"One thing you might not be aware of: the Hooters Casino is an American Indian gaming facility. The Hooters Tribal Nation was recognized two years ago by the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for this I congratulate them.
I wish them long success, sovereignty, and an endless supply of T-shirts with owls on them that are torn halfway down from the top at the collar bone — presumably by the sheer force of undulating breasts therein, in a fashion we associate with transforming werewolves ripping through their clothing on a full moon.
I'm not sure what the men of the tribe wear — or if there are even men in the tribe — but hopefully not those torn owl t-shirts the squaws wear. By the way, I'm hesitant to call the female employees of the Hooters Casino “squaws” because that might be demeaning, which is something the Hooters folks avoid like poison. In fact, Hooters casino women wear pumpkin orange hot pants as a sort of visual warning reminding people: neon orange hot pants equals do NOT objectify sexually.
In any event, it's good to see the Hooters Nation has a successful venture going out there in the golden west. Before gambling and a chain of formal gourmet dining establishments, the tribe was historically best known for originating, in the 17th century, the first known pinup calendar. It was constructed of loose-leaf pages of bark, strung together with leather thongs, featured wood-carved images of Hooters nymphs of yore, and was mentioned in James Fennimore Cooper's famed Leatherstocking stories."
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Rick Koster: The Sovereign Hooters Nation Opens Casino
(The New London Day 11/22)
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