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10/24/09
Mom was initially embarrassed as we walked in, but the waitresses were all terribly kind to her. (She's a cute, little Southern lady.) Once she was diving into her own curly fries, she said loudly, "Well I just don't know what the big deal is! I see people wearing less than this at the beach. And these are the nicest waitresses I've ever had."
Hooters Fan for Life. #hooters
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10/24/09
It only embarrassed them once, when he was about 8, and announced in front of their pastor "After church, we're going to Hooters!"
So, I guess my point is that at least for him, it is a family restaurant. #hooters
10/24/09
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Explaining objectification to an 11 year old is going to be a struggle no matter what He doesn't have the background in gender relations or the higher level thinking to understand. It doesn't mean he has no experience with objectification.
They didn't have to go to Hooters to have this discussion, so it can't be used to excuse the trip. #hooters
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10/23/09
Oh, I didn't realize that he grew up on a desert island, raised by wolves. #hooters
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Hooters cannot demystify sex though because there is nothing about that place that reflects an actual human sexual relationship. You're exchanging money for the ability to look at women's bodies, that is not sex. In fact, that is the very definition of objectification.
Well-intentioned, perhaps, but WAY off base. #hooters
10/24/09
hooters is a restaurant. #hooters
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the whole POINT of hooters is to be served by women with low cut tops and hot shorts. they're encouraged to flirt with the patrons as a part of "good service." its not a value judgement, (i think there are much worse things that happen to women than a dehumanizing job that probably pays well) but its the truth that you just cant get around. hooters entire reason for existing is based around the objectification of its waitresses. and despite what they say, their wings suck. #hooters
10/26/09
still, the primary reason for tipping is for service. whether the waiter be unattractive or attractive, if the service is good, then i tip higher. #hooters
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It's weird, as an older second-wave feminist I am often mistaken in believing that certain things are universally understood to be ipso facto sexist, such as a business model that involves women putting themselves on sexual display and serving food in exchange for money. That just doesn't seem like a discussion we still need to be having, yet on and on it goes, even in nominally liberal outlets like NPR. It seems like Elston had good intentions and is an intelligent man -- that's what makes it so disappointing that he thought this was the right way to teach his son about sex. If he came across like an ignoramus I would be less dismayed. #hooters
10/23/09
BINGO.
i understand what the dad was trying to do, but there are far better ways to demystify sexuality and objectification than by going to hooters for wings. even i was creeped out going there as an adult with two guy pals (they were the only place around that had all the nfl games and they were fantasy football crazy)...not just because the wings sucked, but it's very difficult to avoid the vibe. #hooters
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I told her that I had no idea, but anything is possible from a man who butted in when someone asked me to "go to town" fixing their computer butted in "Don't tell her to go to town! When women go to town they spend all our money!"
I cannot believe people like this exist and still have jobs in management. #hooters