Bit of a Follow-up
Regarding the Heart Attack Grill's dealings with real life nurses, I thought it would be cool if we all used the Nursing Advocacy letter writing campaign form to respond to how you feel about the ridiculousness of it all. I did.
"Dear "Dr. Basso":
I think what you are doing is hilarious and a great service to the community and I think you should ignore the scare-tactics of those who are afraid morons might mistake your servers for real nurses.
I also think that the idea that you contribute to a stereotype that's been around since WWI concerning nurses is ridiculous. Banishing the "hot nurse" outfit will do no more to alleviate that cliche than banning female teachers would stop the "hot for teacher" cliche.
Thank you for considering my concerns."
ps. according to studies, the other stereotype that's just as common as the "hypersexualized" nurse cliche is the fireman stereotype. You don't hear any bitching and moaning about that though, do you? Noooo....they've got friggin calendars! And no one's trying to ban male strippers from 'exploiting' firefighters. In fact, no one says male strippers are exploited at all.
This is part of the "thought processes":
"It seems to us that the naughty nurse image has little to do with a belief that real nurses are hot but serious professionals, and much to do with a desire to have anonymous sex with models dressed in lingerie-like "nurse" uniforms. It's diverting for some men, apparently, to think that the little handmaiden job of nursing is populated by disposable bimbos, which may also help such men handle the notion that female nurses actually have some power over them in clinical settings. But the disposable bimbo is not an image that appeals to most career seekers, particularly men, which is a key reason the profession remains over 90% female--never a prescription for power and respect."
And how does THAT affect their job? They just BS'd their way out of their own argument.
"...which may also help such men handle the notion that female nurses actually have some power over them in clinical settings."
If anything, I would say that 99% of people, men included, are grateful for a nurse's help, not worried about "losing power". I would also propose that the shortage of nurses is due to the fact that no one wants to wipe someone else's butt.
"Dear "Dr. Basso":
I think what you are doing is hilarious and a great service to the community and I think you should ignore the scare-tactics of those who are afraid morons might mistake your servers for real nurses.
I also think that the idea that you contribute to a stereotype that's been around since WWI concerning nurses is ridiculous. Banishing the "hot nurse" outfit will do no more to alleviate that cliche than banning female teachers would stop the "hot for teacher" cliche.
Thank you for considering my concerns."
ps. according to studies, the other stereotype that's just as common as the "hypersexualized" nurse cliche is the fireman stereotype. You don't hear any bitching and moaning about that though, do you? Noooo....they've got friggin calendars! And no one's trying to ban male strippers from 'exploiting' firefighters. In fact, no one says male strippers are exploited at all.
This is part of the "thought processes":
"It seems to us that the naughty nurse image has little to do with a belief that real nurses are hot but serious professionals, and much to do with a desire to have anonymous sex with models dressed in lingerie-like "nurse" uniforms. It's diverting for some men, apparently, to think that the little handmaiden job of nursing is populated by disposable bimbos, which may also help such men handle the notion that female nurses actually have some power over them in clinical settings. But the disposable bimbo is not an image that appeals to most career seekers, particularly men, which is a key reason the profession remains over 90% female--never a prescription for power and respect."
And how does THAT affect their job? They just BS'd their way out of their own argument.
"...which may also help such men handle the notion that female nurses actually have some power over them in clinical settings."
If anything, I would say that 99% of people, men included, are grateful for a nurse's help, not worried about "losing power". I would also propose that the shortage of nurses is due to the fact that no one wants to wipe someone else's butt.
posted by Guy at 8:54 PM
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