[Vicky.]

Surprised theres not a thread on this already..just been reading this disgusting report from a man only fundraiser. Women told to wear matching underwear, asked to take knickers off and dance on tables, having dicks exposed to them...its all just vile.

https://amp.ft.com/content/075d679e-...mpression=true

Financial times managed to get two undercover reporters in. I actually felt sick reading this article, and thats not an exaggeration.

At their initial interviews, women were warned by Ms Dandridge that the men in attendance might be “annoying” or try to get the hostesses “pissed”. One hostess was advised to lie to her boyfriend about the fact it was a male-only event. “Tell him it’s a charity dinner,” she was told.

“It’s a Marmite job. Some girls love it, and for other girls it’s the worst job of their life and they will never do it again . . . You just have to put up with the annoying men and if you can do that it’s fine,” Ms Dandridge told the hostess.

Two days before the event, Ms Dandridge told prospective hostesses by email that their phones would be “safely locked away” for the evening and that boyfriends and girlfriends were not welcome at the venue.

The uniform requirements also became more detailed: all hostesses should bring “BLACK sexy shoes”, black underwear, and do their hair and make-up as they would to go to a “smart sexy place”. Dresses and belts would be supplied on the day.

For those who met the three specific selection criteria (“tall, thin and pretty”) a job paying £150, plus £25 for a taxi home, began at 4pm.

But the auction offers a hint of the evening’s seedier side. Lots included a night at Soho’s Windmill strip club and a course of plastic surgery with the invitation to: “Add spice to your wife.”

A number of men stood with the hostesses while waiting for smoked salmon starters to arrive. Others remained seated and yet insisted on holding the hands of their hostesses.

It was unclear why men, seated at their tables with hostesses standing close by, felt the need to hold the hands of the women, but numerous hostesses discussed instances of it through the night. For some, this was a prelude to pulling the women into their laps. Meanwhile champagne, whisky and vodka were served.

On stage, entertainers came and went. It was soon after a troupe of burlesque dancers — dressed like furry-hatted Coldstream Guards, but with star-shaped stickers hiding nipples — that one 19-year-old hostess, recounted a conversation with a guest nearing his seventies: who had asked her, directly, whether she was a prostitute. She was not. “I’ve never done this before, and I’m never doing it again,” she said later. “It’s *******ing scary.”

According to the accounts of multiple women working that night, groping and similar abuse was seen across many of the tables in the room.

Another woman, 28, with experience of hostess work, observing the braying men around her said this was significantly different to previous black tie jobs. At other events, men occasionally would try to flirt with her, she said, but she had never felt uncomfortable or, indeed, frightened.

She reported being repeatedly fondled on her bottom, hips, stomach and legs. One guest lunged at her to kiss her. Another invited her upstairs to his room.

Meanwhile, Artista had an enforcement team, made up of suited women and men, who would tour the ballroom, prodding less active hostesses to interact with dinner guests.

Outside the women’s toilets a monitoring system was in place: women who spent too long were called out and led back to the ballroom. A security guard at the door was on hand, keeping time.

Timed toilet breaks ffs...

“You look far too sober,” he told her. Filling her glass with champagne, he grabbed her by the waist, pulled her in against his stomach and declared: “I want you to down that glass, rip off your knickers and dance on that table.”

[arista]

"Surprised theirs not a thread on this already."


Sorry was going to do one.
Parliament got involved fast right after Live PMQ's.




Its a Charity event
Mostly Rich Men only who ask the sexy women to their room.



FT women
got the scoop.


Every charity must be transparent
House of lords said some time ago.


That event was making women into to High class hookers

[Cherie]

I heard the reporter interviewed about this earlier, GOSH have returned their donation, I presume others will follow suit

[Northern Monkey]

Can they not hire real hookers for this.Duping unsuspecting women into something like that’s disgraceful really.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I heard the reporter interviewed about this earlier, GOSH have returned their donation, I presume others will follow suit

Yes, this has gone on for 33 years too apparently. And the seedy side of it all has stayed well hidden it seems. Good on the FT for running this. I am disgusted by the behavior of so many men at that event But its not surprising, sadly.

