"SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman" (dasborgen)
04/06/2015 at 13:00 • Filed to: None
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"SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman" (dasborgen)
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Taken from F1fanatic comments section (this site probably has the most reasonable blog commenters I've ever come across) COTD from Sunday
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User RMC106 wrote
I'm a female engineer and work in the F1 industry. I don't particularly have a problem with grid girls and I certainly never thought that F1 was not for me because of them. I think what was more important for me growing up is that my family and teachers never tried to push me towards "typically female" roles and instead encouraged my love of maths and physics.
However, I had a friend who used to do promotions for various events (not F1 but along similar lines of being paid to smile and look pretty at a launch party or something or other.) It looked like a lot of fun from the photos I saw. When I asked her about it she said that while the money was good and she needed it as a student they were treated really badly and she stopped doing the events as soon as she could afford to. It was long hours, often with no breaks and they were pretty much treated like meat. She said she had to deal with a lot of crap from guys who thought that as she was the skimpily dressed event babe that entitled them to something…
If you look at the modelling industry there's also a huge problem of abuse and with very young vulnerable girls being involved due to the fact that unfortunately a 14-year-old is often seen by the fashion industry to have a more ideal female figure than a 24-year-old, something that doesn't happen with men.
I agree that people should be able to choose what they want to do with their lives and in some ways it's unfair that an attractive women can do perfectly well being a model or a WAG while men don't generally have that option. I'm sure some women really enjoy being paid to stand around and look pretty as well and they probably have a lot of fun at some events. However, what concerns me is that modelling and doing promotions is sold as this glamorous party lifestyle while often the reality is often very different.
So while I don't have an issue with grid girls per se it's what they stand for that worries me – you can make a good living as a young attractive woman but you're certainly not being employed for your brains or personality so don't expect to be treated like you have either. It's not about being PC, it's about how we value people and the roles that we want our children to see as aspirational. It's for that reason that I think grid girls have had their day. To the men on here who are in favour for keeping them I'd ask this one question, if you have a daughter would you be happy to see her as a grid girl?
I know we've discussed this on here, but your Oppo thoughts are? Comment away!
For Sweden
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
04/06/2015 at 13:04 |
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If you look at the modelling industry there's also a huge problem of abuse and with very young vulnerable girls being involved due to the fact that unfortunately a 14-year-old is often seen by the fashion industry to have a more ideal female figure than a 24-year-old, something that doesn't happen with men.
Maybe if that 14-year-old would hit the gym and drink his protein shakes he could get some work!
Alfalfa Romeo
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
04/06/2015 at 13:05 |
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Hit the nail on the head, really. An Ex-girlfriend of mine used to do some modeling and her experiences were very similar to what this engineer described.
turbojames
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
04/06/2015 at 13:09 |
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unfortunately a 14-year-old is often seen by the fashion industry to have a more ideal female figure than a 24-year-old
Corporate pedophelia
How the hell can this even exist
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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> turbojames
04/06/2015 at 13:10 |
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The ones enjoying the product are the ones legislating for them?
ly2v8-Brian
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
04/06/2015 at 13:17 |
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This is the correct and appropriate take.
Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
04/06/2015 at 13:19 |
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Beauty is a currency. Plane and simple. It has a value and people with it and without get treated differently.
That being said, maltreatment of them is still wrong. Yes, it's humane to allow them breaks, time away from the crowd, not expected to always smile when someone says or behaves really badly.
Then again, they are being hired by billionaire dicks who have not become billionaires because they are always looking out for the interest of others.
I've never been on an F1 grid and my chances are slim so the likelihood that I will spend any time with a grid girl is equally slim. I don't have a problem with them being there. But they should at least be treated well.
Lanier4Prez
> Alfalfa Romeo
04/06/2015 at 13:58 |
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*self call*, nice!
Flat Six
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
04/06/2015 at 14:48 |
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Nice thoughtful opinion. I agree 100%. In my industry "booth babes" have been phased out (or even banned) for several years now for US and European events. Females dress similarly to male representatives. No scantily clad people at CES in Las Vegas this year:
Anything goes in Asia though, unfortunately.
