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Pray for Hooters

2025/4/4
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Ty Matioski
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@Sean Rameswaram : 我在科罗拉多州一个小机场宿醉时,看到彭博社报道Hooters考虑申请破产,于是分享了我十多年前与祖父在佛罗里达州Hooters共进午餐的故事,引发了广泛关注。 @Peter Rothpletz : 我十几岁时和祖父在Hooters吃饭,一位服务员的善意举动让我感觉非常温暖和被接纳,这段经历对我意义重大。在社交媒体上分享这个故事后,许多酷儿人士联系我,分享了他们在Hooters类似的经历,他们称之为“带牧场酱的转变疗法”。许多人分享了他们在Hooters的类似经历,这些经历对他们来说意义非凡,Hooters的服务员在这些经历中扮演了重要的角色。一些Hooters服务员也证实了这些经历,她们会主动安慰那些被家人带去Hooters的酷儿孩子。很多人,特别是酷儿人士,对Hooters怀有深厚的感情,这与大众媒体对Hooters服务员的刻板印象形成对比,Hooters服务员实际上非常关心顾客。 @Ty Matioski : Hooters餐厅品牌起源于1983年4月1日,佛罗里达州克利尔沃特,最初由六个没有餐饮经验的人创立,起初发展并不顺利,但通过各种营销手段和一些偶然事件,最终发展成为一个全国性的连锁品牌。Hooters是“breastaurant”的典型代表,其兴衰与社会文化变迁和行业竞争有关,Hooters of America申请破产,而Hooters Inc.则相对稳定。Hooters的成功和其面临的挑战,反映了餐饮行业的变化和对更广泛受众的吸引力的需求。 @Laura Bullard : 我第一次去Hooters,那里的人都很友善。 @未署名发言人 : 我会因为同事而感到难过,因为我们像家人一样。

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The “breastaurant” filed for bankruptcy this week. Many say good riddance, but Peter Rothpletz explains why he’ll remember his “conversion therapy with a side of ranch” fondly.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Further reading: Why dads take their gay sons to Hooters. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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Hooters Girl Charmaine Fobbs as staff prepared for the grand opening of the Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas in 2006. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.

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