Her Boss Told Her She Wasn’t ‘Small’ Enough, So She Quit & Sent The Best Reply

In September of 2015, Sherene Zarrabi, a university student in Stillwater, Oklahoma, started working at a retail store called Dainty Hooligan. A month later she started taking pictures of herself in the store’s clothes and posting them to Instagram.

But much to Sherene's surprise, the CEO of the business flagged the 'issue' to Sherene in an email: 

“Hello,

“Something I want to make sure you keep in mind. I want size small, the stereotypical ‘model’ to model our clothes. Please use our pictures of our models if Stillwater store can’t find someone who would be considered ‘model material.’ This is not to put anyone down but to communicate expectations of presenting our brand. Don’t take it personal, all I ask for is really good representation. In exchange for the freedom, I ask you to take down all pictures of anyone that doesn’t fit the criteria.

Thanks,

Jessica”

With this news, Sherene took to Facebook and responded with arguably the best comeback of 2016: 

"I Just want to start by saying this: I am fully comfortable with who I am and the way I look. I have recently been attacked and discriminated against by the owner of Dainty Hooligan. She went on our store's Instagram and deleted all of the pictures where I was modelling the clothing and then sent this email to my manager (above). 

I do not want to represent or support a business that has such archaic values and beliefs. THIS is the reason young girls have body image issues. This is disgusting. I quit immediately and I suggest that my friends and family do not support Dainty Hooligan. Love yourself, no matter what you look like".

She then received support on social media: 

Then, she even received an apology! Sherene said in an interview: 

“She said after putting herself in my shoes, she knows how I must’ve felt. I appreciate that she took the time to reach out to me. But it doesn’t change what she originally said in her interviews. She said some nasty, disgusting things about me. I haven’t bashed Jessica in any way. I have no ill feelings toward her or Dainty Hooligan, I will just choose to take my business elsewhere from now on.

Also, if you are one of the people harassing the girls who work in the Stillwater Dainty Hooligan, stop.

They had nothing to do with this situation. If you feel like you need to talk about it, message me and we can talk! I’m trying my hardest to respond to every message. Just don’t take it out on those poor girls. I do not have any negative feelings toward them.”

Sherene is not only standing up for herself, she is standing up for everyone who and anyone who has ever been made to feel shame over the way they look. 

“Every text, phone call, FaceTime, friend request, Facebook message, and share is so much appreciated! I overheard my 9 year old sister saying earlier that every person is beautiful, no matter what size they are. It’s sad when a child has a bigger heart than a middle-aged woman. As I said in my previous post, love yourself! If anybody tries to bring you down, it’s because they are dissatisfied with themselves.”

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