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Mummelmann said:
Teeqoz said:

But this isn't a ban from some higher authority. This is the tournament organizers themselves stopping the practice. It's not a law that has been lobbied through by feminists or whatever.

And I believe I never stated it was; the principal is what matters. Certain movements seek to prohibit choice, this isn't that far remover from abortion ethics and similar veins, it's still an organization, group, movement or other form of governing or ruling/influential body that seeks to remove choices and in same cases even shame those who oppose them.

Like I said; I never understood the point of scantily clad girls at sporting events, and I've never been to a strip joint, for instance. But the choice should at the very least exist, how someone chooses to show or don't show their body is entirely their business, man or woman, so long as it's not exposure (which the law already had covered). Whether a governing body, ruling seat or an organization influenced by some sort of lobbyist group of simply social pressure from movements bring about a ban is beside the point.

The choice does still exist. Formula E still has grid girls, and hey, if people are outraged about this decision, they are free to try and start their own formula racing tournament.

If a strip club were to rebrand itself to a restaurant, would you say they were removing the choice of the strippers to work as strippers? I mean maybe, but you can't force a company/corporation/organisation to keep a position. Others are free to compete with alternative offerings if they want...

Grid girls that really want to continue working as grid girls can seek out other formula racing venues and work there. They do have a choice. As far as I know, this isn't the FIA (the actual ruling organisation), this is just F1.