Sexism - Found alive and well and living in Rochester Part one .
FORGIVE me for asking , but sometime recently did I fall asleep and wake up in a parallel universe where Women's Lib never happened ?
I enquire because it seems that it was only a couple of weeks ago we were all getting on our high horses about a certain song sung at a high profile Hollywood event that reduced women to what they were hiding under their clothes.
That's ok said some its only a bit of fun, its not the sort of thing that men really think of women in this day and age .
Oh really, so in that case this event at Rochester's casino room's is all in my imagination then .
With the tag line " Free entry for exposed cleavage b4 11pm at Kent's Biggest and Breast Venue ", it does make me wonder if I've suddenly strayed into a politically incorrect sitcom of yesteryear.
I found out about the event through a re-tweet of this article from Medway on line publication The Medwire http://t.co/eE9AtWJY9n
and I have to agree with everything writer Michelle Gleaves had to say .
Don't get me wrong I'm not one to burn my bra , in fact in my case it'd probably be a danger to shipping but this really irks me in the same way Seth Macfarlane and his"we saw your boobs" song did. Have we really gone back to period of time when women were just seen as a pretty piece of meat to be pawed over by the men around them .I'm going out on a limb here but I'm betting not at any point in the Casino's diary is there pencilled in a future date for ' NATIONAL LUNCHBOX / PACKAGE WEEKENDER ' where the lads have to turn up ' tackle out ' in return for free entry . Hundreds of the area's finest ' gentlemen ' showing the ladies just what they could be taking home after a few Sambucca's too many, now that I'd like to see but I'm thinking highly unlikely. And remember guys it's not the size, it's the presentation that counts !
The claim that its celebrating ' National Cleavage Week ' is all very well but I wonder how the staff would feel if it was their own young daughter being objectified and leered at by male door staff to determine whether she fits the criteria to enter their establishment .
How would they feel if that same young girl felt she had to go out in next to nothing to save a bit of money on a night out. From having worked in a nightclub background myself in the past I know first-hand that some youngsters avoid taking winter coats out in freezing temperatures just to cut down on costs whilst risking hypothermia or worse on the way home.
The Casino says that its very mindful of its promotions with a view to not offending anyone but in a world where some of us are trying to teach our children the value of dignity and respect promotions like this really are like a step back in time.
TO BE CONTINUED............
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