We’re confused: Six Flags didn’t let this girl back in to the park because she was wearing a…t-shirt

We’re confused: Six Flags didn’t let this girl back in to the park because she was wearing a…t-shirt

A few weeks ago, 22-year-old Bina Ramesh was celebrating her birthday in what should have been a fun-filled, relaxed afternoon at Six Flags (located in Jackson, NJ). But instead of fun, she was served a major dose of sexism. Why? Because the security team didn’t like her t-shirt.

“I was re-entering the park with my friends after I was already admitted earlier that day,” Ramesh told Seventeen. “I had forgotten something in the car. Going back in, I had to go through the metal detectors again, which had lights that picked up the neon light blue bralette I was wearing under my T-shirt.”

Security guards decided her shirt, which was literally a regular gray t-shirt any of us can be found lounging around in, was “inappropriate” and “against park rules.”

s/o @SixFlags security guard for inconveniencing my day because because he couldn't keep his eyes off my cleavage. pic.twitter.com/0iJpJFJ4l7 — Bina Ramesh (@Binaonthemoon) July 10, 2016

Luckily, a friend was willing to swap shirts with her. Of course they didn’t mind the shirt on his body, but on hers, it was inappropriate. Cue major eye roll.

When Ramesh posted about the awful incident (I mean seriously, it was her BIRTHDAY) to Facebook, people immediately rallied around her. The post has over 300 “likes” and 88 shares to date. What happened was *so* obviously messed up. “I’m so glad that people felt as angry as my friends are I about the situation,” she said. “But this double standard needs to change.”

As I was entering Six Flags I was stopped by security because my top was considered inappropriate for the park's... Posted by Bina Ramesh on Sunday, July 10, 2016

Story continues

We couldn’t agree more. It’s bad enough that dress codes prove time and time again that no matter how young we are, women’s bodies are viewed as sexual objects. Talk about a major step backwards. Shout out to Bina Ramesh for refusing to stand down in the face of sexism. We’re with you, Bina.

The post We’re confused: Six Flags didn’t let this girl back in to the park because she was wearing a…t-shirt appeared first on HelloGiggles.