Meg Hates Her New Neighbor's Hooters!!!!!

[mandy]

We got a tip that the San Jose location of Spoons, a favored happy-hour spot across the street from eBay's headquarters, was getting purchased by Hooters. An eBayer attending CES acknowledged this last night, but wouldn't confirm the other half of the tip: that eBay CEO Meg Whitman had gone to the city council, asking them to stop the sale...

full article: http://valleywag.com/342990/hooters-movi...om-ebay-hq

[BellisimaJ.]

[rant] I don't blame her. I think that their primary premise of displaying women's breasts in tight t-shirts is demeaning to women, as is the name itself. I would feel the same way if they were objectifying men.

Additionally, they portray themselves as "family oriented". Personally, I would not take my daughter (if I had one), or my sons there as it could be construed by them as approving the clear objectification of women.


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[bargainbloodhound]

Is this the same Meg whose family orientated online auction site cornered over 70% of the market for online porn video sales and had an antitrust suit filed against it in 2003 (whch eBay settled out of court) by the #2 porn dealer (Rick's Cabaret, owner of Naughty Bids and several strip clubs)?  Nah, couldn't be the same Meg. :twistedevil: