Sexist?

[azurely]

Or am I over thinking?

This was the sign up at a restaurant where H and I ate last night.

[azurely]

Dang. The picture didn't attach. Stand by.

[azurely]

Here's the sign.

[joenali]

Counter girl has a better ring to it than counter people. It just sounds a little old fashioned but I don't think it's sexist.

[joenali]

Jul 10, 2013 19:59:56 GMT -5 kooshball said:

They should use gender neutral language unless they are really only hiring females because of what the job requires ie topless coffee?

Did you hear about all of the laws in Washington state are being rewritten to make them gender neutral?

[azurely]

Lol it's an Italian restaurant, where you order at the counter. I suppose they are a little old fashioned. I wish I knew a teenage boy who I could convince to apply

[MWOS]

skirts provided?

[joenali]

Jul 10, 2013 20:04:46 GMT -5 MWOS said:

skirts provided?

I think that says shirts.

[Deleted]

sure, it's sexist.

it's one of the little things that get a shrug and an eyeroll from me, in this unfortunate era of far bigger sexim fish to fry.

[bornbaker]

No? I don't see anything wrong with it - I'm guessing they person who made the sign did not intend for it to appear sexist to anyone.

[RoxMonster]

Eh, I don't get too worked up about this.

I've seen restaurants around here put ads out for "waitresses." That would probably be the same thing, because the masculine form of it is waiter. I'm specifically thinking of an Italian restaurant in my hometown where literally every server is a female and they wear an old-fashioned looking dress and tights. I really never thought about it as sexist (though it probably is) and it hasn't ever bothered me.

All I would think about is how uncomfortable their uniforms looked.

[emsumm]

Bugs me.