Cross’em off your Xmas list 2014 As published at Collective Shout It’s that time of year again! With the Christmas season upon us, retailers are taking it up a notch competing for your business. Now is the time to remember the companies who objectified women and sexualized girls to sell products and services. They do […]
Here’s an interesting discovery we made yesterday. We already knew of course that Hooters restaurant exploited the ‘sex appeal’ of its staff, dressing them in body hugging ‘uniforms’ and training them to treat sexist jokes and innuendo as just part of the job. We already knew that even the AFL found Hooters sponsorship of a […]
Company forced to apologise for meter maid stunt Nice to be able to end the week on a good note. I was so encouraged to read in the SMH the strong comments of women who rebuked Microsoft for hiring Gold cost meter maids to provide the entertainment at a Tech conference this week. […]
Recently I wrote a post Boys, Babes and Balls: Hooters mascots for U16 boys footy about Hooters restaurant entering a sponsorship deal with a Gold Coast Under 16 boys club. The deal included money and two cheerleaders in tight clothes cheering the boys on. I argued that ‘…embedding busty mascots in with 15 and 16 […]
