A man who was told to take his make-up off at work has slammed his bosses, telling them you can't 'tone down a masterpiece'.
Scott Laplanche, who has worked at Currys PC World for around nine months, says he's been wearing make-up the whole time (as have many of female co-workers) and has never had an issue.
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"Actually, quite the opposite," Scott wrote on a post to Facebook. "Some managers have supported me and complimented my make-up."
However, he claims that since new management have come in, they've had a problem with it.
He wrote: Earlier on in the week I came to work as my fabulous self and was told to take off my makeup.
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Credit: Scott Laplanche/Guzelian
"I was quite shocked... After I refused, I'm getting told to tone it down? Excuse me? Tone it down? You can't tone down a masterpiece."
He added that it was discrimination, and claims that no one told any of the women workers to 'tone down' their make-up.
This is the point Scott makes in his post - pointing out that some of the other team members have more 'extreme' looks than his, but that they have not been told off.
He wrote: "Obviously, I'm not going to take off my makeup when all my other (female) colleagues are able to come to work as their fabulous selves.
Credit: Facebook/Scott Laplanche/Guzelian
Credit: Facebook/Scott Laplanche/Guzelian
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"I might understand if my hair was dyed bright red (oh which some of my colleagues have) I might understand if I had bright blue eye liner on (oh which some of my colleagues do) I might understand if I came to work with bright green lipstick on (I'd be worried if any of my colleagues did) (btw every colleague is looking fabulous with their own look- I'm just illustrating my point)."
He finished his post by saying: "But guess what, this is 2017, a time of year where we celebrate Pride throughout summer and I look hella hot so deal with it! It's wrong to blatantly discriminate for whatever reason that may be."
A spokesperson from Currys PC World told the Mirror: "This was a local store level misunderstanding that is being dealt with internally. Scott takes pride in his appearance and Currys PC World is proud of its diverse workforce."
Featured Image Credit: Facebook/Scott Laplanche/GuzelianTopics: sexism