ASUS' 'Rear' Tweet Puts Sexism Front And Center

[TalkingDog]

8. so much pearl clutching....

She is not a "sales lady". She isn't selling a damned thing. She's "showing" a product. Her intellect has nothing to do with why she is in that booth. She was hired as "eye candy" because the prototypical pocket protector geek does not do well with the general public as they tend to look like they haven't showered in a week and their social skills can be negligible.

If she were there to give a presentation on the cutting edge technology that she had a hand in creating and this happened, this I'd be pissed right along with you. But she is not. She's there to be pretty and shiny and attractive.

Ignoring a person's intellect to focus on their looks or sexualized attributes is a very real issue. But if this woman didn't realize that's why she was hired, she probably needs to find another job.