Spokane Valley parents protest nearly nude baristas (USA)

[Danee]

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- A group of parents in Spokane Valley said their kids are seeing too much as they drive by nearly nude coffee stands.


Protestors stood outside the XXX Espresso stand Tuesday morning trying to get more attention for their cause. They believe bikini baristas are a form of adult entertainment and should have to follow a different set of rules.
READ:Spokane leader considers nearly nude barista crackdown
Residents said the nearly nude employees are showing too much skin and exposing underage children to something they should not see.


“It concerns me that any teenager or any child has access, whether they’re 3 year-old or 17 to go into a place like that,” said Protestor Sandy Ross.


The protestors are asking Spokane Valley leaders to enforce current laws or create new ones. They believe the little clothing the baristas wear is a form of indecent exposure.
READ: Councilman asking to limit skin shown at lingerie barista stands


The owner of XXX Espresso told KREM 2 News she is not breaking any laws. She also said she does not see what the baristas are doing as overly sexual and it is just one way to make her coffee stand out in a competitive market.


The protestors said they plan on being outside the coffee stand each day for the rest of the week and go before city council Monday.

[ToneBender]

Publicity stunt? Yep
Overly sexual? Only the XXX in the name.
Winterizing beach culture? Why not?
The story didn't mention whether there would be any boys in the mix to give those of a different persuasion something to look at.
As it is? Anyone want to go for Coffee?

 

[Danee]

[N.M.S.]

Given the "naughty nurse" attire of the baristas, I can see why it would come off as a sexual context. I kind of think it makes them look a bit like strippers in a way. Granted that was just one picture, and it did mention the baristas also being bikini clad and if those parents have taken their kids to the beach, they would see numerous bikinis anyway, so why they are making a big deal of that is a mystery. Changing the name may not hurt though. On a side note, an actual naturist coffeehouse sounds like a terrific idea to me. Nothing like catching up on the web in the early morning while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.