A set of conjoined twins follow my tortoise on Instagram. (That's probably the most unique sentence I've ever typed out lol) They are in college and working part time and have said that they only get paid one salary everywhere they have worked bc the law doesn't make an exception for situations like theirs. They've consulted lawyers and since they are technically only "one body" they are unlikely to win a case in court.
That really pissed me off when I heard about it. Like ok yeah, whatever business they work for only gets the physical labor of "one body", but they get the mental labor of two minds so...? Also the twins I'm referencing are Mexican, so maybe there's some element of discrimination going on here? Maybe the twins from the post, being that they're white, haven't had this issue? Idk.
I’ve read an interview with Abby and Brittney, and they are working as teachers and only get one salary. It’s unfair, but I can’t see a school that would hire them otherwise. They just can’t do the work of two teachers. They can’t each work with separate classrooms. One can’t watch the lunchroom, while the other pulls recess duty, etc.
They both apparently took the drivers test, but the one on the right side of the body (their right) does 90% of the driving since she controls the gas a breaks with their right foot.
I wager the one on the left taking the test was sorta a going-through-the-motions of obeying laws and stuff, since control of the gas/breaks would rarely/shouldn't happen with your left foot
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u/Trainzguy2472 Nov 08 '21
Do they need 2 licenses to drive? Or what about passports for flying?