CNN: Bikini Clad Baristas

[Baked]

Hot. Could I get some fresh milk w/ my coffee?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Ugly people complaining about hot people showing it off in public again. Oh noes!

If I drove up to one of those places with my kids in the car, I'd be pretty damn pissed. "Terrifying" was probably a poor choice of words, but I can imagine how she felt, knowing that she just exposed her kids to... well, pasties.

I'm not against what they're doing, but there needs to be OBVIOUS warnings when you pull in that you're about to see some major boob.

they do NOT need warnings, you can walk down the street like that if you wanted to and no one could do anything about it,

shelter your kids more

Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. Is this really asking too much?

Before I had kids, I would have agreed with you. Then I became a responsible adult and realized that just because certain rights exist doesn't mean they're RIGHT.

You, read A Nation of Wimps; I have a sneaking suspision that your kids will fall under that category!

If you even HAVE kids right now (which I seriously doubt), I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll be a terrible parent.

Like I said, I thought just like you guys did until I was actually RESPONSIBLE for a child. Changes everything. Judge all you want.

I have a child of my own and neither my wife nor I shelter him from nudity. He sometimes comes into our room when we're changing or showering. It's just not a big deal.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Ugly people complaining about hot people showing it off in public again. Oh noes!

If I drove up to one of those places with my kids in the car, I'd be pretty damn pissed. "Terrifying" was probably a poor choice of words, but I can imagine how she felt, knowing that she just exposed her kids to... well, pasties.

I'm not against what they're doing, but there needs to be OBVIOUS warnings when you pull in that you're about to see some major boob.

they do NOT need warnings, you can walk down the street like that if you wanted to and no one could do anything about it,

shelter your kids more

Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. Is this really asking too much?

Before I had kids, I would have agreed with you. Then I became a responsible adult and realized that just because certain rights exist doesn't mean they're RIGHT.

You, read A Nation of Wimps; I have a sneaking suspision that your kids will fall under that category!

If you even HAVE kids right now (which I seriously doubt), I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll be a terrible parent.

Like I said, I thought just like you guys did until I was actually RESPONSIBLE for a child. Changes everything. Judge all you want.

I have a child of my own and neither my wife nor I shelter him from nudity. He sometimes comes into our room when we're changing or showering. It's just not a big deal.

i have 3, and while i did shelter them a bit from public nudity when they were younger, once they get that sex talk and they are in their teens theres really no point to trying to keep it all from them. i dont give them magazines or take them to tittie clubs, but if theres a naked, crazy woman walking on the freeway and we happen to drive by im not going to scream "COVER YER EYES!!!! AAAAAUGGGHH!!". thats just ridiculous. i dont think im being irresponsible, i think im being realistic. i think your sheltering is a bit unrealistic, personally.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: MrChad
"Seeing a barista in nothing but pasties out in the open on a busy road ... it's just terrifying."

:laugh: Indecent? Crude? Maybe. But "terrifying"?

Maybe if you are trying to raise your kids properly.

wth? raising them "properly" means sheltering them from all the worlds evil? those kids were hardly toddlers. the more you shelter them the more they find out at an older age and feel like they "missed out" on things. i dont take my kids to see R movies or strip clubs or anything, but if they see a girl walking around tempe in a bikini they will tell me, maybe laff about it but thats about it. it doesnt warp their minds or anything. oh, and summertime in tempe is always fun, especially around asu.

I agree with your point, but I must point out that breasts are not "evil." Just because breasts have been hyper-sexualized in American culture does not make them inherently bad; they are life-affirming, a source of nourishment for infants. To view them as "evil" or "terrifying" or any other number of negative adjectives is absurd.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Ugly people complaining about hot people showing it off in public again. Oh noes!

If I drove up to one of those places with my kids in the car, I'd be pretty damn pissed. "Terrifying" was probably a poor choice of words, but I can imagine how she felt, knowing that she just exposed her kids to... well, pasties.

I'm not against what they're doing, but there needs to be OBVIOUS warnings when you pull in that you're about to see some major boob.

they do NOT need warnings, you can walk down the street like that if you wanted to and no one could do anything about it,

shelter your kids more

Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. Is this really asking too much?

