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by Retric 3289 days ago
I used to get annoyed at the booth babe idea, but I once saw a guy doing that job in front of Abercrombie, and all I thought was good for him. Because the guy was clearly working his ass off to be in that kind of shape. Then, I finally realized that same effort also applies to women.

So, IMO we should respect the kind of effort it takes to be a top tier boot babe.

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The problem wouldn't be with the guy, but with the people who hired him.
I don't think the person doing the hiring needs to be sexist because it's is legal and works. IMO, it's not nearly as annoying as the hyper aggressive mall sales people that tend to mind carts and keep trying to flag people down.
The 'problem' I'm referring to need not be sexism.

Either way, you can't argue that something should be done on the basis that it is legal and works. You can obviously change the laws, and there's lots of stuff that 'works' while externalizing all the damage done.