That was brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed that.

It reminded me I f my own faithful trip to hooters with a friend and his father.

I don't think I know what was going on there, but I did feel like it was super awkward because they were talking about the waitress like she wasn't there.

I mostly remember the wings we had were not very good.

Wings should not be battered with cornmeal. Though I don't eat that much meat anymore.

That was a really good read. I never realized men taking their queer kids to hooters was a thing, good to know at least the servers had the kids' backs

As much as I find the ("all men are terrible"/"not all men"/"haha you said not all men that means you're bad too") dynamic popular lately to be exhausting and stupid, men do have a major cultural problem.

Thanks for linking that. Loved it.

I'd be tempted in fiction to make Hooters a secret line of temples to Athena the way Nike outlets are... well... temples to Nike.

You can watch a video of someone eating an A5 wagyu steak, but I'd rather eat a less expensive steak myself. Pixels vs reality...

The good news is that some of them don't hate their jobs, and appreciate the money and high tips without having to ride a pole.

Granted, it's perspective in contrast to diner wait staff (a high-suicide job) and professional stripping (a high-turnover job) so still not great.

I think you mean Thots™

They did this in Portland during the pandemic. It lasted for about 2 1/2 weeks before they were sued into closing.
Fucking corpo shit bags.

Is that real? Sounds like a sexual assault waiting to happen.

The minimum age to work there is 18 since the workers often serve alcohol, so it's highly unlikely you actually saw anyone underage working there.

I honestly think that a large part of their appeal is that you can pretend to be subtle

There some wives who also enjoy the scenery, if you catch my drift.

This is in no way condoning the practice, only describing why it happens, but a lot of dudes actually derive some kind of pleasure or satisfaction at knowing they've made someone else uncomfortable. That motivation generally steers them towards in-person interactions.

I don't know what to think about this.

While I don't intend to visit hooter, strip clubs or anything alike and I think people can be creeps even if they are acting completely within the consent of others.

But how is a man who wants to go to hooters a creep but a man who wants to consumes porn not? The exploitation of women in porn is arguably worse because while they consent to the recording (i mean if not... I don't need to continue my point) oftentimes they sell all their rights and lose all control over the recording. Consequently there is no backing out if they no longer want to be seen like that. (Of course, there are other issues) If you work for hooters, you know wtf is going on before you were hired and if you quit, you are not longer exposed.

So what is creepy about hooters but not about porn?

Is it the simple fact that the man seeks out some kind of sexualized interact with the woman?

I wouldn't be caught dead ordering food from a service like uber eats. The amount of distress that you would have to inflict upon me for me to even consider Uber Eats would be insane.

Purchasing a meal from ubereats means suffering an obscene markup that means it will always make more sense for me to go myself.

Here’s a hypothetical scenario to illustrate:

In-store price for a meal: $20

On Uber Eats:

Restaurant might mark it up 15-30% → $23-$26 just for the food, that's not so bad, buuuut...

Plus delivery fee (say $4) + service fee (say $3) + tip (say $3) → total $33-$36

That means you’re paying ~60-80% more than going to the restaurant or picking up.

In some cases (especially for smaller meals or chain fast-food), the total jump can exceed 100% more just because you don't want to drive ten minutes down the road.

Oh and that's ignoring the fact that they might do something insane like eat your food or throw it into the bushes or drive around in a circle serving other people and wait for you until the end so by the time you get it your food is stone cold.

Basically the only excuse that I will accept for Uber Eats is if you suffer from some kind of physical disability that actually prevents you from leaving your home.