Before I had kids, I would have agreed with you. Then I became a responsible adult and realized that just because certain rights exist doesn't mean they're RIGHT.

You, read A Nation of Wimps; I have a sneaking suspision that your kids will fall under that category!

If you even HAVE kids right now (which I seriously doubt), I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll be a terrible parent.

Like I said, I thought just like you guys did until I was actually RESPONSIBLE for a child. Changes everything. Judge all you want.

I have a child of my own and neither my wife nor I shelter him from nudity. He sometimes comes into our room when we're changing or showering. It's just not a big deal.

i have 3, and while i did shelter them a bit from public nudity when they were younger, once they get that sex talk and they are in their teens theres really no point to trying to keep it all from them. i dont give them magazines or take them to tittie clubs, but if theres a naked, crazy woman walking on the freeway and we happen to drive by im not going to scream "COVER YER EYES!!!! AAAAAUGGGHH!!". thats just ridiculous. i dont think im being irresponsible, i think im being realistic. i think your sheltering is a bit unrealistic, personally.

You talking to me?

I'm guessing this post was meant for jbourne

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Ugly people complaining about hot people showing it off in public again. Oh noes!

If I drove up to one of those places with my kids in the car, I'd be pretty damn pissed. "Terrifying" was probably a poor choice of words, but I can imagine how she felt, knowing that she just exposed her kids to... well, pasties.

I'm not against what they're doing, but there needs to be OBVIOUS warnings when you pull in that you're about to see some major boob.

they do NOT need warnings, you can walk down the street like that if you wanted to and no one could do anything about it,

shelter your kids more

Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. Is this really asking too much?

Before I had kids, I would have agreed with you. Then I became a responsible adult and realized that just because certain rights exist doesn't mean they're RIGHT.

You, read A Nation of Wimps; I have a sneaking suspision that your kids will fall under that category!

If you even HAVE kids right now (which I seriously doubt), I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll be a terrible parent.

Like I said, I thought just like you guys did until I was actually RESPONSIBLE for a child. Changes everything. Judge all you want.

I have a child of my own and neither my wife nor I shelter him from nudity. He sometimes comes into our room when we're changing or showering. It's just not a big deal.

Same here. But I'm not ready to take my boy to a strip club, and when we're talking pasties, whether it's a coffee joint or a topless bar, it doesn't matter.

 

[TruePaige]

Wow, some of you that think nudity is bad must have had horrible childhoods.

You know, most parents that don't want their kids to be crazy a-moral hypocrites don't try and hide nature from them. Seriously, National Geographic shows more nudity.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Wow, some of you that think nudity is bad must have had horrible childhoods.

You know, most parents that don't want their kids to be crazy a-moral hypocrites don't try and hide nature from them. Seriously, National Geographic shows more nudity.

Pssst... nipple on page 137!

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Same here. But I'm not ready to take my boy to a strip club, and when we're talking pasties, whether it's a coffee joint or a topless bar, it doesn't matter.

Well, I wouldn't take my son to a strip club either. And yes, the bikini clad baristas does kind of objectify women so it's probably not the best thing for a young impressionable teen to see but it's really no different than any of the crap they see on TV advertising every single day either. I can see that point of view but really, we are bombarded with this constantly through advertisements. Sex sells...it has been this way for as long as people have been buying and selling things.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Ugly people complaining about hot people showing it off in public again. Oh noes!

If I drove up to one of those places with my kids in the car, I'd be pretty damn pissed. "Terrifying" was probably a poor choice of words, but I can imagine how she felt, knowing that she just exposed her kids to... well, pasties.

I'm not against what they're doing, but there needs to be OBVIOUS warnings when you pull in that you're about to see some major boob.

they do NOT need warnings, you can walk down the street like that if you wanted to and no one could do anything about it,

shelter your kids more

Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. Is this really asking too much?

Before I had kids, I would have agreed with you. Then I became a responsible adult and realized that just because certain rights exist doesn't mean they're RIGHT.

You, read A Nation of Wimps; I have a sneaking suspision that your kids will fall under that category!

If you even HAVE kids right now (which I seriously doubt), I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll be a terrible parent.

