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XemaSab

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37. I went to a car show a few years ago

Reply to Zalatix (Reply #16)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:13 PM

Jan 2012

and there were no "booth babes."

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CES 'Booth Babes': Women In Tech Oppose Using Models At Technology Trade Show [View all] redqueen Jan 2012 OP

I understand that "sex sells", but the buyers, increasingly, are WOMEN. PassingFair Jan 2012 #1

dirty little marketing secret for you SixthSense Jan 2012 #2

Women do NOT respond well to "booth babes". n/t PassingFair Jan 2012 #11

well no not that SixthSense Jan 2012 #13

If we are buying cosmetic products, then yes, we like to think we will look... PassingFair Jan 2012 #15

it works for non gender specific products SixthSense Jan 2012 #20

It also draws traffic to huffpo and bbc unc70 Jan 2012 #70

"Well Groomed" isn't the same as "Sexpot" obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #59

Tech is still vastly overwhelmingly male-dominated jeff47 Jan 2012 #3

oddy there is a high percentage of transwomen who are tech workers... Evasporque Jan 2012 #17

Until recently, women outnumbered men in our tech team justiceischeap Jan 2012 #21

+1 Matariki Jan 2012 #86

I don't understand that sex sells. I think it's bull****. redqueen Jan 2012 #5

There's a bullet missing from your list jeff47 Jan 2012 #8

True, and there was one man in that video that didn't like it either treestar Jan 2012 #28

That's exactly what I was thinking obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #60

Not to mention, it tells me that their tech is junk if they need skin to sell them arcane1 Jan 2012 #4

It appeals to insecurities and wishful thinking. redqueen Jan 2012 #6

Well said arcane1 Jan 2012 #9

See my post above unc70 Jan 2012 #72

See post 71. redqueen Jan 2012 #73

That is not what I said in my other post unc70 Jan 2012 #80

that was my point. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #35

Using Booth Babes at a Tech Show Is Distateful and Rude Yavin4 Jan 2012 #7

Is it any better at a car show? redqueen Jan 2012 #10

You do not want to visit a car show. Seriously. Zalatix Jan 2012 #16

Notice how there are no "babes" draping themselves over the cars at the actual dealership? PassingFair Jan 2012 #19

Hmmm... one has to wonder if they'd do it if they could get away with it... Zalatix Jan 2012 #27

Especially if the dealership owners could sexually harass them. PassingFair Jan 2012 #31

Coming soon to America if we elect one of those GOPigs Zalatix Jan 2012 #44

I went to a car show a few years ago XemaSab Jan 2012 #37

I used to go to car shows. redqueen Jan 2012 #74

Trade shows do this too Major Nikon Jan 2012 #56

Yes, it is that same mentality. redqueen Jan 2012 #75

It sends the wrong message about the business' stereotype of their customers too. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #12

And just as with network news... redqueen Jan 2012 #14

I don't think it's so much that they think sexy women will sell the product justiceischeap Jan 2012 #24

OMG that's hysterical! Matariki Jan 2012 #87

They're not marketing to customers at CES jeff47 Jan 2012 #45

Let's contact those women and tell them they are victims, they aren't smart enough to make choices The Straight Story Jan 2012 #18

Booth babes piss me off because of the apparent stereotype the vendor holds of me. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #22

All of those Booth Babes must have been molested .... oldhippie Jan 2012 #23

1 in 3 women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime justiceischeap Jan 2012 #29

except, that widely qouted 'statistic' is well-known to be bogus. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #33

Okay, here ya go. I've been sexually assaulted and I don't appreciate you or oldhippie justiceischeap Jan 2012 #36

1) I think you're confusing me with the previous poster. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #38

Then by all means, prove me wrong with a statistic that isn't bogus justiceischeap Jan 2012 #39

rape and sexual assault should be taken very seriously. No question. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #41

I think the issue with that (drunken sex) justiceischeap Jan 2012 #43

Agree. If someone says no, or can't consent, obviously it's rape. My problem with some of the Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #53

So, shall I consult with you in advance before I make any comment ....... oldhippie Jan 2012 #40

No, you don't have to consult me but you don't have to be a jerk either justiceischeap Jan 2012 #42

Wow, aren't you a nice person filled with empathy obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #61

No, I am not a nice person filled with empathy .... oldhippie Jan 2012 #67

I imagine that with merely a small dash of both ... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #64

What a disgusting post. Matariki Jan 2012 #88

So many people missed the point .... oldhippie Jan 2012 #89

No one said they are victims treestar Jan 2012 #30

We may also discuss and re-examine... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #62

Being on the professional female side -- no, booth bunnies do not work for me mainer Jan 2012 #25

It's okay; fembots will soon be taking all of those jobs anyway. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2012 #26

At least they can't be outsourced! treestar Jan 2012 #32

it strikes me -and my wife, one of the tech professionals in question- as goofy Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #34

Yeah, but sometimes it's fun to ask them a tech question and watch 'em flounder. n/t gkhouston Jan 2012 #46

As a regular attendee of tech conferences... brooklynite Jan 2012 #47

a civilized society should REJECT marketing through female eye candy. alp227 Jan 2012 #48

Or maybe they have thought about it Major Nikon Jan 2012 #50

Exactly. redqueen Jan 2012 #58

Here's one of my favorites: DutchLiberal Jan 2012 #76

interesting... CES and AVN Adult Entertainment Expo were held concurrently at Sands until this year eShirl Jan 2012 #49

(it's a porn expo) eShirl Jan 2012 #52

I've been to CES and other large trade shows AnnieBW Jan 2012 #51

What if they also used male models in some of those booths for the lady techies to Cleita Jan 2012 #54

Fair is fair. Plus, there are lots of GLBT techies. They should have both genders, or neither. nt Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #57

when i am spending my money on something, i do not want an empty head seabeyond Jan 2012 #65

It's getting more and more popular to objectify men's bodies... redqueen Jan 2012 #77

So you're trying to protest these women out of a job? woolldog Jan 2012 #55

Ugh, using HUMAN BEINGS as ad props is disgusting. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #63

Booth babe speaking up lapislzi Jan 2012 #66

this thread, your post, takes me back. i worked for a major corporation seabeyond Jan 2012 #68

Well you like your job, redqueen Jan 2012 #69

We're an unusual company lapislzi Jan 2012 #81

I don't think you qualify as a booth babe mainer Jan 2012 #79

Ah. Understand the difference. lapislzi Jan 2012 #82

At CES, my hubby remembered the booth babes but not their products mainer Jan 2012 #71

Exactly. Attention does not translate to sales. redqueen Jan 2012 #78

I don't have a problem with it Canuckistanian Jan 2012 #83

LMFAO redqueen Jan 2012 #84

"Using women as decorations" Matariki Jan 2012 #85