DISQUS

vissago · 1 year ago

I think you're sorta off base.

E3 - the gaming convention uses booth babes to attract attention to their games. Just like Yahtzee says, the promise of boobies to a nerd is like the promise of a roast beef sandwich to a starving wolf - but this is certainly a cliche' phrase which is quickly becoming outmoded - now is the right time to be a nerd/geek/dork.

Same with with CES - Hot(?) boothbabes showing off boobies more than theyre showing off a tv display.

Both E3 and CES are in the shitter as of 07...

Dan · 1 year ago

All due respect, but I really don't understand what your blog entry is supposed to be getting at. The vast, vast majority of professional conferences and exhibitions don't use booth babes. In fact, its only in specific sales markets that you see this (tech sales, some automotive sales). But even if you are referring to just these fields, women dressed in scant clothing could hardly be described as "in-your-face sexual assaults".
Also, you are implying that conference goers be default spend their free time in Hooters, which seems like a far-fetched assumption. Almost as far-fetched as the notion that all this somehow poses a threat to marriage in general.

gabe · 1 year ago

Not sure I totally buy the premise. Just because we look doesn't mean we act. I might take a look at the display at hooters, but I'm still all about my awesome wife. and no... she didn't make me write this.

gebl

tonybalsamo · 1 year ago

I do agree with what you said about "The more socially acceptable sexual flaunting becomes, the more difficult it will be to avoid temptation". I'm not so sure if it's the flaunting, or the flirting, but I think the danger is when play accidentally goes too far and one realizes feelings are developing, but by then it may be too late.

In spite of my Hooters comments, I still hold out hopes for monogamy in my life and still believe its a realizable goal. I admit to window shopping whenever an attractive woman is in the vicinity, but I remain faithful to my dream girl and for me, no one else really compares.

I'm not so sure we're all wired for monogamy. I know of friends who swear they want a life time mate, but all of their actions say otherwise. Maybe it's possible for us only if it's in our mental and emotional make up.

clearlii · 1 year ago

Well.. these are very comforting responses, gentlemen. Thank you.

richandcreamy · 1 year ago

Funny we hold similar views and our parents are awesome examples of the opposite.

Well I haven't given up complete hope of having a committed one on one relationship I'm just more realistic about it. I spend too much time reading up on evolutionary psychology =P.

My expectations at Hooters is for people to not chip in enough for the bill at the end of the meal. I also expect to be charged extra for ranch so I usually order a sandwich. Oh and to feel awkward every time the waitress tries to spark a conversation with us while eating and does the server squat, you know the one that they do to be eye level so that you feel more obliged to tip. lol.

Although Hooters is geared for men I have equal amount of male and female friends that dig the place. Go figure.

Joe · 1 year ago

Jenn,

You and I have commented on this on our respective blogs and I guess I'm wondering is monogamy natural or a societal construct. And if it's the latter, then was it a male idea or a female idea?

At present, I am totally monogamous and fully intend to stay that way, however, the world as a whole is an extremely tempting place. What strikes me is that the workplace has seen a greater increase of "sexual flaunting", at least in my little corner of Corporate America. If you question the short skirt, tight jeans, or visible cleavage, you're a prude. If you act on it, with the wrong person, you're a predator. It's a messed up time we live in.

Jenn · 1 year ago

Dan, the tone of your comment reads like I've hit a nerve. I'm surprised to find that there are no assertions that you would never cheat or have never cheated, but those statements are glaringly absent.

The point that you seem to be missing is that we live in a world that flaunts sex at every turn (just turn on your tv), and a monogamous and healthy relationship seems to be something only the very lucky people of this world ever find. I also pick up very Angie left off in her post and focus on some emerging trends that I have found in the conference and trade show circuit. Of course someone who cheats who is a victim of their own bad decision making, but I don't think it's a stretch to say that conferences are places of temptation. Temptation is a tricky thing and even the most content of people are subject to it.

Enrique · 1 year ago

I think it all boils down to a simple truth - if you're looking to get laid, you're going to look into getting laid.

It doesn't matter where you go, who you're with - etc, but who you are. If you're priority is a simple "hole to fill" then it will be, regardless of where you go. It's when the establishments you go to also focus on that goal, mixed with your goal, that the "gratuity" comes into play... only thing is - that discredits those establishments for people that "want hot wings" or to learn about "online marketing"...

DSal · 1 year ago

As an educator I have not been exposed to the Hooter's shows at conferences. They tempt us with free stuff, and recently, on occasion, free drinks, which truth be told are the only reasons I walk into the exhibition halls. My school budget does not allow for me to buy most of what is being sold. Business may be different, but it is out of my realm.