A woman has claimed that she was body-shamed by members of staff at a Six Flags theme park in Oklahoma City.
Colorado native Bailey Breedlove had visited the Frontier City amusement park on April 30, along with her 11-year-old daughter.
In a later outraged Facebook post, Breedlove claimed that her daughter had been "yelled at" by a "police officer" at the park for roller-blading down the hill.
She then alleged that this officer grabbed her arm and told her that the shorts she was wearing were too short. The officer in question did not provide their badge number or any other identification.
Breedlove then says that a park manager showed up and stated that she needed to purchase new shorts in order to remain at the park.
Uploading a video of the incident to Facebook in a post made on May 2, Breedlove wrote to the Oklahoma City Police Department: "Your officers made my 11-year-old daughter cry hysterically thinking that her mother was about to be arrested."
She continued: "[The manager's] policies are vague and confusing and the way he body shames and discriminates against is illegal.
"I have a five-year ban now, but I will not go back to any of your parks if this is how a woman, law-abiding citizens, and visitors are treated. You should be ashamed of yourselves."
The post has since accrued a number of comments from other Facebook users, who were equally disturbed by Breedlove's treatment.
For instance, one person wrote: "Sorry that happened and I posted about the whole thing as well they needed to be fired for discrimination and harassment."
A second commenter wrote: "Outraged for you! I hope you can heal quickly from this, you are supported all over the world and [by] your family."
This person then stated: "You looked fine. That was an awful way to treat a customer. I get awfully hot & wear shorts or what I want, if someone doesn't like it, they can look the other way.
"Too bad that a lot of people still tend to sexualize the female body when you were just being cool and comfortable!"
Meanwhile, another person added: "That fake cop was straight-up harassing her over shorts that she looked good in and she wasn't bothering anyone. This theme park and their security need to be sued."
Finally, another commenter stated: "If there was something wrong with her attire, why was she let in the gate? Just to get her money, so they could kick her out afterward?"
In a later update on her original Facebook post, Breedlove stated that she had spoken to the captain of the Oklahoma Police Department, who reassured her that the uniform-wearing person seen in the video "was not an Oklahoma City Police Officer."
The official park policies of Six Flags do state: "Because Frontier City is a family park, we expect guests to behave appropriately. Violating our park policies may be cause for ejection from the park without refund."
However, this same document does not specify what constitutes an inappropriate garment, and there is no mention of the length of women's shorts or skirts.
