This happens in America (really, where else?). Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly run ads (for custom tailored suits) that are apparently too raunchy for some. After running for three weeks in a row, readers contacted the magazine, finding the ad to be “demeaning” and it suggests “gender discrimination” in the legal profession – this is from the president of the Women's Bar Association. They demanded the ad to be pulled. David Yas, the publisher wrote a column and retaliated that the critics were "a bunch of self-important prudes." The debate raged on.
In America, a barely dressed brunette in action means women are being demeaned.
The image was too raunchy and sensual and thus the press was pressed for self-censorship.
In the more immediate context, it seems to also suggest that lawyers have sex and this is somehow surprising.
My co-host here yesterday met one of Indonesia’s most famous lawyer and the guy was sporting a gold badge bearing his name, as if you would forget who the man was.
A friend of mine had lunch with another lawyer and finding herself panicking for a secluded corner after he turned up with chequered trousers and pink jacket.
I drive home everyday past a house with a big plastic neon lit palm trees, Indians and cowboys in the front yard. The mansion bears a huge sign with the name of the proud lawyer residing inside.
You turn on the telly and the attorneys here regularly set the standard for preposterous fashion – and acting skills.
They also regularly go to prison for bribing in behalf of their clients.
A few years ago, I was walking around the market in Covent Garden in London and came across this sign that I bought for a very good friend, a lawyer. I didn’t really understand what that meant at the time, I only thought it was rather funny.
Now I get it.
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