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[Soodanim]

End of the video says "Other full figured folks"

You know full well the alliteration of that many Fs was because they desperately wanted to say "Other fat fucks".

Michigan making morbid obesity a protected class only serves to make things worse for the land whales in the long run. If you want to help them, actually help them.

She looks like is a blob

Fixed

 

[Audiophile]

Does Lyft provide a Dump Truck option?

 

[The Pweep]

Which one of you did this?

It looks like she is storing bags of groceries inside her pants, kinda like a squirrel hiding a bunch of nuts in a tree.

 

[Tams]

I know it's very accepted to hate on fat people, but I think she's got a case, tbh.

The car could take the weight and I would presume that she could fit in the seat and as the lawyer pointed out, is this really different to other forms of discrimination? TBH, I'm not sure why the driver refused the fare, it wouldn't surprise me if there was more to it.

Extra weight doea cause more wear on a vehicle. Further, at her size there's an increased chance she'll damage part of the vehicle getting in and out, not only purely from her weight, but also just pushing against bits that no normal person would.

It's up to the driver's discretion as to whether a given amount of wear is worth it.

Anyway, obese people should be discriminated against.

 

[Banjo64]

Driver is absolutely right to refuse. Even if she doesn’t fuck his suspension, imagine those sweaty folds and ass crack all over your upholstery.

 

[Jsisto]

Jesus how do her knees not just snap in half.

 

[Nintendo's Witch]

 

[AJUMP23]

If that girl would lift something other than a fork she could get a Lyft.

 

[12Goblins]

I feel like the fact they got'lyft XL" means this is not the first time this happened and u ain't winning that lawsuit.

 

[newtypepilot]

It looks like she is storing bags of groceries inside her pants, kinda like a squirrel hiding a bunch of nuts in a tree.

more like buckets of KFC

 

[T-0800]

She has to parallel park in the shower.

 

[BlackTron]

Sue the car suspension parts manufacturers for discrimination.

 

[Putonahappyface]

You should see her lawyer. Dude looks like a spring break roofie rapist

Tried saying "discriminating" her (morbid obesity) is the same thing as discriminating someone if they were black.

 

[Complistic]

Unlyftable would be a great rapper name

 

[SmokedMeat]

Vehicles have a payload rating, which that fat fuck likely exceeds.

 

[swaffles23]

Opportunity for Lyft to branch out and add rollback trucks to their fleet

 

[swaffles23]

Jesus how do her knees not just snap in half.

 

[FUBARx89]

I saw an alleged pic from its OnlyFans on the Twitters. Don't try and look it up.

Tough wank. But I got through it.

 

[FeralEcho]

OF stands for OnlyFood probably

 

[FeralEcho]

You should see her lawyer. Dude looks like a spring break roofie rapist

Tried saying "discriminating" her (morbid obesity) is the same thing as discriminating someone if they were black.

 

[Ribi]

Is this just the female version of that big purple motherfucker who is also a "rapper" in fact I haven't seen one clip of this grimace's music

 

[Jsisto]

That lawyer looks like the type that doesn’t have a shred of integrity or any actual principles or beliefs in the rule of law as a tool for good. So basically like any other lawyer, but a little worse because of the mullet.

Also she kind of looks like a Minotaur.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

People are also saying she has an OF page.

Busting a nut to that should get you a Nobel Peace Prize and have you featured on the cover of Time magazine.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Hope the land whale loses the case with the judge laughing at her.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

man the strain on her knees and hip joints must be gargantuan.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Tough wank. But I got through it.

 

[tkscz]

As Gaf's only chubby chaser, let me just say I miss when fat women understood they were fat.

Most would just order a bigger car since you know, you can do that.

But she made a bigger deal out of this than necessary. Just realize you're too fat and order a bigger car.

This from a man who fit a 600lb woman in an Acura.

 

[HJuggernaut]

most cars have a 2 ton weight limit

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[peish]

This fatso seems angling for a lawsuit

Has to be entrapment because of how litigious and woke it is in America

 

[Jenov]

man the strain on her knees and hip joints must be gargantuan.

 

[Kamina]

I hope she gets some reality check in court.
Bullshit like this is just abusing the legal system.

 

[HRK69]

What even is that body type

 

[SJRB]

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Extra weight doea cause more wear on a vehicle. Further, at her size there's an increased chance she'll damage part of the vehicle getting in and out, not only purely from her weight, but also just pushing against bits that no normal person would.

It's up to the driver's discretion as to whether a given amount of wear is worth it.

I'm not convinced she weighs more than 4 people but either way if she and the driver don't exceed the load the car is rated for then the driver ought to accept that their vehicle is being used for business and that wear is inevitable.

As for whether the driver is allowed discretion on whether wear on his vehicle is worth it, I'm not sure that would be something to rely on in court. Lyft almost certainly wouldn't allow you to work under their banner and turn down passengers you don't like the look of.

To be clear, I think the woman is obviously unhealthily overweight, but I don't know if you can realistically claim she's too heavy to sit in a car or to big to get into one.

It'll be interesting to see if this does end up going further, I'd bet that Lyft will apologise and settle out of court because they have next to no chance of winning.

 

[ManaByte]

"If the bitch don't fit, you can't acquit!"

