Gills1958 - 2/2/2018 08:11
Yes Rob. I thought it was terrible that all those children were put out of a job when they banned child labour. They also chose to do the jobs.
Apart from a host of other reasons, as a heterosexual male I find these "walk on women", "grid girls" etc embarrassing. Men, get a life. Women being used as "parsley sprinkled on top". No thanks. It says a lot about our society that such a so called job exists.
I was only intending to make a neutral wry observation about it all and not get into a debate, but I?ll bite :69: I just find it contradictory that feminist champion one cause while fighting for something that would make that cause worse.
I think your opening argument is rubbish. That argument could be used to justify sacking everyone from their jobs. I don?t think you can equate the two situations. The children who were used as part of child labour were often forced into it due to the economic situation or forced into it by their guardians. The women who are F1 Grid Girls are models who chose to accept the job with their own sense of agency. They weren?t in danger of starving to death or being beaten if they didn?t.
From most former Grid Girls who I have heard commenting in the media has spoken positively about it was a well paid modelling job which were hugely chased by models. From googling ?F1 Grid Girls? and looking at the pictures,
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=F1+Grid+Girls&form=HDRSC2&first=1&cw=1327&ch=452
(link safe for work)
they are all wearing a lot more clothing than most women wear going to nightclubs and depending on the location are usually modestly dressed.
A few questions for you:
a) In F1, a lot of the races have Grid Boys as well as Grid Girls. Do you think the Grid Boys should be fired too? If it is sexist for the role to be done by women then surely only employing men for the job is equally so?
b) From looking at the general shitstorm on the interwebs, do you think there would be so much pressure to scrap the role if the models were primarily made up of trans women, women who suffer from Downs Syndrome or similar conditions that cause noticeable different physical attributes, or people who have a passing resemblance to Diane Abbott or Nora Batty?
c) Do you think women should be banned from modelling completely? Models of both genders are selected on the basis of their looks and not on their personalities after all.
Is it embarrassing that the role exists? Personally, I am of the view that women should be free to choose to the careers of their choice and if a woman wants to take up modelling then all power to them. As a man I don?t think it is my right to tell them what jobs they should be taking. I?ve always found the way the Boxing Ring Girls walk around the ring to be more tacky than anything.