Hubby's biopsy is day after tomorrow. Then the results and a treatment plan a week and a half later. Stress is high in Chez Neil.

I would not be comfortable going there for a work thing. Or rather, my perception of whoever chose/insisted on it would forever change.

Someone I was interviewing for an article wanted to meet (in an area of Louisiana that I didn't know anything about) at a breast-aurant called, I shit you not, Twin Peaks. I didn't quite know what to make of the decision making process that lead to the conclusion that a lady writer you don't know terribly well would be comfortable there.

ETA: much biopsy~ma to the Neil household, Connie.

I feel like a strip club is more legit than hooters. I mean, if you want hooters, fine. But seriously? I like food. If you want to see tits just go to a dang strip club. Or to the Crystal City Restaurant, which is a restaurant and strip club. ;). But I am not a guy. Maybe I just don't get it.

My issue isn't with the women working there, but with what it tells me about the men who want to go there in a business context. At all, but especially if they're taking female colleagues there.

Same with strip cubs, which I agree would be more honest.

I hope the young one really does enjoy himself.

Me too. I'm going to do my best to give him a "guys' night out" even if I can't give him any other guys.

sj, i'm glad TCG is ok. But you are right, that is added stress.

Fuck cancer, bonny.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't feel comfortable with the statement that there's some sort of moral taint to strip clubs.

I'm sorry. No, I don't particularly think a strip club is morally any worse than Hooters (the moral issue that I actually have being objectification and not so much Oh Emm Gee Ess Eee Eks). The strip club would be more awkward for me to accompany a young man to than Hooters, but Hooters is still a bit awkward. But the outfit I work for is entitled [Church Denomination] Social Services - so I am pretty sure I could state an objection to accompanying this young man to a strip club in such a way that afterward I would still have my job. But to be clear, it would be manipulative on my part rather than a courageous moral stance.

Connie, best ~ma to you and your DH.

Biopsy~ma, Connie.

I think if your job isn't sexual objectification-related, being told to add a sexual objectification-based task to your duties is wrong. If you sign up to work at Hooters or a strip club, then more power to you and may your tips be magnificent. And it's great that the guy's dad recognizes that his son is a sexual being (I wonder if he'd arrange for a daughter in similar circumstances to see a Chippendales show?). If there was a general "Who will take this fella to Hooters" call, great. But I was under the impression that Windsparrow didn't feel she had much choice, and that's a non-consensual dose of sexual objectification added to her workload.

Biopsy~ma! A whole bunch of calm~ma too.

I've been to Hooters. Mostly I was disappointed in the food. The girls were nice enough. I'd say a large number of the local joints here that we go to including sports bars and beach joints have scantily clad servers. It isn't just Hooters.