House of Eratosthenes

…if the human brain is indeed like one of nature’s most perfect computers, then there are two themes of discourse that act like powerful electromagnets and get all that information-processing all bollywonkers and screwed-up in a great big hurry. Those two themes of discourse have to do with girls and young ladies in skimpy outfits, and terrorist attacks, specifically the attacks of 9/11.

There is a tendency, when an even fairly intelligent and reasonable commentator offers his or her views on these two subjects, to emit a powerful and perpetual stream of pure doots.

Today’s example of lunacy about ladies in skimpy outfits, well, I’ll get to that in another post.

This is that other post. It should be noted that, between terrorist attacks and ladies in skimpy outfits, the latter has a slightly stronger tendency to pull crap out of people’s mouths, and if I were to pass on this example, I don’t imagine I’d have to wait long for another.

Sheri Doub of Chattanooga is suing her former employer, Citizen’s Tri-County Bank, for half-a-million. The issue is wrongful termination, the bank having fired her from her position as vice-president and branch manager, after she appeared in a local swimsuit calendar. Wearing a swimsuit. Oh, the horror!

The article [in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 6, 2005] apparently gave her name and information about the swimsuit, but revealed nothing about her job or her employer. Nevertheless, Doub said management approached her the same day the photo appeared and fired her.

She was told that she ought to consider a career in modelling because her career in banking was over.

I have linked to the Canadian article about this, because it seems to be the best write-up about it. No pictures yet, dammit. There are two other prominent sources describing this incident here and here. Meanwhile, I defy anyone, anywhere, to string together some words and sentences describing for me, in a compelling, convincing way — how can the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of Citizen’s Tri-County Bank be impacted by Ms. Doub’s wearing of a swimsuit in a year-old photograph? In any way whatsoever?

I’m not taking issue with the idea that the bank has a right to fire her. Of course they do. Undoubtedly, this is why Ms. Doub has said “if a man did the same thing, Tri-County bank wouldn’t fire him.” In many states, a little whispering about discrimination is about the only thing that can undermine a business entity’s ability to make decisions about its own personnel. Outside the perimeter of “discrimination” issues, she probably has no case.

The bank likely has the right to let her go. Just like I have the right to notice what they did, ponder what a nonsensical decision it is, and criticize them for it. Oh no, they won’t be hurt by it, but they wouldn’t have been hurt by ignoring the whole thing, either. Assholes.

Just last week I was able to write up about 25-year-old teacher Erica Chevillar who was embroiled in a huge bubbling stewpot of trouble over her old swimsuit photos, which had come to the attention of some anonymous troublemaking parent. In her case, it appears the photos were taken years before her teaching career ever started.

Something is in the air. We appear to be suffering from an epidemic.

Thing I Know #55. Aside from providing one of life’s simple pleasures, young ladies in skimpy outfits are wonderful whackjob detectors. Anyone objecting to their presence or their attire, is someone I don’t want to know. I can think of several reasons for this objection and none of them are the least bit healthy, helpful or benevolent.

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