Hooters

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Originally posted by SwindleMaster2007:
Talk around Staggs this morning is we are getting a Hooters. The girls at Staggs were so excited they decided they would be the Hooters girls at the new place. Hot Diggie Dog! TheSwindleMaster

Swindlemaster , PLEASE put your wine bottle down. I think you've had enough.

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Originally posted by SwindleMaster2007:
we are getting a Hooters. The girls at Staggs were so excited they decided they would be the Hooters girls at the new place. Hot Diggie Dog! TheSwindleMaster

If you're a married man, is your wife as excited as you are?

I think some of us women should get together and open up a place called "Nuts", men wear little bitty speedo's... Wonder how the husbands would like that?????

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Originally posted by Taciturn:

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Originally posted by SwindleMaster2007:
we are getting a Hooters. The girls at Staggs were so excited they decided they would be the Hooters girls at the new place. Hot Diggie Dog! TheSwindleMaster

If you're a married man, is your wife as excited as you are?

Taciturn , the Swindlemaster have soooooooooo many kids she doesn't ever know when he's home or not. So keep a tight lip so the boat won't sink. LOL !!!!!!!!

You all just don't get it. It is not as the name implies. nothing erotic, nothing the whole family can't go to. It is nothing but a sports bar with a catchy name.

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Originally posted by unclegus:
It is nothing but a sports bar with a catchy name.

And waitress with tight & low neck tee shirts on. I've been in one before, I know what they look like. I bet most men would not go with their wife to a place where the waiter's were bare chested & wore speedo's. Most men would pitch a fit if their wife went alone or with her friends.

Matter of opinion, Taciturn

unclegus , just ignore taciturn. This person is much worse than beternU.

Taciturn i agree with you 100%, I would not go to hooters even if my wife wanted to go,but it is nothing new a lot of men have NO respect for their spouses

Could this be the first employee of "Nuts"?

ewwwwwwwwwwwww count me out..

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Originally posted by Taciturn:

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Originally posted by unclegus:
It is nothing but a sports bar with a catchy name.

And waitress with tight & low neck tee shirts on. I've been in one before, I know what they look like. I bet most men would not go with their wife to a place where the waiter's were bare chested & wore speedo's. Most men would pitch a fit if their wife went alone or with her friends.

Have you seen what girls in highschools are wearing? I do every afternoon when I pick up my kids. What they wear during P.E. and what the cheerleaders, danceline etc. wear while practicing. Same or less than Hooters girls. I don't remember the girls wearing what they do now back when I was in school. Complain about that not about a stupid restaurant. Complain about the video's on MTV they watch, not a wings restaurant.

LOL, Why would you complain about MTV and school dress at a FOOD TALK FORUM, rofl that is truely "nuts"

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Originally posted by rookmasters:
LOL, Why would you complain about MTV and school dress at a FOOD TALK FORUM, rofl that is truely "nuts"

I am all for a Hooters opening in the Shoals. People drive a long way to eat at Hooters.
My point was to complain about something worth complaining about, not some stupid wing restaurant.
Nuts

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Originally posted by imax71:

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Originally posted by Taciturn:

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Originally posted by unclegus:
It is nothing but a sports bar with a catchy name.

And waitress with tight & low neck tee shirts on. I've been in one before, I know what they look like. I bet most men would not go with their wife to a place where the waiter's were bare chested & wore speedo's. Most men would pitch a fit if their wife went alone or with her friends.

Have you seen what girls in highschools are wearing? I do every afternoon when I pick up my kids. What they wear during P.E. and what the cheerleaders, danceline etc. wear while practicing. Same or less than Hooters girls. I don't remember the girls wearing what they do now back when I was in school. Complain about that not about a stupid restaurant. Complain about the video's on MTV they watch, not a wings restaurant.

Don't you see that the "stupid wing restaurant" (as you described it in another post) is yet another message to them that not only does society approve of such, but condones and even REWARDS it? [Note: Those rewards are in fact oppressive, but that's another discussion.]

When these girls and teenagers go to a restaurant where the people who bring those wings are purposely sexualized by means of dress, make-up, etc., doesn't that send a very specific and influential message?

Mind you, I take no issue with adults sexualizing themselves. I DO take issue with the exploitation of women via sexualization and subsequent commodification.

