It's official - no Top Totty in Parliament

[Theseus]

I disagree that women are disadvantaged etc...in my experience women have an equal crack of the chances in this world and actually in many cases more so than guys...seems to me thats a weakness of guys who allow themselves to be exploited by attractive women...anyway...thats a personal opinion. If we are going to ban a beer like this maybe we should also ban all the blatently sexist ads with 'hot hulks' being pertrayed as sex objects for women?? Diet pepsi window cleaner...or the levi laundrette ad....or a few of those 'fragrence for men' ads...etc??

Peronally I have no issue with any of it...I dont compare myself to any of those male sex object ads...and women should not do so for an ad like this beer thing. Like it or not attractive members of the opposite sex sell...its human nature ..our eyes are drawn to a fit body etc...well mine are anyway.

Sometimes I wonder if people are just to hung up on sex...feel insecure about their own bodies etc...lighten up...shape up...become top totty...become super hunk ..if it bothers you so much.

Besides ..if a guy is so dumb as to buy a beer jus tbecause it is called top totty..who is being taken advantage of?

(Putting on my tin hat and body armour)

... or even the ads that deliberately demean men like that one for a cold remedy that has 2 women talking in the street, obviously surffering, about the poor man who is laid up as he has a bit of a cold ... or others that portray men as hopeless around the house or shopping, etc ...

 

[ASC1951]

I disagree that women are disadvantaged etc...in my experience women have an equal crack of the chances in this world and actually in many cases more so than guys...

Ooof, you'll be needing the body armour!

There are loads of areas where women are disadvantaged (leaving aside the cretinous inequalities in most of the world's religions).
Just to give one example, they are hugely under-represented at senior level in our companies and financial institutions. And that makes a practical difference, because in general women have a different attitude to risk.

If I may get onto the soapbox that CoffeeJo has just vacated, the biggest leap forward we could produce in the developing world would be to guarantee education to 16 for any girl who wanted it.

 

[User169]

The particular beer aside I think there should be issue made that there is a bar 'at work' for the people who run the country.

If any other important industry or business, that affects the majority of the population, were to have it's employees partaking of alcohol while engaged in important work there would be concerns raised.

If I were to have an alcoholic drink while at work, or during a break I would be sacked.

The Belgians have the right idea; when parliament is in session, it’s free beer at the bar for reporters.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

If I may get onto the soapbox that CoffeeJo has just vacated, the biggest leap forward we could produce in the developing world would be to guarantee education to 16 for any girl who wanted it.

Good plan..I agree...isnt that the case here in the uk already though?

... or even the ads that deliberately demean men like that one for a cold remedy that has 2 women talking in the street, obviously surffering, about the poor man who is laid up as he has a bit of a cold ... or others that portray men as hopeless around the house or shopping, etc ...

Hmm..I have to wonder if the advertizing director in control might have been a woman ??

 

[ASC1951]

Good plan..I agree...isnt that the case here in the uk already though?

Indeedy.

I'm not as as pessimistic as you. I wouldn't include the UK in 'developing world', even if we have just been overtaken by Brazil.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Not being pessimistic mate...just trying to point out that up until your post I was limiting my thoughts to the uk...the developing world wasnt in my head .

...erm..isnt it time somebody raised the issue of the arab world and how that affects the whole 'women in power scenario'? ...personally i think I'd rather be a woman here in the uk...where do i sign for the op?

 

[Crackle]

Not being pessimistic mate...just trying to point out that up until your post I was limiting my thoughts to the uk...the developing world wasnt in my head .

...erm..isnt it time somebody raised the issue of the arab world and how that affects the whole 'women in power scenario'? ...personally i think I'd rather be a woman here in the uk...where do i sign for the op?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-addict-slept-1-000-men-used-MAN-herself.html
I thought you had

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Strange..I dont recall sleeping with you?

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Arnt mp's elected? Dont women have the same chance to stand for election as men? Dont all eligable adults over 18 have the vote? arn't women eligable?

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Quite right to

 

[alecstilleyedye]

They're selected before they're elected.

like elizabeth truss, who i recall was 'parachuted in' to her constituency at the risk of causing umbrage within the local conservative association. easy on the eye too

 

[skudupnorth]

Maybe they should get off their arses and sort the mess that is our country out instead of moaning about beer ! We are lucky to have a kettle and microwave to heat our food,no bloody bar to drink at our cost no doupt !!