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Bar Covers Nearly Naked Women In Fruit, Makes Them Hand-Feed Customers

Nearly Naked Women Used As Fruit Platters In Questionable Bar Promotion
Sarah Ann Harris & Natasha Hinde
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A bar has come under fire for hiring nearly naked women to lie on tables covered in fruit.

Cruise Bar, in Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal, had the women pose on wooden trestle tables topless and wearing just a pair of skin-coloured underwear.

They were also required to place fruit in customers’ mouths.

Many people online expressed their disgust at the stunt…

Although some didn’t have a problem with it…

One user wrote on their Facebook page: "Thanks Cruise Bar for so openly showing your contempt for women and contributing to the disgusting view that women's bodies are just a utensil. I won't be coming to your venue when I'm looking for a night out."

Meanwhile feminist blogger Louise Pennington says the bar's actions "help perpetuate rape culture".

"This type of objectification dehumanises women and helps perpetuate rape culture," she says. "In an economy where jobs are scarce, women will be forced into this type of objectification.

"Women need access to well paid employment where their skills are appreciated - and waitressing is a skill."

Sexism In Tech?
Voco(01 of09)
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This advert for the voice-control company Voco was widely attacked after it was sent out before CES 2013 in Las Vegas. Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Jean Kilbourne at the Daily Beast said: "The objectification of women and girls in advertising is a serious problem. It encourages men to see women as a collection of body parts rather than whole people."
Voco Ad(02 of09)
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This advertisement for the voice-control company Voco was widely attacked when it was sent out before CES 2013 in Las Vegas. Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Jean Kilbourne at the Daily Beast said: "The objectification of women and girls in advertising is a serious problem. It encourages men to see women as a collection of body parts rather than whole people."
CES 2013 'Booth Babes'(03 of09)
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This notorious picture was taken at CES 2013 by Emily Price. It depicted a company's booth where women were paid to stand mostly naked to attract attention.
Dead Island 'Zombie Bait' Game(04 of09)
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This special edition video game was announced in 2013 -- and was supposed to come with a dismembered, headless statue of a woman wearing a bikini. After an uproar, publishers Deep Silver swiftly apologized.
Samsung SMART Cameras Launch(05 of09)
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Amy Childs launched the new range of Samsung SMART cameras in 2012 by standing under an advertisement that claimed the cameras were "Too Smart For Amy." Needless to say, it wasn't taken particularly well after people pointed out that it might imply women as a whole, rather than this specific woman, were too dumb to use their camera. (credit:Getty Images)
Historical Ads(06 of09)
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Of course, sexism in tech is nothing new -- this ad by Pitney-Bowes from the 1960s asks if it's illegal to kill a woman because she doesn't want to use a new-fangled postage meter. It is. (credit:Flickr:didbygraham)
Compaq iPaq Ad(07 of09)
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This French ad for Compaq's iPaq organizer was released in 2001. The copy translates as "iPAQ Pocket PC. All the functions of a PC plus others you'll discover along the way." GraceNet decried it as "flagrantly sexist."
PS Vita Ad(08 of09)
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This ad was produced for Sony to promote its dual-sided PS Vita handheld, with the tag line "Touch both sides. Twice the sensations." Sony told HuffPost: "It is part of a catalogue distributed at the Paris Games Week and was therefore intended for gamers at the event."
Viewtronicx Booth(09 of09)
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Booth babes at tech trade shows are a frequent sight - though most are just a little less egregious than this CES 2012 picture taken at the Viewtronicx booth. (credit:Flickr:scott swigart)
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