An Arizona restaurant called The Heart Attack Grill is under fire (no pun intended… maybe…) for dressing its waitresses in sexy nurse costumes. The Center for Nursing Advocacy has been trying to get them to stop by petitioning the Arizona State Attorney General and so on.
“Nurses are the most sexually fantasized-about profession,” said Sandy Summers, executive director of the Center for Nursing Advocacy, based in Baltimore. “We’re asking people, if they’re going to have these fantasies, please don’t make it so public. Move these sexual fantasies to other professions.”
Firstly, I’d argue that French maids are far more sexually fantasized about. Secondly, I think it’s hysterically hypocritical of Sandy Summers (who is not a porn star) to urge people to fantasize about other professions. Why is that okay?
There are some other great parts of the article, too.
The most serious complaint Basso has faced was made to the Arizona attorney general’s office by the state Board of Nursing. In September, the attorney general’s office wrote Basso a letter informing him that he is illegally using the word “nurse” at his restaurant and on his Web site. Citing Arizona Statute A.R.S. 32-1636, the attorney general said only someone who has a valid nursing license can use the title “nurse.”
Basso refused to remove “nurse” from his Web site but inserted an asterisk next to every nurse reference and included the following disclaimer:
“The use of the word `nurse’ above is only intended as a parody. None of the women pictured on our Web site actually have any medical training, nor do they attempt to provide any real medical services. It should be made clear that the Heart Attack Grill and its employees do NOT offer any therapeutic treatments (aside from laughter) whatsoever.”
The attorney general’s office sent a follow-up letter on Nov. 22 saying the Web site cleared up the issue, and it was resolved.
Basso said the complaints have been good for business, “all they’ve done is ensure there’s going to be a gajillion of these all over the country.”
Indeed. I know that if I’m ever in Arizona, I’ll be there… “Come for the uniforms, stay for the food!”
Heh… I just said “Come” with reference to the uniforms.
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