[Niamh.]

Why did they stay there? I'd be straight out the door

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Can they not hire real hookers for this.Duping unsuspecting women into something like that’s disgraceful really.

Paid 150 quid for doing 4pm til 2am. 15 quid an hour to be groped and objectified. Its ridiculous. If they wanted prostitutes, get ****ing prostitutes. Do not take advantage of college kids who need a bit of quick cash and think they are basically waitressing. Though the warnings signs were surely there when being told their uniform included matching underwear. All just gross

[arista]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Can they not hire real hookers for this.Duping unsuspecting women into something like that’s disgraceful really.

Maybe if they were not a CHARITY EVENT...................


Rich men
have upstairs hotel rooms


Sign Of The Times

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Paid 150 quid for doing 4pm til 2am. Its ridiculous. If they wanted prostitutes, get ****ing prostitutes. Do not take advantage of college kids who need a bit of quick cash and think they are basically waitressing. Though the warnings signs were surely there when being told their uniform included matching underwear. All just gross

Totally agree.It’s f’king dumb too in post Weinstein times.There’s gonna be a few more #metoo’s added after that.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Why did they stay there? I'd be straight out the door

They wouldn't be paid, also there was a period of time between when the "hostessing" stopped and an after party finished when they were required to stay

[user104658]

It's gross that so many of these blokes find the event an appealing prospect... and also horrendous that they'd dupe people into taking the job without outlining exactly what is going to be involved.

Beyond that... if they were to describe to job accurately and people were still willing to take it... then that's really a choice that any adult is free to make .

[Northern Monkey]

I wonder if the hospital is going to return 33 years worth of donations?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

They wouldn't be paid, also there was a period of time between when the "hostessing" stopped and an after party finished when they were required to stay

Yeah i guess so, I suppose it's easy for me to say that now as well at my age, when you're that young it's harder I think to know what is and isn't normal and acceptable behavior

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I wonder if the hospital is going to return 33 years worth of donations?

I don't think they can..apparently they returned 2m this time. 33 years...66m..a lot to come up with :/

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Why did they stay there? I'd be straight out the door

Its Normal with Men Only , Rich Men.
Hotel above the event
that's why the FT Paper
2 Lady reporters got the given Special Knickers on.

Its been on every Media
LBC /R5/R4 SkyNewsHD, BBCnewsHD
CNN HD Live AM
and tonight on Ch4HD news.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah i guess so, I suppose it's easy for me to say that now as well at my age, when you're that young it's harder I think to know what is and isn't normal and acceptable behavior

That said I am not sure I would have gone in the first place given the "dress code" which included heels and black underwear

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I don't think they can..apparently they returned 2m this time. 33 years...66m..a lot to come up with :/

They’ll probably deny all knowledge of the things that’ve gone on there

[arista]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I wonder if the hospital is going to return 33 years worth of donations?

Yes Tricky for the Hospital that needs every penny.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

They’ll probably deny all knowledge of the things that’ve gone on there

I don't actually see why the charity should return the donations if I am honest. The money has still been raised, however dubiously so it might aswell be put to good use this time. I can see why they would want to distance themselves from this **** show though.

[arista]

This is why so many Charity's
refuse to be Transparent

[arista]

© Tolga Akmen/FT

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

Which one is you arista?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Which one is you arista?

I was not at that Hotel event.

Charity Selling Sex ("some" of the female workers)
in a way
is now a Parliament issue.

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Yes, this has gone on for 33 years too apparently. And the seedy side of it all has stayed well hidden it seems. Good on the FT for running this. I am disgusted by the behavior of so many men at that event But its not surprising, sadly.

I hope all their wives and daughters find out what sleaze bags they live with.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

I hope all their wives and daughters find out what sleaze bags they live with.

I would be very, very surprised if they don't already know.