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GRID GIRL BAN (Opposition to the ban (Loss of jobs (Women's wages…
GRID GIRL BAN
Public reaction
Opposition from:
Dutch and German dart fans
60% of surveyed F1 fans
Dart champion
Grid girls
Walk-on girls
Support from:
Women's Sports Trust
Director of Communication at Formula 1
Opposition to the ban
Women's rights taken away
Loss of jobs
Women's wages deprived
The ban is imposed as an effort to be politically correct
Introduction
Grid girls
Women appearing on a racetrack's grid.
Walk-on girls
Women accompanying athletes to the stage
The ban
Starting from 2018, Formula 1 will stop using grid girls
Author's opinion
Women aware of being objectified
Continue for financial reasons
Hope the ban makes sports industry more inclusive
The ban is a necessary step towards equality
Support for the ban
No intergral purpose
Incompatible with current social norms
Effects the grid girl tradition have on women
Benefits
Self-empowerment and sex positivity
Freedom to put themselves in front of the male gaze
Detriments
Objectify women to increase men's pleasure
Reinforce the passive stereotype of the passive woman