Pictured are James Owen, 20, and Caitlin Graham, 20 See story and video by North News] Hooters was created on April Fool’s Day in 1983 by six men in Florida.
At the time, the bar and restaurant said in its application its style of operation was ‘no different to that of many similar operators throughout the UK’ and that its waitresses ‘dress in a similar fashion to waitresses at other units in the city centre’.
Pictured are pals Melissa, 20, and Rowan, 18 See story and video by North News] A woman who did not wish to be named said: ‘I would not want my daughter working there and I certainly wouldn’t want my sons to go.’.
A handbook given to staff in the early 2000s said: ‘The Hooters concept is based on female sex appeal and the work environment is one in which joking and entertaining conversations are commonplace.’.
Hooters bosses have said the role of the Hooters Girl is about ’empowerment’ and helping them ‘advance in their careers’.
