What are they selling?
As our society becomes more sexualized, don’t be surprised if you see the following coming to a store near you:
AUGUSTA, Maine - In this town, window shopping is attracting a lot more guys than usual. A lingerie store called Spellbound is grabbing attention with live models in the window. Some people have complained, but police say there is nothing illegal about the lingerie models.
“It’s tainting the wholesome businesses down here,” said Carrie Rossignol, co-owner of Video Game Exchange. “I think it’s selfish, and I think it’s morally reprehensible.”
Another downtown merchant likes the idea, saying the models are attracting more potential customers to the area.
“It’s like a New York thing. It’s urban. It’s edgy,” said Stacy Gervais, owner of Stacy’s Hallmark Store and a founder of a downtown merchants group. “We need a shtick — something that we do that attracts people and gets us remembered.”
Spellbound owner Felicia Stockford said she has had no trouble finding staffers. She said the young women enjoy strutting their stuff in the shop window.
As if this somehow makes it right?
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Comments from MInTheGap
Leticia said,
Wrote on November 28, 2005 @ 8:59 pm
Nope, it does not make it right. Good grief, what’s next? All nude all the time models?
What a world, sigh….