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from the article: > During my show-floor travels, I confirmed my hypothesis that the so-called “booth babes” are worthy of so much more than objectification. B
by __pThrow 13y ago
from the article:
> During my show-floor travels, I confirmed my hypothesis that the so-called “booth babes” are worthy of so much more than objectification. But these women surprised me with some of their insights, namely that sexualizing them is bad for business.
> A nameless, hot object is something you want to look at. But to get to know the person and the product she represents, you have to see her as a person.
I don't get it. Are we dating?
A company hires a woman to put on a bikini and in a conference hall where everyone else is dressed casually, this woman walks around dressed to go swimming.
And yet, the woman doing this complains how she is being victimized by the evil men who objectify her during their 120 seconds with her.
Somehow the company shouldn't hire her to walk around in her bikini and the male attendees shouldn't objectify her and that their awkward behavior around her signifies much more than that she is dressed in a bikini in a conference hall where everyone else is dressed casual or in a suit and tie.
News flash: she is objectifying herself.
- sliverstorm 13y agoI don't get it. Are we dating? No, the author is just suggesting that to most effectively pitch the person/product they represent, reps need to be approachable. After all, isn't "build rapport" step one of sales? Now, whether the models are there to pitch anything in the first place is a different question. And yet, the woman doing this complains how she is being victimized by the evil men who objectify her during their 120 seconds with her. Doesn't read like that to me. The only one pushing any kind of agenda in the article is the author, who is not a booth babe.
- __pThrow 13y ago> The only one pushing any kind of agenda in the article is the author, who is not a booth babe. You're right and I wish I had written it to represent that more accurately.
- leephillips 13y agoThe author is not embarrassed about pushing an agenda, either: 'Would she classify them as desperate nerds? She laughs a bit nervously. "I guess so."' So we're getting the author's words coming back out of the models' mouths. This is of limited interest.