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New trend in Northwest espresso: embarrassingly dressed baristas

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Ozymandias:
Seriously, we're posting on the forums for a webcomic about a coffee shop whose seemingly only defining characteristic is that it's staffed by snarky hot chicks. The sexy barista thing is a common cliche already, but now we're greatly and angrily offended because now there's skin involved. It's fine when it's a subtle, subversive sexism we can ignore, but now it's overt FUCK Y'ALL.

BrittanyMarie:
The funny part is that someone said something about how some of us are "so angry and offended a bloo bloo" before anyone actually said anything like that?

I think that this has the possibility for exploitation. I guess every job has the potential but this is like who someone replied to what Harry said about what if the coffee shop ONLY hired pretty girls to work there.

But we've had lots and lots of discussions about this before, debating about women using their sexuality to their advantage. I think the last time it was specifically about adult film stars, where sure there are some who are kind of forced into it, but there are also plenty of women in the adult industry who love what they do.

Darkbluerabbit:
The article makes it sound like regular old coffee places are at risk of being forced out of business.  Personally, I kind of doubt that this would happen.  From my time spent in coffee shops, I have noticed that most of them, especially the independent places, have very loyal customers.  Dedicated coffee shop people also seem to value an atmosphere of intellectualism.  If someone mentioned this idea in any of the places I have frequented, it would likely spark a debate about feminism and exploitation not unlike the one going on in this very thread.  No fedora sporting philosophy major wants to drink espresso and read Derrida with pasty-clad boobs bouncing around.  I can see these places competing with Dunkin' Donuts or McDonald's "McCafe," but not the places I know and love.  I also suspect that Sexpresso places are booming due to novelty value, but they will probably go the way of Krispy Kreme here in the U.S.  Oversaturation due to a surge of popularity, followed by mass closings once the novelty factor wears off.

jhocking:
I've seen multiple independent coffee shops driven out of business by a chain place opening nearby. This happened a couple times in New Haven, with coffee shops that mostly service Yale students. The loyal customers who would never go to the competitor make up a smaller portion of their business than you might assume.

BrittanyMarie:
Whereas I've seen the exact opposite phenomena here. There was an article about it in the local paper, there were four or five Starbucks closings in the area, but all the locally owned coffee shops are doing just fine. Apparently people frequent the locals will just get a regular coffee without the fancy sugar grossness in times of economic downturn instead of completely forgoing their morning coffee.

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