A plus-size Detroit rapper filed a discrimination lawsuit against the ride-share service Lyft after a driver denied entry citing her size.
Attorneys for Dajua Blanding, a body-positive singer also known as Dank Demoss, filed the suit claiming Lyft violated her rights in Michigan where obesity is recognized as a protected characteristic.
Blanding recorded the incident wherein the driver denied service, claiming the car was too small and that her weight would bear too much of a burden on the tires. He recommended she order a larger vehicle.
“I can fit in this car,” she is heard saying in the video.
“Believe me, you can’t,” the driver said, before saying he would cancel and refund the ride.