Like I said, I thought just like you guys did until I was actually RESPONSIBLE for a child. Changes everything. Judge all you want.

I have a child of my own and neither my wife nor I shelter him from nudity. He sometimes comes into our room when we're changing or showering. It's just not a big deal.

i have 3, and while i did shelter them a bit from public nudity when they were younger, once they get that sex talk and they are in their teens theres really no point to trying to keep it all from them. i dont give them magazines or take them to tittie clubs, but if theres a naked, crazy woman walking on the freeway and we happen to drive by im not going to scream "COVER YER EYES!!!! AAAAAUGGGHH!!". thats just ridiculous. i dont think im being irresponsible, i think im being realistic. i think your sheltering is a bit unrealistic, personally.

You talking to me?

I'm guessing this post was meant for jbourne

lol ya, sorry bout that... misclicked that quote thingie.

 

[Jeff7]

Wow, it must be nice to have absolutely nothing better to do than to spend time protesting this sort of thing. Also nice to think that this is the most significant threat or problem in the community. They must live in a different universe, because I think there are far better things to be concerned about.
OMG teh boobies!!!!!!

I don't really care for coffee, and suddenly I feel like having some. Who knows, maybe even with some....*ahem* "fresh" milk? :shocked:

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Same here. But I'm not ready to take my boy to a strip club, and when we're talking pasties, whether it's a coffee joint or a topless bar, it doesn't matter.

Well, I wouldn't take my son to a strip club either. And yes, the bikini clad baristas does kind of objectify women so it's probably not the best thing for a young impressionable teen to see but it's really no different than any of the crap they see on TV advertising every single day either. I can see that point of view but really, we are bombarded with this constantly through advertisements. Sex sells...it has been this way for as long as people have been buying and selling things.

So what about women in aboriginal tribes, or in places where it's simply too darned hot (or poor) to bother with clothing? Is their nudity there corrupting the children from the start? Are the women still objectified? (primitive laws and customs aside, of course)

If the market demands it, someone will provide it.



And reflecting sentiments earlier in the thread - "Terrifying."
Women selling coffee in pasties or bikinis. "Terrifying" is definitely not the first word that comes to mind.

Well, maybe.
"Rosie O'Donnel and Janet Reno in naught but pasties, selling coffee."
NOW, maybe "terrifying" would be appropriate, but certainly not for the stupid reason the woman on the news clip was citing.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: MrChad
"Seeing a barista in nothing but pasties out in the open on a busy road ... it's just terrifying."

:laugh: Indecent? Crude? Maybe. But "terrifying"?

Maybe if you are trying to raise your kids properly.

wth? raising them "properly" means sheltering them from all the worlds evil? those kids were hardly toddlers. the more you shelter them the more they find out at an older age and feel like they "missed out" on things. i dont take my kids to see R movies or strip clubs or anything, but if they see a girl walking around tempe in a bikini they will tell me, maybe laff about it but thats about it. it doesnt warp their minds or anything. oh, and summertime in tempe is always fun, especially around asu.

I agree with your point, but I must point out that breasts are not "evil." Just because breasts have been hyper-sexualized in American culture does not make them inherently bad; they are life-affirming, a source of nourishment for infants. To view them as "evil" or "terrifying" or any other number of negative adjectives is absurd.

ummm i agree with that, i was saying wth about others thinking their kids seeing a wayward breast was terrifying.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Same here. But I'm not ready to take my boy to a strip club, and when we're talking pasties, whether it's a coffee joint or a topless bar, it doesn't matter.

Well, I wouldn't take my son to a strip club either. And yes, the bikini clad baristas does kind of objectify women so it's probably not the best thing for a young impressionable teen to see but it's really no different than any of the crap they see on TV advertising every single day either. I can see that point of view but really, we are bombarded with this constantly through advertisements. Sex sells...it has been this way for as long as people have been buying and selling things.

My 4 and 5 year olds watch Noggin... not many sex ads there .

I guess my question is, where do we draw the line? You draw yours at strip clubs... I draw mine at coffee joints operating like strip clubs.

All I'm asking for - and getting criticized for - is fair warning. If my neighborhood Starbucks is flashing tittie, let me know so I don't walk in with my toddlers. The woman in the video wasn't asking for a ban on the action (IIRC), she just wanted a heads up. What's wrong with that?

