Duke It Out: T&A Jobs

hooters-girls-1

Straight men spend approximately 3/4 of their day (OK, probably more) wishing that whatever they happened to be looking at involved boobs. As such, establishments that cater to straight men, like sports bars, realize that by filling their place of business with scantily clad women, they can get men to come in and buy… anything, actually. But does that make it OK to be one of those scantily clad women?

On one side of the argument are supporters of the girls who work there and like it. They say it’s just like any other waitressing gig, except that the outfits are smaller. Some girls find that they can make better tips in places like these, because the men are trying to win them over. They aren’t having sex, they’re just wearing small outfits – outfits that are quite a bit bigger than, say, what most of us wear to the beach. Some even argue that a part of what we fight for with feminism is the right to work in any profession we choose, even if that profession does pander to men, so to put a limit on what a woman can and can’t do with her own body or her own career would be anti-feminist.

The flip side of the argument is made by those who think that working in places where women show off their goods is exploitative and contrary to the equality women have fought so long for. They say that this kind of work sets girls back because it makes men view us as sex objects for their entertainment rather than equals. There are also rights issues, like the fact that only girls of a certain physical appearance are chosen for the jobs and are strictly forced to maintain that appearance (this woman was fired for being bruised after she was the victim of domestic violence). By the same virtue, men don’t get hired. There are also, of course, plenty of allegations toward both the establishments and patrons about sexual harassment.

So what do you think? Would you be willing to work in one of these “breastaurants”? Is it really setting women back? Or are all of these people just morally offended by a legitimate way of making a living?

Let us know what your vote is in the comments.

Robero says:
Fri, 10th Jul 20099:55 am

boobz are awesome

Casey says:
Fri, 10th Jul 200910:04 am

The way I see it, If a man is going to come in to a restaurant simply to see my tits, and pay me lots of money to bring him some food, well, he’s a sucker, cause he could probably see just as many tits on the street as he does in a “Breastaurant” for free.

I’m not going to sleep with him, I’m not going to let him get close enough to me to actually get anything for his money, but he’s still going to pay me cause he can see the tops of my boobs, and possibly the bottom of my butt cheeks. You can see more than that for free at the beach.

I say, lets screw those suckers out of everything they’ve got if they’re dumb enough to actually spend money in a place like that.

but hooters does have good food

criolle johnny says:
Fri, 10th Jul 20092:29 pm

American men seem to be taken off breast feeding too early and spend the rest of their lives looking for hooters that cover their entire faces.
The food at Hooters is mechanical, almost plastic and way overpriced.

Let market forces determine where people spend their hard earned $$$ … and who decides to work in these clubs.

Maggie says:
Fri, 10th Jul 20093:36 pm

I think that it’s fine for women to work at these restaurants. Although they may be losing other people’s respect, they’re making an honest living. It’s hard to earn money in this economy, so who are we to judge what they do? If you don’t agree with the restaurant’s philosophy – don’t work/go there!

Anyway, many women rely on their beauty/bodies to get them ahead in life. I’m not making a judgment on that, but that is how society works. Are we just targeting breastaurants because they’re more prominent (no pun intended) in the public eye?

Kelly says:
Sun, 12th Jul 20095:18 pm

I work at a sports bar type place where short shorts, tiny skirts, and lowww tops are encouraged but I don’t really see anything wrong with it. Like the comment above, the guys are just suckers and I’m lucky to get a job in this economy that pays well. Last night I made over $100!