Campaigners have criticised plans to open a Hooters in Greater Manchester - branding the restaurant “sexist, misogynistic and degrading”. The US chain, famous for employing scantily-clad waitresses, has applied to open a branch in Salford Quays.
Womanchester, a women’s rights organisation from Manchester and Salford, believe approving this restaurant would be in direct opposition to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s commitment to end sexist harassment and abuse.
“Hooters is a sexist restaurant, which uses the objectification of women as its selling point, from its name, to the uniform, to the way it treats the female staff,” a Womanchester spokeswoman said. “It is an outdated brand, viewing women as objects to sell food and drink is no longer acceptable in 2022.
