End Of Grid Girls......

[Bazile]

....In Formula 1


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/42890261

"While the practice of employing grid girls has been a staple of Formula 1 grands prix for decades, we feel this custom does not resonate with our brand values and clearly is at odds with modern day societal norms," Bratches added.

Do you agree or not , with the move ?

Should the ban be extended to other Motor Sports formulas ?

[Purist]

As an F1 fan for many years they have never really bothered me, part of the glitz, however I felt in more recent times they seem a bit redundant, in particular at the end of the race here the driver makes his way to the podium and has to navigate about 30 of them lining the steps. At the build up the grid is now full of A-Z listers/VIPs/celebs milling around waiting to be interviewed/noticed and these girls in my opinion are barely noticeable anymore.

[youngmafbog]

JTH, are you going to answer my question to you?

JTH, do you not think it should be the choice of the girls/women doing it though? Why shuld these 'feminists' put people out of work (work they themselves could not get of course).

[jackthehat]

///"This is not a matter of feminists versus models, which seems to be the way many people want to portray this story.

"These changes are taking place because global businesses are making a considered choice about how women should be valued and portrayed in their sports in 2018. They deserve significant credit for doing so."///

But blame the feminist harridans in any case.....

[anotheoldgit]

What next will these trout face feminists wish to see, the removal of all paintings and sculptures of the female form from all art galleries?

[Islay]

Strange really there are some getting in a real tizz another thread about Kim K and how she is influencing teenage girls and is trashy blah blah blah - but appear to be happy to let these young ladies walk around a race track wearing very little!
Double standards anyone?

[Islay]

//What next will these trout face feminists wish to see, the removal of all paintings and sculptures of the female form from all art galleries?//

No AOG just the removal of all the fossils left over from the Jurassic Age ;-)

[youngmafbog]

I'll take that as a no then JTH, you wont answer you question.

Spath, no I know they dont but many girls use events like this to further their career. Photo's can be put into a portfolio, they network, some even find partners.

The annoying thing here is that these Middle class 'professionals' think they can take work and avenues away from the 'common' pretty girls. That CANNOT be right.

[jackthehat]

//What next will these trout face feminists wish to see, the removal of all paintings and sculptures of the female form from all art galleries? //

LoL. Nice to you see keeping things in proportion....as per usual.

[youngmafbog]

Islay, I will ask you the same quesiton:

Do you not think it should be the choice of the girls/women doing it though? Why should these 'feminists' put people out of work (work they themselves could not get of course)?

[Mamyalynne]

Kim K's trout pout stops her falling backwards.

[jackthehat]

I *have* answered you, YMB.

The (insert your own derogatory term) aren't stopping these girls. The world is moving on and they are seen as surplus to requirements even by the governing bodies of sports.

I am sure there are plenty of other careers that these girls can make for themselves.

Why...,,,.I am prepared to believe that some of them will even be as highly intelligent as they are beautiful!

[ToraToraTora]

what about getting some grid TGs?

[Purist]

Formula one is under new ownership, perhaps the powers that be took the opportunity to cut some costs, no industry is infallible to cuts, in terms of earnings as F1 goes to a different country per race they only earn a weekends salary per year, not really worth crying about.

[jno]

///the removal of all paintings and sculptures of the female form from all art galleries?///

Well, this one's gorn...

https://tinyurl.com/ycfpjaqc

Seems to be the trout faced gallery directors who've done it, though, not a harridan in sight.

[anneasquith]

I don't really have an issue with this decision in truth it is a bit outdated. But if women are happy and being paid appropriately and with free will to " do" this type of work that is their decision .

[woofgang]

I think as with every other job, its the choice of the employer....given that F1 is a business like every other business they may well have looked at the bottom line and said well that's something we can cut, it adds no value and we may well get some brownie points for doing it. Me? I don't care either way....but well....its all a bit 1960's isn't it?

[youngmafbog]

So JTH, you believe these girls should get another career?

//The (insert your own derogatory term) aren't stopping these girls. //

Yes they are, they are putting pressure to get the jobs stopped.