The 2 things that's pissing me off about this Lizzie is:-
Firstly, the portrayal that these woman are young and vulnerable. I used to work for a company that provided support services to Formula One and Moto GP and so got to know a few of the promo girls. This sort of work is a kind of 'circuit' and many of the girls go from job to next and are constantly networking for the next job. In many cases they get very well paid and looked after and as one said to me
" I won't look like this forever " They trade on their looks and personality and believe me the majority can look after themselves! My younger randier self found that out a few times!
I'm not saying it's OK for men to cop a feel of these girls just that the majority would have gone into that event with open eyes.
Secondly, the media are trying to tell us that
ALL of the men were behaving badly, which I'm sure is complete nonsense. The Guardian has even published a list of well known men that attended FFS, which has to be walking a fine legal line? One account in the BBC said that some of the women were seen going up in the lifts with
the men, not some men,
the men! For sure when you mix a bunch of guys, alcohol and beautiful young women, one or two will get a bit over excited and I'm equally sure that a few of the girls got a bit over excited in the company of wealthy powerful men!
It happens, it's human nature....
People are very quick to jump on the outrage bus today, often without knowing the true facts of a story and I fear for the direction that society is going, as we seem to be heading for a new age of the puritans.