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A young woman claims she was told to leave a gym because her outfit ‘didn’t fit’ the dress code.
Emi Romerofrom Colorado, felt “shocked” and “embarrassed” when an employee confronted her about her ensemble because of the gym’s policy that prevents women from wearing uncovered sports bras.
However, the 28-year-old, who is five months pregnant, believes she hasn’t broken any rules as she opted for camo leggings with a tan tank top that didn’t show off her stomach.
“Honestly at first I was extremely embarrassed and wanted to cry because I’ve already felt a bit insecure about pregnancy changes,” Emi told FEMAIL.
‘As time has gone on, I have become more frustrated and disappointed.’
Emi Romero, of Colorado, felt “shocked” and “embarrassed” when an employee at the gym took issue with what she was wearing, as the facility has a policy that prevents women from wearing sports bras
The 28-year-old, who is five months pregnant, opted for camo leggings paired with a brown tank top. The bodybuilder gym has a “no sports bra” policy and Emi claims the owner’s wife had a problem with what she wore
In a now-viral TikTok video, Emi talked about the dilemma while filming herself in her car.
“So I’m wearing this tank top today, right?” she said.
And the owner’s wife stares at me the whole time I’m working out. And (the owner) kind of goes (over) halfway through my training. He says, “Listen, my wife has a problem with what you’re wearing right now. We don’t allow sports bras”.’
Feeling confused, Emi said she knew the rule and wasn’t wearing a sports bra.
But she said the owner replied: ‘No, look, I agree with you, but my wife, it’s really hard to tell the difference between what’s a sports bra and what’s not… so you stay have to either go or take a top.’
Emi claimed that she looked around and other trained women were wearing ‘super short shirts’ and carrying their ‘full bellies’.
‘I don’t feel like I’m wearing a sports bra, so I don’t understand what the problem is here,’ she told the owner.
‘You are a bodybuilder gym. You have all these pictures of people half-naked, which is cool, but like I can’t wear a tank top?’
She claimed the behavior was ‘pretty offensive’ and the ‘craziest thing’.
The conversation took a turn when she said the owner told her the gym might not be ‘the best for her’.
She replied, ‘I don’t want to find out where I feel like that anyway’ and described it as the most ‘awkward, uncomfortable encounter’.
The video has since been viewed more than 5.2 million times and left other women outraged.
“Why is there even a dress code?” asked one as another called the outfit ‘beyond appropriate’.
“I was expecting something super tiny but there is NOTHING wrong with your outfit,” added a third.
‘She was VERY jealous. You look amazing and that was totally out of line,’ one claimed.
Another woman claimed that she has experienced something similar before.