Hooters Caught Up in A Sexist Uniform Affair
Last week Hooters was under fire over ‘crotch string’ uniform shorts. The restaurant had been blasted by staff on social media over new shorts. And, then, yesterday Hooters PR announced that the skimpy outfit is optional. Details are summarized in bullet points;
- Policy notice shared with the New York Post, reveals that Hooters has made the ultra short shorts mandatory:
"Starting October 4, all Hooters girls should wear the new shorts when working once they arrive to stores. The old shorts should not be worn," the memo reads. - It was said that Hooters management stated that any staff member who doesn’t want to wear underwear-like trunks is welcome to resign.
- Soon after its servers took to social media to share their disdain for the new underwear shorts. Most of the shared videos went viral.
- Due to public backlash Hooters reversed their mandatory new uniform rule.
- A statement from the company said:
“As we continue to listen and update the image of the Hooters Girls, we are clarifying that they have the option to choose from traditional uniforms or the new ones.”