The girls and young women in the examples you provide most likely want to show off their bodies (as opposed to their minds) only because they know that's what supposedly "works" for them in a partriarchal society. In other words, that's the behaviour they've seen rewarded by everyone from their parents to their peers. It's not nature; it's nurture. So yes, even a "stupid wings restaurant" like Hooters plays a role in the perpetual degradation of women.

Wow, another argument about whether or not Hooters is going to send all women into ****ation. It's a food chain, they wear less clothing than some others, big deal.
If I don't like something I don't partake in it. Why can't the Hooters haters just NOT partake. Why must the Hooters supporters do without because the Hooters haters dislike for the franchise?

It's not like if Hooters did come to the shoals that all of the sudden your house would be overridden with scantly dressed 20 somethings. Your husbands might actually ENJOY a meal sometime and you might benefit from the trip.

Seriously, if something as innocent as a tight pair of shorts and a low cut shirt bothers you, I seriously doubt you are "handling" things in the bedroom.

Stop being Bible Thumpin Prudes and let us MEN have what we want. A cute girl in tight clothes serving us food. What is SOOOOOO wrong with that?

BTW, my wife doesn't like Hooters, she refuses to eat there, but she has never once cared if I did. She's just not insecure like that.

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Originally posted by fineazell1:
Wow, another argument about whether or not Hooters is going to send all women into ****ation.

Nope. Nothing said about ****ation. That suggests a religious discussion, one in which I have no interest in engaging.

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It's a food chain, they wear less clothing than some others, big deal.
If I don't like something I don't partake in it. Why can't the Hooters haters just NOT partake.

It IS a big deal; whether you like it or not, the systemic exploitation of women by a food chain affects ME and ALL FEMALES, including young girls, whether we "partake" or not.

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Why must the Hooters supporters do without because the Hooters haters dislike for the franchise?

Last I checked, you could go to a Hooter's if you wanted to.

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It's not like if Hooters did come to the shoals that all of the sudden your house would be overridden with scantly dressed 20 somethings.

If my house were suddenly overridden with scantily-clad 20-somethings, I'd fit right in.
The point is whether one is REQUIRED to be "scantily-clad" in order to serve food.

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Your husbands might actually ENJOY a meal sometime and you might benefit from the trip.
Seriously, if something as innocent as a tight pair of shorts and a low cut shirt bothers you, I seriously doubt you are "handling" things in the bedroom.

Oh, dear. So you're telling me that if I'm not okay with women being exploited or degraded or used as a money-maker in a predominately male-owned business, it must be because I'm not satisfying a man? That's such a pitiful argument that I can't even slap a latin term on it for fear that it would shame the argumentative fallacy label.

[Brief digression: "Husband"? So you've ruled out the possibility that I'm a lesbian? ]

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Stop being Bible Thumpin Prudes and let us MEN have what we want.

I'm no bible thumper, and I'm no prude. I don't care about what gets YOU to heaven or hell; I have no place in that discussion. Do whatever you want, and I'll support your right to do so - UNLESS you hurt people in the process.

It makes little sense to go to Hooters and then complain about why one's wife, girlfriend, children, nieces, neighbor's kids, etc. dress the same way. (As you'll recall, this was the matter at hand on which I was commenting.) Sorry. You can't logically have it both ways.

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A cute girl in tight clothes serving us food. What is SOOOOOO wrong with that?

Only the exploitation, degradation, and commodification...other than that, not a **** thing. Again, it's the job REQUIREMENT that is the problem.

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BTW, my wife doesn't like Hooters, she refuses to eat there, but she has never once cared if I did. She's just not insecure like that.

Your statements imply that whether or not a woman cares if a significant other chooses to patronize Hooters is based solely on her degree of security within that relationship. Such is not the case. Furthermore, not only is that a false assumption, but it's yet another indicator of your phallocentrism.

GOOD GRIEF!
Is this all you two have to argue about?

Simple: Like Hooters - go eat, drink, have a good time.
Don't like Hooters; Don't go, don't eat, don't drink, for that matter ., don't even try to have a good time.

e, I am sorry you feel this way about Hooters. I just don't see it the way you envision it. It is fun, but a big reason I go out to eat is to enjoy it. If the food was not good, I would not want to go, plain and simple.
There is many nice restraunts where the attire is simalar to Hooters. I don't go to these places for that reason, and I don't go to Hooters because of it as well. Just a name.

