Thursday, February 1, 2018

F1 Grid Girls



Harley
Summary:
This F1 article explains how Formula 1 races will no longer feature grid girls. The grid girls are the girls that wear small outfits and celebrate with the racers after they win. Formula 1 wanted to “get with the times” and stop selling their sport to men by using girls wearing small outfits. Several women’s rights movement groups saluted Formula 1 for making the change to the sport. As an experiment, Formula 1 tried using grid guys wearing short jeans to see the reaction. The experiment was obviously not enjoyed by the mass majority of the fan support of the sport.

In their shoes:
            Putting myself in the shoes of the Formula 1 owners, I can see where they’re coming from with the pressures of the women’s rights groups and also getting current with the times. I don’t agree with this decision because the decision to work that profession was up to the grid girls themselves. They are adult females and they can make their own choices when it comes to making a living. I feel that feminist groups put too much pressure to bend and abide by their ways and their ways only. Putting myself in the shoes of the grid girls, I would be upset of losing my job.

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F1 Grid Girls

Harley Summary: This F1 article explains how Formula 1 races will no longer feature grid girls. The grid girls are the girls that we...