[ddeck]

For those unaware, Richard Branson (Virgin founder) made a bet with with Tony Fernandez (AirAsia founder) in 2010 regarding whose formula one team would finish ahead that season.

The terms were such that the loser had to serve as a flight attendant on the winner's airline. The photo is of Branson fulfilling the terms of the bet.

http://news.yahoo.com/richard-branson-swaps-suit-skirt-honor...

[dhimes]

Thank you. I was wondering what the fuck the big deal was. The top comment at this time is someone apparently replying to another comment (but didn't actually 'reply' to another comment- just wrote his/her own comment).

Apparently some people are taking offense or something? I'll just leave this here: for whatever reason, the Brits (and Richard Branson is one) think dressing up as a woman is funny (in a harmless way) in and of itself and they have thought that ever since I've watched Benny Hill and Monty Python TV shows (ie, since the 1970s anyway). No big deal here.

[kamjam]

Honestly don't know what that guys deal is. It's political correctness gone mad to the point that people can't have a bit of harmless fun without offending someone or other. Sometimes there is no malice whatsoever intended, in this case I knew what the context was (I'm a huge Formula 1 fan) and so thought it was very funny. You see this kind of thing all the time in UK when people go on there bachelor parties and you'll see entire groups of drunk adult men dressed as women. Everyone laughs. Everyone has fun.

Like you say, no big deal here.