Is Hooters kid friendly?

Umeboshi

Well I'm not ever taking my kid outside ever again...the potential to come across a rude person is just too much.

There is the potential for them to see that kind of treatment in any public place, but the odds are higher in a place that many people go to just to objectify women.

zoodalia

If you want your kid to learn to think of women as objects, sure. o.O

The women chose to work there and seem to be coping with their job, I think most of them are just having fun

There's nothing wrong with working there or going there, but with society the way it is I think taking kids there might be sending the wrong message. *Shrug*
I'd pretty much delay taking them there until they're old enough to have explained to them that while the women there are free in their self-expression and showing their bodies, they aren't sex objects and should still be treated with respect.

I think if they're too young to have that explained to them then they're probably too young to give a **** about how the women are dressed. Not many 4 year olds who dont think that "girls are yucky".

Kids are smart, they can learn a lot from the people around them and the way they treat women. So if there are people there who are being disrespectful of the women that can be problematic and the kid might learn those behaviors. I'm not saying it's a horrible thing to take kids there, just that one needs to be mindful of the potential things they might be exposed to.

Well I'm not ever taking my kid outside ever again...the potential to come across a rude person is just too much.

Actually, children are highly sensitive to social influence at this age. Values are learnt very early on.

Umeboshi

I don't think there's anything wrong with kids seeing women scantily-clad, per se, but the fact that the business is actually centered on the objectification of women is concerning and I wouldn't want my children seeing that. I mean, I wouldn't want my daughter to learn so bluntly, and at an early age, that her body is a commodity. Society already does a bad enough of a job forcing girls to feel that way, as it is.

This.

jiggy_gibby

When I go, it's with adults and we have a good time on a Sunday afternoon at the "Church of the Orange Buttocks". My 85 year old grandmother loves it - chicken wings and beer.... but I have not and would not take my 13 year old daughter.

JamCase

For starters, Hooters is a family restaurant. I've seen families with children there. I went there with my brother and nephew once. Being that I work in a school, parents let their daughters dress worse to go to school than the waitresses.

Dave198lbs

For starters, Hooters is a family restaurant. I've seen families with children there. I went there with my brother and nephew once. Being that I work in a school, parents let their daughters dress worse to go to school than the waitresses.

oh come on people....Hooters isnt a place for children and we all know it. There is nothing wrong with Hooters for adults but it aint for kids. I dont go there anymore, mainly because the food isnt really something I desire anymore....if I want to get high calorie chicken, I go to Popeye's and get the spicy fried...yum...but there isnt much sense in exposing children to that atmosphere. Sure, the kids will see stuff at the beach and all that argument, but why force the issue around drinking and push up bras.

AllTehBeers

Kids are smart, they can learn a lot from the people around them and the way they treat women. So if there are people there who are being disrespectful of the women that can be problematic and the kid might learn those behaviors. I'm not saying it's a horrible thing to take kids there, just that one needs to be mindful of the potential things they might be exposed to.

Lol! People disrespecting waitresses? You don't need to go to hooters for that, I guess I should never take my kids to a restaurant.

bathsheba_c

I was at a Hooters in the middle of hickville, nowhere the other day. Two of the waitresses were very pregnant.

I took a pregnant woman to eat at Hooters! Their pickle chips are amazing . . . .

In any event, both times I went, it was mostly middle-aged women eating there.

bathsheba_c

Well I'm not ever taking my kid outside ever again...the potential to come across a rude person is just too much.

There is the potential for them to see that kind of treatment in any public place, but the odds are higher in a place that many people go to just to objectify women.

1. Most of their customer base, so far as I can tell, it middle-aged women.
2. Hooters actually makes a point of providing assistance for their waitresses to be able to afford college.

LorinaLynn

Depends on the age of the children. My nephews loved it when they were 13. :happy:

DieVixen

I have taken them.

doorki

Didn't read the whole thread but Hooters is harmless as far as dress goes. It is a family restaurant with crappy food where the women wear big orange shorts over leggings and a t-shirt with a high neck lol. You will see more skin at any female sporting event.

Sp1nGoddess

My son's been there.. I have not.. I really don't think it's a big deal.

Arthemise1

I wouldn't be caught dead there.

Exactly. I won't give my money to a place that puts women on display.

calvert6183

I dated two Hooters girls, one became a doctor and the other needs to see a doctor. There is nothing wrong with Hooters, great wings. I would be more worried about the crap on tv.

meljr2

I dated two Hooters girls, one became a doctor and the other needs to see a doctor. There is nothing wrong with Hooters, great wings. I would be more worried about the crap on tv.

I would be willing to guess that the majority of people that are offended by Hooters have never been in one and talked to the waitresses to really find out about it. They just see the orange shorts and tank top and immediately believe that Hooters is a bad place and objectifying women. Most of the Hooters Girls are there because they are going to school, and need money...how awful.

