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NOW Sues Hooters Over "Future Hooters Girl" Children's T-Shirts

exploiting its scantily clad waitresses by subjecting them to leering and groping customers.

WTF, I always thought they were exploiting men and their inability to use their higher-brain functions when around such women, readily handing out money in a fantasy that the "show" could lead to something more.

As for the T-shirt Future Hooters Girl is tasteless, come on...kids *can* be exploited, and that just smacks of wrongness. But then who are you gonna sue? The parents bought the damn shirt.
 
For example, there are female porn stars who made a career on their attractiveness who, though they still retained their good looks, decided that there was something intrinsically wrong with the porn industry and turned against it.

That undermines the plausibility of the viewpoint that ugly women are the only ones against capitalizing on sexuality.
The biggest difference being... people listen to the ex-porn star.

I say that in jest and to make the point that there's really no escaping it. All else being equal, the more attractive a person is, the more opportunities they will be given whether they want to "capitalize on their sexuality" or not.

After variables like education and experience are factored out, Fed researchers said the "beauty premium" exists across all occupations, and that jobs requiring more interpersonal contact have higher percentages of above-average-looking employees.
More attractive people earn more money - Apr. 11, 2005

While the waitresses at Hooters may display more overt sexuality -- I'd say that the trend generalizes across the industry as a whole. All else being equal - or even not - most any restaurant will hire the more attractive candidate. It may have no impact on the ability of the server to do the job, but it certainly has an impact on customer attitudes. The Hooters model limits their business because its so polarizing - hence these lame attempts to make it more "family friendly" whilst trying to maintain its mainstay clientele.
 
yeesh.

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Yikes...check out the bull in the background being interviewed...

Those poor waitresses...being all exploited with 20-30% tips on a regular basis and stuff...damned shame...
 
Sexism definitely still exists. It happens every all the time.

This is not one of those times.
 
WTF, I always thought they were exploiting men and their inability to use their higher-brain functions when around such women, readily handing out money in a fantasy that the "show" could lead to something more.

The truth has never been more funny!
It's a great ploy, isn't it - toss on a tight shirt and a short skirt, serve some **** food - and you have a faithful following of men, their women and children, who will cleave their selves to your - service - forever . . . with a $20.00 tip at every turn.

Yes, but boohoo - it's the women being exploited and netting a massive profit. What would their exploitation bring if working at Applebees? No where near some a happy tip and smiley faces.

As for the T-shirt Future Hooters Girl is tasteless, come on...kids *can* be exploited, and that just smacks of wrongness. But then who are you gonna sue? The parents bought the damn shirt.

True - what are you going to do? I've found just as many 'tasteless' shirts at Walmart. . . and I've seen just as many handmade tasteless things as well.
 
Should I mention that there was one of that national pool of Hooters girls spending the night here last week? I would make a ****ty Hooters girl, but my nieces partner makes a damn good one.

Why would you make a ****ty hooters girl?
 
WTF, I always thought they were exploiting men and their inability to use their higher-brain functions when around such women, readily handing out money in a fantasy that the "show" could lead to something more.

As for the T-shirt Future Hooters Girl is tasteless, come on...kids *can* be exploited, and that just smacks of wrongness. But then who are you gonna sue? The parents bought the damn shirt.

So now T-shirt sayings are exploitative? I seem to recall much worse childrens t-shirts.

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FUNNY KIDS T-SHIRTS - POTTY MOUTH SHIRTS


The "boob" kids shirt isn't even original apparently.
 
I don't think Hooters is usually any kind of career choice, but rather an interim job. It just seems funny to me, that in this PC culture where we're supposed to celebrate everyone's choices without making any value judgments NOW has a problem with Hooters. Sounds like simple jealousy to me.

Yep, NOW's agenda--to make it easier for ugly women to get ahead in life.
 
Look, y'all....Hooters is what it is. It's a restaurant with okay food. The prices are a little high for what you get, IMO. The waitresses wear short-shorts and tight tops with some cleavage.

PERSONALLY I'm not that crazy about the place. Sure, the girls are cute, but most of them are young enough to be my daughter, and I find it a little embarassing to have a chick that young leaning in to show me some cleavage in the hope of a better tip. I'm rather conservative socially, ya know.

