It's time to bring back the sedan chair

If Brian wants to be taken seriously as a debater, I suggest he concentrate on reason and evidence. Stripper tactics, describing himself as a "sexual play thing", as "eye candy" and a "hot man" may sway one or two voters, it's true. However, I think he'll find in the long term that people will respect him more if he uses non-sexual persuasion. This is not "sexist" advice. I would say the same thing in the unlikely event I ever saw a woman making the same mistake. It's not "sexist" to say that hot men should carry female shoppers around malls in sedan chairs. In fact, I said that hot men shouldn't be employed because the costs outweigh the benefits. Brian has taken my words out of context and is reacting to a piece of business analysis that was not intended in any way to denigrate men. Men exist on a continuum of attractiveness. I'm sure most women agree with me and women (as I said in the previous round) represent the majority of retail customers. We are discussing the viability of a business model. Of course I regret extremely any injury to Brian's sensibilities, but he needs to learn that plain speaking is expected and essential in a debating environment. Mall shopping today is all about the experience. If shoppers don't have a pleasant experience then they will spend less or avoid the mall altogether and shop on-line. Now, the reality is that weedy or flobby sedan-bearers would not enhance a woman's shopping experience. Sedan-bearing requires a certain amount of cardiorespiratory fitness and upper body strength. Fitter men also tend to be more attractive. Having fit men bear the sedans just makes sense. Brian ignored my comments about the bearers being brisk and polite. I assume that he accepts that they should be. To single out the word "hot" to object to is political correctness taken to ridiculous levels. Brian's proposal has some merit. It taps into a basic urge women have to lounge in the shade watching men carry about heavy objects. This instinctive knowledge of human nature cannot be taught and I'm sure it will be of great use to Brian in the future. What Brian is lacking, and really must have if he wants to succeed in this area, is a sense of business. I can't overemphasize this. Brian is aware of the danger that on-line shopping poses to the viability of malls. He has even identified obese people as the customers who might benefit most from the convenience of on-line shopping. Obese customers are over one third of the American population. Once food court sales are factored in, they would represent over 50% of shopping mall revenue. And yet, Brian is presenting a scheme that not only discriminates against obese customers, but is likely to annoy them too. There is no denying that Pro has a certain appeal when he presents his ideas, but nobody's going to dance with this one even if it's hotted up in Armani. No shopping mall will accept a scheme that endangers 50% of its revenue. Brian should have faith in himself. He's clearly talented in lots of different ways. Next time, if he concentrates a bit less on his presonal presentation and a bit more on his business model, I'm sure he's capable of coming up with something formidable.