But I guess that's "sheltering" my kids from "nature" :roll: .

 

[Steve]

Your neighborhood Starbucks won't be flashing tittie. You'll know damn well before you even decide to go there whether or not a given coffee joint "operates like a strip club" - hint: it won't be called Starbucks.

EDIT: Another thought; if you'd ever 'accidentally' wander into such a coffee joint with your toddlers, despite all the obvious warnings, I have a sneaking suspicion that you'd be a terrible parent.

 

[zeruty]

I live in Tukwila, the picture in this article was taken in tukwila....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16873843/

I wonder if they'll let me take pictures for the atots?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: hanoverphist
wth? raising them "properly" means sheltering them from all the worlds evil? those kids were hardly toddlers. the more you shelter them the more they find out at an older age and feel like they "missed out" on things. i dont take my kids to see R movies or strip clubs or anything, but if they see a girl walking around tempe in a bikini they will tell me, maybe laff about it but thats about it. it doesnt warp their minds or anything. oh, and summertime in tempe is always fun, especially around asu.

I agree with your point, but I must point out that breasts are not "evil." Just because breasts have been hyper-sexualized in American culture does not make them inherently bad; they are life-affirming, a source of nourishment for infants. To view them as "evil" or "terrifying" or any other number of negative adjectives is absurd.

ummm i agree with that, i was saying wth about others thinking their kids seeing a wayward breast was terrifying.

I wasn't sure, since you referred to "sheltering them from all the worlds evil" without any quotes or emphasis to indicate you were being sarcastic in addressing breasts as the world's evil. I figured you were, I just wanted to be clear.

 

[zeruty]

haha the OP video is in bonney lake.... not too far from here, I usually have no reason to go to that city though
nothing to see there... I guess except some bewbies

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: Printer Bandit
there was a girl on the recent big brother season that was a bikini barista. she also could lactate when ever she wanted, which i'm sure came in handy.

That's hot.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: zeruty
I live in Tukwila, the picture in this article was taken in tukwila....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16873843/

I wonder if they'll let me take pictures for the atots?

You'd win.

You'd win the forum if you did that.

 

[zeruty]

I shall do my best. It will probably be Friday though...

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Then I became a responsible adult and realized that just because certain rights exist doesn't mean they're RIGHT.

I'm going to nominate this for the post of the day.

 

[rh71]

aren't these chicks and store owners afraid this will spawn stalkers?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Same here. But I'm not ready to take my boy to a strip club, and when we're talking pasties, whether it's a coffee joint or a topless bar, it doesn't matter.

Well, I wouldn't take my son to a strip club either. And yes, the bikini clad baristas does kind of objectify women so it's probably not the best thing for a young impressionable teen to see but it's really no different than any of the crap they see on TV advertising every single day either. I can see that point of view but really, we are bombarded with this constantly through advertisements. Sex sells...it has been this way for as long as people have been buying and selling things.

My 4 and 5 year olds watch Noggin... not many sex ads there .

I guess my question is, where do we draw the line? You draw yours at strip clubs... I draw mine at coffee joints operating like strip clubs.

All I'm asking for - and getting criticized for - is fair warning. If my neighborhood Starbucks is flashing tittie, let me know so I don't walk in with my toddlers. The woman in the video wasn't asking for a ban on the action (IIRC), she just wanted a heads up. What's wrong with that?

But I guess that's "sheltering" my kids from "nature" :roll: .

Fair enough. I can definitely see that point of view. It just wasn't stated that way to begin with. :beer:

I wouldn't have a problem bringing my son to a topless beach but then again, people don't go to a topless beach to be objectified. I guess I would have a bit of a problem with women out on the street corner in tassles shaking their tits around to get people to buy coffee.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: zeruty
I live in Tukwila, the picture in this article was taken in tukwila....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16873843/

I wonder if they'll let me take pictures for the atots?

From the article:

"I could care less what they wear," he said.

Oh dear.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: rh71
aren't these chicks and store owners afraid this will spawn stalkers?

I'm sure strippers do too, but they also realize that it comes with the job and the territory.