Hooters
I was reading a debate on my OLU website that originated when one of the women took her child to daycare and was a little shocked to see a young boy there in a Hooters T-Shirt. It was one of the ones with the Owl and the word Hooters - no girls in sight. She still thought it was a little inappropriate and it has sparked quite the debate, both about the child wearing the shirt and about the restaurant in general. I don't have kids, so I won't weigh in on that side of the debate, but as far as the restaurant itself...I like their wings! I don't have a problem going there and in fact Scott and I are meeting friends there for dinner tonight.
As far as the people who think it is exploitive to women, my question is "how"? The waitresses aren't forced to work there. They CHOOSE to apply. They know beforehand what the uniform is. It's not like they show up to work and are suddenly all offended because they thought they would get to wear their Quaker dress and bonnet.
To be fair, maybe if I had the type of husband who would sit there in front of me and lear down the waitress' shirt, I might feel differently. But, he doesn't. If I'm there, he's respectful. Obviously I can't know what he does when I'm not with him, but I would like to think that I know my husband well enough to know that he is a good man. I'm not going to restrict him from going out and having fun with the boys, and he doesn't complain when I announce to all of our friends that I think a certain FL boy in our truck club is quite the hottie! LOL
Honestly, I just feel bad for those poor Hooter's girls that they have to wear those orange shorts. Could they not have picked a better color? And how thick are those nylons they have to wear? Shorts and nylons... hmm...
I do think that if they have these restaurants catering to men, turn about is fair play. We women need a restaurant! *Rooster* shirts anyone?
posted by Diana | 8:52 AM
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I'd also like to weigh in to say that the shirts' "offensiveness" (if you could call it that) could only be judged inappropriate if you know what it represents. It is, too often, that adults who are more experienced in the world, assign something an "offensive" label for the "benefit" of others. I doubt, though I could be wrong, that the kid at the daycare, understood the nature of his shirt. To him, it probably was just a shirt w/a picture of a bird. I would be offended if some self-rightous do gooder decided to take it upon themselves to explain how something was offensive to a child who was not ready to understand. That's the beauty of childhood and youth...that sense of innocence. I'll be d***ed if I'll stand for someone else to take that away from a child. As a parent, they grow up too fast already, I don't need someone speeding that along any faster by "educating them" on the double entendre's of the world.
....stepping off soapbox now.....
Yes, I'm probably more in agreement with you than with the original poster on the debate. Not having children, it is a little hard me to concretely say where I would fall, but I do think that children should be allowed to hold on to their innocence as long as possible. Obviously I wouldn't take my child into the new Hustler Hollywood store that just opened here in town (on CHURCH street btw LOL), but I don't think I would deny him a shirt with an owl on it if he liked birds. I can only pray that as a parent, I will do my job and guide him and teach him as he grows.
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