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Waitressing At Hooters Is Apparently A Young Woman's Dream Job

While watching MTV this weekend (Top Model marathon), I noticed this commercial for Hooters. It's a straight-up recruitment ad for waitresses, targeting MTV's young, impressionable demographic, most of whom measure success in terms of fame rather than accomplishments, thanks largely to shows like The Hills, and role models like Paris Hilton. Recognizing this, Hooters describes the position as working with your friends, making a good living, traveling, appearing in magazines and starring in commercials, calling it a "dream job." Uh, we're talking about a waitressing job where you have to wear an unflattering combination of shiny nude tights with booty shorts and scrunchy, thick white socks, while serving chicken wings, right? Right?

Earlier: Shocker: The Men At Hooters Are Kind Of Sexist
What Does It Take For A 32A To Get Hired At Hooters?

4:20 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Slut Machine
6,499 views, 116 comments

Latest by Lainface: Um, sure... Why would you even go to college if this is your dream job? What's your major--Women's Studies? Give me a break. more »

comedy of manners

Dear Ladies: Chivalry Makes "Life More Worth Living"

Do you care if a guy opens the door for you? If he pulls your chair out at dinner? Well a British dating site, DatingDirect.com, surveyed 1,000 British men, and whether you like it or not they enjoy being chivalrous. According to the Times of London, 56% of British dudes "enjoy" paying for dinner on a date, and 34% of men will "frequently defend a woman's honour." There's also an accompanying video to the Times article, where a dowdy middle aged British lady, relationship psychologist Susan Quilliam, says things like "even though women want to be equal and we don't want to be patronized," those little chivalrous gestures are what "makes life more worth living!" Woa there, lady. I'm not going to lie, like many of you, I am a "cursory purse grabber" who likes a dude to pay on the first date. But I wouldn't say that's what makes life worth living. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Jessica
5,116 views, 240 comments

Latest by MsMichelle: @braak: Yeah i know what you mean about holding doors for people. Like 90% of the time, guys would open the door for me or hold it for me when i get to the door and I would do the more »

signs of the apocalypse

The Terrorists Have Won: Hooters Invades The UK

Hooters, the "breastaurant" chain birthed in Florida, is currently spreading like a virus around the globe and has set its sights on Mother England. There is one Hooters in Great Britain — in Nottingham — but the company plans to have a whopping 36 locations in the UK by 2012. In today's Guardian, Julie Bindel (who visited the Nottingham establishment) writes, "The Hooters concept combines simplicity and misogyny, offering food of the finger-licking variety — burgers, wings, fries — and young waitresses wearing uniforms reminiscent of 1970s cheerleaders." She seems plainly horrified to have seen a "No fat chicks" sticker and child-size T-shirts for kids as young as three that read, "Life Begins at Hooters." Kirsty Bowen is one of a handful of people coordinating campaigns against branches opening in their towns. Bowen claims that a proposed restaurant in Sheffield would affect the neighborhood and encourage sex-industry businesses to move in. And she has evidence: More »

3:00 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Dodai
4,637 views, 108 comments

Latest by sheela-na-gig: Hooters opened up in Sydney, Australia, in the late '90s I think, and folded shortly after. It's nice to get to feel proud of my country for something occasionally. Of course, part of that might have been that, like Britain, more »

clips

Hulk Hogan's Mother Is Awesome

This clip is from an old episode of Hogan Knows Best that re-aired today featuring Hulk Hogan's mother Ruth, who she is nothing short of awesome. Her favorite restaurant is Hooters, she likes low-cut tops from Fashion Bug, and she doesn't take shit from anyone. Happy Easter, everyone.

7:00 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Slut Machine
9,702 views, 87 comments

Here's a T-shirt for your Baby Einstein. (Click on picture for better view) [Feministe]

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clips

Shocker! The Men At Hooters Are Kind Of Sexist


We went out to Hooters' 10th anniversary of its Manhattan restaurant, and while fellow Jezebellian Jennifer chatted up Hooters employees, video dude Alex Goldberg and I focused on the buffalo-wing-eating clientele, which was about 98% male (duh). We approached each guy and simply asked, "Wings or breasts?" Unexpectedly (or expectedly) most of them assumed we were talking about women, not chicken parts, and instead responded by naming which parts of the female body they most favor. The whole thing was reminiscent of feminist critic Carol J. Adams' book The Pornography of Meat, [Read it! -Ed.] which compares the packaging and selling of meat to that of women, arguing that, much like meat, women are consumed and marketed in parts. But yeah, I'm not really that shocked that a bunch of meat heads at Hooters would be a bit piggish. It's in their nature.

7:00 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Slut Machine
3,124 views, 28 comments

Latest by Neodymium: I don't find these men particularly sexist at all. more »

breast intentions

What Does It Take For A 32A To Get Hired By Hooters?

Did you hear? It's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! And interestingly — creepily? — just three days into the titular celebration, the breasts 'n wings restaurant chain Hooters held a big blowout to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first Manhattan outpost. A Hooters virgin until then (and a woman with the upper torso of a five-year-old [Stop bragging. -Ed.]), it took all the courage I could muster to face the room of bigger breasts I was certain to encounter. Luckily, I had surrogate brother/cleavage connoisseur Nikola Tamindzic by my side, and he helped me quiz the well-endowed women in attendance about what it takes (besides big tits!) to get hired as a down-home Hooters girl. Their responses, and a gallery from the party, after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By jgerson
10,321 views, 62 comments

Latest by hatey: @lucyzero: Yeah, no shit. more »

foreign exchanges

Breasts & Buffalo Wings: There's Now A Hooters In Beijing

Hey, remember how China sent us Dora The Explorer toys covered in lead? You know what might make up for it? The 435th branch of Hooters just opened in Beijing, reports ABC News. (This is actually the fourth Hooters in China; the first Hooters was in "more cosmopolitan" Shanghai.) Beijing — known for the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall — has always been more conservative. But the 2008 Summer Olympic Games are 11 months away and the city is preparing — with hot wings and beer! More »

6:30 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Dodai
2,097 views, 26 comments

Latest by ashuri2: @dayglo: i know, right? i'm in japan right now, and my c-cup boobs make all the men oogle, just by being there- even when they're not jiggling or anything! and its impossible for me to find a bra. the sizes more »