> After all, MS gave them a paid job... Is your question whether MS procuring the dancers was sexist, or whether any of the attendees were reasonable in their

> After all, MS gave them a paid job... Is your question whether MS procuring the dancers was sexist, or whether any of the attendees were reasonable in their discomfort? I'd say the second one is true, which makes the first one true. Dancers aren't inherently sexist (in my opinion) but highly sexualised costumes like that bring out all sorts of feelings in the audience that can in some cases effect their behaviour. Women make more conscious choices in terms of when and how they enter sexualised environments like that because of the shadow of harrassment and ultimately sexual assault. Having that sexualised performance dropped in out of context takes away that ability to choose. In that light I think Microsoft's assumption that their audience are all horny nerds who'd love to see schoolgirls dance in their bra is a bit on the sexist side. I'd also add "tacky" to the list of charges.