence and is playing the Woman card. Or, she was dressing inappropriately.

  7. Too hot for banking? Boolsheet! Banking is full of hot chicks. The only area where I regularly see more hot chicks is in medicine. Now, put her in Computer programming, any scientific research field, engineering, something like that – people would be constantly walking into walls, productivity would drop to nothing.

  8. Too hot for banking? Boolsheet! Banking is full of hot chicks. The only area where I regularly see more hot chicks is in medicine. Now, put her in Computer programming, any scientific research field, engineering, something like that – people would be constantly walking into walls, productivity would drop to nothing.

  9. I think she has cause. What else is a total biscuit supposed to do when her employer prevents her from using her assets to obtain the goal of her career, bank executive trophy-wife? It’s not like, in this post-feminist movement age we live in, that she has the option of bank executive mistress open to her anymore.

  10. I think she has cause. What else is a total biscuit supposed to do when her employer prevents her from using her assets to obtain the goal of her career, bank executive trophy-wife? It’s not like, in this post-feminist movement age we live in, that she has the option of bank executive mistress open to her anymore.

  11. The problem came when she wore that outfit to work, and greeted customers like as she leaned against her desk.

  12. The problem came when she wore that outfit to work, and greeted customers like as she leaned against her desk.

  13. There’s always a chance, ak. I used to play a mean game of Monopoly! I just need to get me an M.B.A. and put my mad Monopoly! skillz to work and she’ll be all over me like I was a cherry flavored Tootsie-Pop.

    And I know, you know what I mean.

  14. There’s always a chance, ak. I used to play a mean game of Monopoly! I just need to get me an M.B.A. and put my mad Monopoly! skillz to work and she’ll be all over me like I was a cherry flavored Tootsie-Pop.

    And I know, you know what I mean.

  15. I think this needs more research Stacy.

    Just in case you need to investigate.

    Hmmm

    The article with more pictures.

    Hmmmmm

    More photos.

    My professional opinion is she is definitely not cut out for running for political office in South Carolina. They can’t handle attractive women there.

    While it may be true Citibank fired her for the wrong reasons, my guess is she would have no problem finding a job. She might want to settle this lawsuit and focus on getting a new job.

  16. I think this needs more research Stacy.

    Just in case you need to investigate.

    Hmmm

    The article with more pictures.

    Hmmmmm

    More photos.

    My professional opinion is she is definitely not cut out for running for political office in South Carolina. They can’t handle attractive women there.

    While it may be true Citibank fired her for the wrong reasons, my guess is she would have no problem finding a job. She might want to settle this lawsuit and focus on getting a new job.

  17. Why would she want to work for some beggarly blogger, when I can get her a high-paying job at a glamorous, highly-regarded federal agency in Washington? In fact – What a coincidence! – I just noticed that there’s an opening in my department (note to self: Fire Bob tomorrow).

  18. Why would she want to work for some beggarly blogger, when I can get her a high-paying job at a glamorous, highly-regarded federal agency in Washington? In fact – What a coincidence! – I just noticed that there’s an opening in my department (note to self: Fire Bob tomorrow).

  19. Yeah….riiiiight….sure….a bunch of straight men fired a hot woman, because they don’t want hot women around them. This is possibly the most implausible complaint ever. Straight men do NOT get rid of hot women, they want hot women around the office. If she had been ugly, and got fired for that, I might believe it. If she were hot and fired for not dressing sexy enough, I might even believe that. But an office full of straight males firing a hot chick for dressing hotly….

  20. Yeah….riiiiight….sure….a bunch of straight men fired a hot woman, because they don’t want hot women around them. This is possibly the most implausible complaint ever. Straight men do NOT get rid of hot women, they want hot women around the office. If she had been ugly, and got fired for that, I might believe it. If she were hot and fired for not dressing sexy enough, I might even believe that. But an office full of straight males firing a hot chick for dressing hotly….

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