 

[T-0800]

I'm not convinced she weighs more than 4 people but either way if she and the driver don't exceed the load the car is rated for then the driver ought to accept that their vehicle is being used for business and that wear is inevitable.

As for whether the driver is allowed discretion on whether wear on his vehicle is worth it, I'm not sure that would be something to rely on in court. Lyft almost certainly wouldn't allow you to work under their banner and turn down passengers you don't like the look of.

To be clear, I think the woman is obviously unhealthily overweight, but I don't know if you can realistically claim she's too heavy to sit in a car or to big to get into one.

It'll be interesting to see if this does end up going further, I'd bet that Lyft will apologise and settle out of court because they have next to no chance of winning.

Four people don't usually sit in one seat.

 

[GymWolf]

She looks like a blob

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Four people don't usually sit in one seat.

To be clear, I think the woman is unhealthily overweight, but if cars were so sensitive to weight distribution then you'd have warnings that two (less) overweight people should ensure they don't both sit on the back seat or both on one side of the car.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Lyft almost certainly wouldn't allow you to work under their banner and turn down passengers you don't like the look of.

I'm sure everyone working for Lyft works as an individual contractor, Lyft/Uber/Bolt would never want to bear any sort of legal responsibility or keep people on their books as employees. So now the question becomes if regardless of T&C (love people still using this in 2025) an individual contractor has a right to refuse service, and if so - under what circumstances?

 

[Hudo]

her favorite game is Katamari Damacy

 

[Mr Reasonable]

I'm sure everyone working for Lyft works as an individual contractor, Lyft/Uber/Bolt would never want to bear any sort of legal responsibility or keep people on their books as employees. So now the question becomes if regardless of T&C (love people still using this in 2025) an individual contractor has a right to refuse service, and if so - under what circumstances?

Lyft, et al, will demand certain service level guarantees from drivers and guarantee those things to customers. You're right that the drivers will not be employees, but Lyft will be liable for not making sure their drivers are fit to provide the service, etc. etc.

The whole point of the case is that in Michigan weight-based discrimination is illegal. This was a ride to a Detroit Lions watch party (I assume in the Lions' home state). That's why she's probably got a case.

 

[demented waffle]

This lawsuit is dumb as hell. Bitch weighs over 500 lbs and she expects people to put extra wear and tear on their vehicles because her fat ass can't put down a cheeseburger.

I wanna see them pick her up in this next time.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

This lawsuit is dumb as hell. Bitch weighs over 500 lbs and she expects people to put extra wear and tear on their vehicles because her fat ass can't put down a cheeseburger.

I wanna see them pick her up in this next time.

Average American adult male weighs 199lbs

The woman in this story is apparently 554lbs.

So, less wear on the car than if 3 average sized American men get in.

Drivers wouldn't dream of refusing 3 average men sharing a ride home based purely on their weight. So, while she may be unhealthily overweight, she's not likely to be causing damage to the car.

 

[demented waffle]

Ya, but the weight is more evenly distributed. While the bitch be wide, she ain't wider than 3 people.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Ya, but the weight is more evenly distributed. While the bitch be wide, she ain't wider than 3 people.

Nah, if cars were that weight sensitive you'd have to make sure that if you had two really heavy people getting in the car that they'd have to sit to distribute load evenly.

Between her and the driver they're nowhere near the weight limit of a mercedes sedan with 5 seats. She could have sat in the middle seat (might have had to tbh) to spread the load out more evenly too.

Zero chance that holds up in court.

I maintain that Lyft will probably settle out of court, I don't see how they have an answer to her case.

 

[demented waffle]

Nah, if cars were that weight sensitive you'd have to make sure that if you had two really heavy people getting in the car that they'd have to sit to distribute load evenly.

Between her and the driver they're nowhere near the weight limit of a mercedes sedan with 5 seats. She could have sat in the middle seat (might have had to tbh) to spread the load out more evenly too.

Zero chance that holds up in court.

550 lbs on the side of the rear axle is a lot of weight for the axel,the bearings on the wheel and the suspension. Sure, some heavier-duty vehicles can handle that easily, but not everyone has those. I'd imagine most people drive sedans and other light-duty vehicles for this because of gas mileage.

Of course, people with disgusting and unhealthy lifestyles force us to adapt to their disgusting lifestyle instead of making changes. So lyft will settle out of court and pass the costs to passengers. Don't see how you force a 1099 to new terms without just terminating the contract.

Edit: forgot to add suspension.

 

[AJUMP23]

"If the bitch don't fit, you can't acquit!"

She demands accommodation. And if the breakfast club isn’t going to side with her no one is.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

550 lbs on the side of the rear axle is a lot of weight for the axel and the bearings on the wheel

I bow to your superior knowledge of car mechanics, but like I said in my post, she could have sat in the middle - creating a distributed load on the rear axle, which would be less than 3 average sized adults sat side by side on the back seat.

Zero chance it stands up in court.

 

[demented waffle]

I bow to your superior knowledge of car mechanics, but like I said in my post, she could have sat in the middle - creating essentially the same load on the rear axle, which would be less than 3 average sized adults sat side by side on the back seat.

Zero chance it stands up in court.

If she could've fit, sure. That would've been the only way that I would've let her ride.