As a matter of fact , I had Hooters wings tonight. I can assure you , there are other places around that have a LOT better wings.

If the "scantily clad" girls aren't the main thing we are going for, then go to Sidelines. It's the same concept, just more upscale and the girls wear a few more inches of material.
I am a girl and I like going to Hooters.
I don't take Hooters so serious to think that they are holding us women back. Did you know that they will actually pay for your "job requirements". If anything I think that would help a poor girl out, that gets pricey. The girls then go on to make some really good money.
Hooters is fun, but I think I will support local business owners.

I'm not going to quote everything you said but you know who I am talking to.

So the requirement of the outfit is your issue?

So using that as a basis for your argument, are you too against, cheerleading, gymnastics, track, women's volleyball (not just the beach version though I like it best), swimming, diving, modeling, ballet (those are some tight outfits), tennis, Miss America, Miss USA, Miss World, Miss Teen USA, and among others, boxing (they basically fight in a sports bra)?
All of which require much LESS clothing than a hooters girl.

Your argument is flawed. If you instill values in your little girls by being a good parent, your little girls will have good values. No food chain where a girl wears a tight shirt and short shorts will override direct and good parenting. Trust me, until my daughter moves out, I will be the one buying the clothes, and thus I am the one controlling what she wears or doesn't wear, therefore there will NOT be a complaint that they dress "just like them".

As far as you stopping me from eating at Hooters, the question was more from a stopping Hooters from coming to where I am (the Shoals) rather than stopping me from going there, but you already knew that didn't you?

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Originally posted by dreamn:
I think some of us women should get together and open up a place called "Nuts", men wear little bitty speedo's... Wonder how the husbands would like that?????

where can I make a contribution to this place? lol

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BTW, my wife doesn't like Hooters, she refuses to eat there, but she has never once cared if I did. She's just not insecure like that.

Yeah, she does mind. She's just too insecure (or knows YOU too well) to complain.

I don't give a hoot if you want to go to Hooter's. I think the whole thing is cure. (I know, e wants to smack some sense into me!) Life is short, look at cute girls (or boys) if you want to! Just don't "touch the rabbits'.

I posted cure, meaning cute, but on the other hand, it might just cure you.

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BTW, my wife doesn't like Hooters, she refuses to eat there, but she has never once cared if I did. She's just not insecure like that.



Yeah, she does mind. She's just too insecure (or knows YOU too well) to complain.

okay i think you hit on the MAIN problem so many women are having with Hooters. Insecurity.
I certainly do not hear any complaints on bikini commercials,womens undergarmet commercials. Ahhhh but those pose no 'real' threat do they,thats just TV. LOL I am finding this big argument over a resturant the most absurd one yet.
You don't approve of it, don't go. Its that simple. And if you got the leash tight enough, your man cannot go either,problem solved!

hooters food is fair at best the wings are ok most restaurants and bars ***** out there employees.( hmm...) any way.I say no to Hooters bring in independents not chains...................

I'm all for corporate boobage.

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BTW, my wife doesn't like Hooters, she refuses to eat there, but she has never once cared if I did. She's just not insecure like that.

Or maybe she just figures you wouldn't have a shot at one of the Hooter's anyway, let you dream?

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Originally posted by vick13:

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BTW, my wife doesn't like Hooters, she refuses to eat there, but she has never once cared if I did. She's just not insecure like that.

Or maybe she just figures you wouldn't have a shot at one of the Hooter's anyway, let you dream?

I think it is more that after ten years, she knows I'm coming home. She's not worried about me straying because she doesn't have to.

We approach those situations differently than most. Our approach is simple, worry about it if it ever happens, until then, live with peace of mind that it hasn't.

We operate on the same basic principle. If you worry before it happens and it never happens you've spent 25 years worrying. If you don't worry and it doesn't happen you've had 25 unworried years. If you don't worry and it DOES happen, I'll simply kill you in the most painful way I can think of.

Done deal.

Mine's allowed to look, not touch. I've been told he tells people, "Miss Vic says me can LOOK at the wabbits, but me can't TOUCH the wabbits!"

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Originally posted by vick13:

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BTW, my wife doesn't like Hooters, she refuses to eat there, but she has never once cared if I did. She's just not insecure like that.

Or maybe she just figures you wouldn't have a shot at one of the Hooter's anyway, let you dream?

Shame on you...hehe