Are there men that go into Hooters that don't have respect for women...yes, but that isn't the result of Hooters, they're just idiots. Those are the same men that would go into Olive Garden and not have respect for the waitress. It isn't about the location, it is about the individual.

There is more objectifying of women on tv and in magazines...using them to sell everything from toothpaste to website domains. The problem isn't Hooters.

Hooters is fine for kids...not every day (mostly because there are probably more healthy things you can feed kids), but to go in occasionally isn't going to go in and turn them into anything that they would not have become as a result of parenting anyway. The waitresses make a big fuss about the kids and make them feel special. They have coloring, balloons and hula hoops to play with. It is fine for an occasional night out.

Elizabeth_C34

I dated two Hooters girls, one became a doctor and the other needs to see a doctor. There is nothing wrong with Hooters, great wings. I would be more worried about the crap on tv.

One of my best friends from high school is a Hooters girl, and she's doing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

doorki

I wouldn't be caught dead there.

Exactly. I won't give my money to a place that puts women on display.

So...you don't support:

Professional Sports.
Victoria's Secret
Any fitness/exercise magazines
The film industry
Fashion industry
Nike

JoolieW68

I wouldn't be caught dead there.

Exactly. I won't give my money to a place that puts women on display.

So...you don't support:

Professional Sports.
Victoria's Secret
Any fitness/exercise magazines
The film industry
Fashion industry
Nike

Love it. The US makes such a huge deal about nudity and sexuality, to the point of making it dirty and nasty. We were all born naked, afterall. Granted I would not want someone pushing porn at me, or would not want to witness people having sex in a public place, but the naked body and sex are both natural.

meljane1992

No way have respect for your childrens rights really as if they would want to go into a Football bar and see girls half naked- thats what its classified as..
I have a few friends that work at hooters and i still havnt gone in there its a filthly place for girls who are desperate for attention and are in need for a quick job that requires no qualifications what so ever hahaha.

shellebelle87

Some of you are so uptight! Granted, I live in Australia and I know we have a few Hooters lying around but I havnt been to them, but from what I have read, the girls are covered up and they arent objectified, so whats the big deal?

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macpatti

Some of you are so uptight! Granted, I live in Australia and I know we have a few Hooters lying around but I havnt been to them, but from what I have read, the girls are covered up and they arent objectified, so whats the big deal?

You haven't been to one, so you don't know. The girls are not fully covered up, they certainly are made objects of attention, and there is an atmosphere that I do not find condusive to raising children. As another poster stated, there are groups of people watching sporting events, cussing, drinking, lots of flirting going on, etc. Nothing wrong with that for adults, but I certainly wouldn't consider that a positive family outing.

HelloSweetie4

Kids will see way worse at the beach than they would at hooters. and the waitresses are usually really good with them. We've taken a couple of my nephews there for their birthdays because they love the attention the waitresses give them.
The girls are not dressed any worse than you would see a girl walking down the street. tank top and shorts with sneakers and high socks. It's definately nothing like what it used to be when I was a kid (and my dad would take be there once in a while. I turned out just fine)
And the food is really good, some of the best buffalo wings I've ever had. and they have a great kids menu. It's not the pornographic taboo that many of you seem to think.

P.S. as some others said, it's not a bunch of skanky girls. It's waitresses (usually working through school) that are fit, so they work there for better tips. Any disrespect towards them is not tolerated. I have seen men get thrown out because they going in thinking its a strip club. Its a regular resturant, the uniforms are just different.

macpatti

Kids will see way worse at the beach than they would at hooters.

Not sure about your beach outings, but mine don't consist of women walking over to our table to chat with us.

The girls are not dressed any worse than you would see a girl walking down the street.

It's not often that I've seen someone dressed in something similar to Hooters' attire just walking dow the street.

_snw_

i take my kids there on the days i don't take them to the bar. or the strip club.

T_R_A_V

Im sure your kids have seen worse on tv

And if you think they havent, you are sadly mistaken

76tech

I don't think Hooters is adult friendly either, their food is really bad for you.

BAMFMeredith

I take my 5 year old son there with me, and he flirts with the waitresses. It's kinda hilarious. The outfits are more modest than what girls wear at the pool or beach, and let me tell you, my son will flirt with girls there too! Just yesterday we were out at the pool and any girl who walked by us, he would say hi and bat his eyelashes...he's ridiculous.

The tank tops aren't super low cut, they have on thick tights under those orange shorts, with tube socks and white sneakers. I had a couple girlfriends in college who worked there to help pay for school. That's pretty much what most of the girls who work there are doing. I've seen girls walking down the street wearing less than what Hooters girls do. I don't really see what the big deal is, it's not a strip club. It's a fun atmosphere, we can watch some sports, eat some fried pickles (OMG best things on earth) and have a good time.

People really need to lighten up.

w_i_n_d_y

The wings at Buffalo Wild Wings are sooooo much better, plus at BBW they don't have feathers in their wings.