[Closed] The podium girls may go but at least we still have the sexy police...

To be fair, whilst there's a right way and a wrong way to go about equality, its a new job created with a uniform, its not like they've gone to existing police and told them its hot pants or  p45, its a new job for the summer on a par with night club promoters.

<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">If it normalises the idea of women not being coerced into dressing overly conservatively and the sky doesn't fall in then that's no bad thing either. A bit like affirmative action / positive discrimination, the aim isn't to end up with the incumbents reduced to a second class, its just a nudge to get the system moving in the right direction.</span>

The mayor is a sleezy dick though.

Objectification has no place in public service, doesn’t have much place in private institutions either. But when a public body promotes visual exploitation for its own gain, it’s time to boot the perpetrator out and make those people who instigated the “initiative” wear the same clothes and do the same job to understand the full ethical decisions they make.

Moron.

Pretty sure pretty sure the cops on duty in Luss yesterday ( 3 females, 1 male) would have happily swapped their stab vests for shorts.

in terms of the video, well the mayor was pretty up front about it being a publicity stunt to generate media attention...

That's a fair cop.

told them its hot pants or p45,

They're hardly hot pants.

I wear shorts all the time outside of winter. Am I being objectified?

The new recruits seem happy, traffic has slowed down a bit so it's probably safer and the place has had a ton of publicity.

I'd say mission accomplished.

I wear shorts all the time outside of winter. Am I being objectified?

who knows, and frankly who cares.

Recruiting people to be objectified is wrong and something that should have been killed off by now

Recruiting people to be objectified is wrong and something that should have been killed off by now

I think it's probably among the least of the Middle East's problems, when it  comes to women's rights.

[quote=Mayor] Every year we are trying to make a shock, to attract the International Media.... “

.....Moron

He’s pretty honest about his motives  And its worked well.

Quite a success I’d say.

Nice to see people getting all offended for no reason at all. If there was no social media this would have gone completely unnoticed. Everyone involved is happy, what’s the problem? Actually I shouldn’t ask that question as it’ll get half of you in a froth again. #staycalmsnowflake

😉 for what good it’ll do. 🙄

Pretty sure pretty sure the cops on duty in Luss yesterday ( 3 females, 1 male) would have happily swapped their stab vests for shorts.

That would have made for a really odd looking outfit. Would they put their arms through the leg holes?

Not easy but possibly less hot.

I think it’s probably among the least of the Middle East’s problems, when it  comes to women’s rights.

Doesn't make it a good thing though does it.

Nice to see people getting all offended for no reason at all.

Or to spin that around, as usual people fail to see what people are on about.

Everyone involved is happy,

Are they?

All PR is good PR. They've managed to get a thread on STW out of it

Storm in a tea cup.  I used to wear shorts to work. Looked like I was nude under my lab coat. Heck when I worked in a cat3 lab I used to go topless under my protective suit in the summer cause it was so hot. A completed and total over reaction to what amounts to nothing.

Are they?

Well you've got yourself into a little tizzy, so I’ll retract that comment so you don’t running home to cry. 🙄

 so I’ll retract that comment so you don’t running home to cry.

Wow its all a bit special here some days

Nice. Usual handwringers wringing hands, as usual.

They like to get in a froth about happenings in other countries that don't affect them in the slightest.

Am I being objectified?

Only if I'm rubbing my thighs in a Vic & Bob style. Phwoarr!!