Spring Break
Way to go "sexpresso" girls
Emily Fisher, Contributing Writer
Issue date: 2/14/07 Section: Opinion
The latest fad sweeping espresso stands across the nation is "sexpresso." Busty baristas at drive-thru coffee stands have been dressing in lingerie, bikinis and even have "theme days." You know, Playboy-style sex fantasies, like naughty school girl and sexy secretary. And Seattle, most notable for its number of coffee stands, is the perfect setting for this new trend.
Damn our rival city to the west for inventing yet another brilliant enterprise. Seattle is home to Starbucks, Microsoft and Grey's Anatomy. And now "sexpresso," coffee served with more perks than just caffeine.
Before you start thinking I'm going to write this opinion piece as an angry feminist, hell-bent on accusing every man of being a pig and every blonde of being a bimbo, think again. I applaud these pioneers of the "sexpresso" revolution. The coffee stand owners and workers are using the most important part of a woman's body, her brain. (Get your mind out of the gutter. I know I lost half of you at "Playboy-style sex fantasies" and you're mapping out a President's Day weekend road trip to the coffee shops of Seattle's suburbs.)
These highly intelligent women are cashing in on what everyone has always known, but hardly ever talks about: sex sells. The girls of the coffee stand craze aren't doing anything illegal. I'll argue it's a little immoral, but that is for the individual to decide.
In a city where there's an espresso stand every 20 blocks, owners say they had to do something to attract and keep customers. Now they've got caffeine addicts AND sex addicts to fill the tip jars. And that has the granita goddesses saying, "Thanks a latte."
I don't see anything wrong with Tube-Top Tuesday, Wet T-shirt Wednesday or Fantasy Friday because I refuse to stereotype the "sexpresso" stand workers. I like to think of them as the Bridget Marquardts of the world. Marquardt is Hugh Hefner's girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door. Marquardt, 31, has a B.A. in public relations, a master's degree in communications and is currently working towards another masters in broadcast journalism. She's an intelligent woman who happens to pose nude for Playboy. You can't hate these girls for being beautiful and using their God-given (and sometimes not-so-natural) gifts to pay their way through college.
Damn our rival city to the west for inventing yet another brilliant enterprise. Seattle is home to Starbucks, Microsoft and Grey's Anatomy. And now "sexpresso," coffee served with more perks than just caffeine.
Before you start thinking I'm going to write this opinion piece as an angry feminist, hell-bent on accusing every man of being a pig and every blonde of being a bimbo, think again. I applaud these pioneers of the "sexpresso" revolution. The coffee stand owners and workers are using the most important part of a woman's body, her brain. (Get your mind out of the gutter. I know I lost half of you at "Playboy-style sex fantasies" and you're mapping out a President's Day weekend road trip to the coffee shops of Seattle's suburbs.)
These highly intelligent women are cashing in on what everyone has always known, but hardly ever talks about: sex sells. The girls of the coffee stand craze aren't doing anything illegal. I'll argue it's a little immoral, but that is for the individual to decide.
In a city where there's an espresso stand every 20 blocks, owners say they had to do something to attract and keep customers. Now they've got caffeine addicts AND sex addicts to fill the tip jars. And that has the granita goddesses saying, "Thanks a latte."
I don't see anything wrong with Tube-Top Tuesday, Wet T-shirt Wednesday or Fantasy Friday because I refuse to stereotype the "sexpresso" stand workers. I like to think of them as the Bridget Marquardts of the world. Marquardt is Hugh Hefner's girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door. Marquardt, 31, has a B.A. in public relations, a master's degree in communications and is currently working towards another masters in broadcast journalism. She's an intelligent woman who happens to pose nude for Playboy. You can't hate these girls for being beautiful and using their God-given (and sometimes not-so-natural) gifts to pay their way through college.
Viewing Comments 1 - 6 of 7
David Brookbank
posted 2/15/07 @ 7:53 PM PST
Please remember that even before the "pervy" you refer to (Douglas J. Dibiasi, age 48) exposed himself at the Airway Heights' Starbucks in January 2007, veteran Spokane Sheriff Detective Dave Mastel had exposed himself at another Airway Heights espresso drive-in in June 2006. (Continued…)
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jasonglades
posted 3/02/09 @ 8:56 AM PST
I find this article very interesting.
Justine Clowes
posted 3/05/09 @ 3:34 AM PST
A think this new storie have some mistakes.
Madeline
posted 4/03/09 @ 11:03 AM PST
Brains or just fantasy?
I am a college student, I'd like to say with brains (I have blonde hair, but I'm going to go ahead and say that's outweighed by my cumulative 4. (Continued…)
Alexandria Kesic
posted 4/08/09 @ 8:50 AM PST
I think you deserve around of applause! I hope your didnt hear any rude comments on this article because it was well-written and you definetly hit the point. (Continued…)
Kurt Workman
posted 4/08/09 @ 11:21 AM PST
I don't know who this "Emily Fisher" kid is, but damn she's good. I think the Easterner should hire her!
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