BUT, It isn't porn, prostitution, or stripping. The costumes aren't really any worse than some HS or College Cheerleader outfits, or things some of your 17-22yo daughters are wearing out to parties. Lots of pretty girls would rather work at Hooters than at McDonald's or Chik-fil-A or Applebees... perhaps it is more fun and I'd bet they get better tips. It's just not that big of a deal.

If I had a daughter who worked at Hooters I'd probably grumble a little about it... because most fathers don't really like to think about their daughters' being viewed with sexual intrest.

I don't think "future hooters girl" is appropriate on a Tshirt for young girls for similar reasons. I wouldn't put one on my little girl... but that's my personal parental choice.

BUT, there are a lot of things that make me uncomfortable or that I think are inappropriate... that DOESN'T mean I think they should be outlawed, legislated against, or sued out of existence in most cases. There's a huge difference between "I'm not comfortable with that" and "I think it should be outlawed or otherwise stopped."

I question NOW's priorities. What about strip joints? If they want to sue someone for "Exploiting" women, why aren't they suing Platinum Plus? :shrug:

Looks more like a publicity stunt than anything else, if you ask me. NOW has become rather irrelevant and wanted to make some news.

This thread has me seriously wanting a buffalo chicken sandwich with daytona sauce...I haven't had one of those in several months. American food in Africa SUCKS!
 
I don't think I would make a good Hooters girl



You realize that most of the girls don't look like that, right? They pick people for pictures like that from a national pool.

That depends on which particular Hooters you are in. I've been in a couple there were staffed entirely by women who looked that good (or better). Maybe it's just a coincidence, but in one those that was full of great looking girls, I got the second-worse service of any restaurant I've ever been in...
 
That depends on which particular Hooters you are in. I've been in a couple there were staffed entirely by women who looked that good (or better). Maybe it's just a coincidence, but in one those that was full of great looking girls, I got the second-worse service of any restaurant I've ever been in...

Yeah, I've noticed that too. It's like they figure the short-shorts and cleaveage will make up for crappy service. Got a hint for you sweetie: no it doesn't.
 
Yeah, I've noticed that too. It's like they figure the short-shorts and cleaveage will make up for crappy service. Got a hint for you sweetie: no it doesn't.

Depends on the restaurant, just like any other chain. Most I've been in had great service.
 
I feel sorry for the little girls whose parents would dress them in those shirts... how embarrassing. I don't think that is funny... pretty tasteless, but not illegal. I can't believe those shirts would actually sell..

unfortunately, moms and dads will think its "cute" and they will sell like hotcakes. Sex sells. We sexualize our children at a very very early age...inappropriate clothing, beauty pageants, etc. etc. Then we grow up to be women who think we have to go through millions of dollars worth of plastic surgery to be "acceptable" for ourselves and others, to be the perfect woman. Any wonder why we have shows like "bridalplasty" hitting the air.....

It is sad.
 
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The girls at Hooters are wearing a lot more than most girls wear at the beach. I just don't see the problem, or how Hooters should be classified as "adult entertainment, no kids". Some of those kids older sisters wear clothing just as bad or worse to school.


I'll grant you the "Future" T-shirts are in poor taste, and I sure as @#$# would not put one on my daughter, if I had a daughter. (Instead I have a teenage son who likes to eat at Hooters. :roll: )

Where is the left with their sexual liberation on this? I thought NOW was about liberating women from the Cleaver Family. :confused:
 
Where is the left with their sexual liberation on this? I thought NOW was about liberating women from the Cleaver Family. :confused:

June Cleaver: "Ward, you were a little hard on the Beaver last night."
 
NOW continues to demonstrate their irrelevance in modern society. The gender wars are over. The women won. Give it a rest, girls.
 
NOW continues to demonstrate their irrelevance in modern society. The gender wars are over. The women won. Give it a rest, girls.
It's true, if NOW can't find a legitimate reason to be offended, they'll just manufacture one.
 
NOW continues to demonstrate their irrelevance in modern society. The gender wars are over. The women won. Give it a rest, girls.

I didn't participate.
 
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