Teh One Who Knocks
11-08-2013, 12:31 PM
Ashley Glass - ABC Action News
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Fire Bar and Grill in Tampa, Fla., said a post on their Facebook page isn't a matter of edge or promotion taken too far, but rather an accident.
The post, which has since been deleted, read "Ladies night at Fire tonight. Ladies get $2 martinis and $3 wines. Guys get drunk ladies." The post was followed by a wink-face emoticon.
College student Carley Donovan said she was offended by the post, ABC Action News reported.
"Wow that's pretty disturbing," Donovan said. "I read it and I was like, ‘No, that can't be right.’ It's almost advocating for men preying on drunk women."
Donovan said the post sends a terrible message. "Sexual violence is a prominent problem in our society and not to be taken lightly and something we need to take steps to reduce," she said.
"I think it comes down to understanding your target audience," said Kate Whatley, an account for a digital advertisement agency. "There are definitely ways to draw a line for social content and brands can decide ahead of time how far they want to go with edginess."
Fire Bar and Grill manager Marina Decennia said she doesn't advocate the dangers that sometimes accompany intoxication.
"We would never post something about taking advantage of intoxicated women. An unauthorized employee somehow got onto our Facebook and posted an inappropriate post," Decennia said. "I'm a lady. I'd never want someone to be like 'Come to Fire, where we have 3 wines and martinis and you can get into and guys can take you home.' No, absolutely not."
The post was seen on the bar's Facebook page of about 1500 followers for about 20 hours.
"I'm very sorry. That's completely inappropriate," said Decennia.
http://i.imgur.com/PhftHPu.jpg
TAMPA, Fla. - The Fire Bar and Grill in Tampa, Fla., said a post on their Facebook page isn't a matter of edge or promotion taken too far, but rather an accident.
The post, which has since been deleted, read "Ladies night at Fire tonight. Ladies get $2 martinis and $3 wines. Guys get drunk ladies." The post was followed by a wink-face emoticon.
College student Carley Donovan said she was offended by the post, ABC Action News reported.
"Wow that's pretty disturbing," Donovan said. "I read it and I was like, ‘No, that can't be right.’ It's almost advocating for men preying on drunk women."
Donovan said the post sends a terrible message. "Sexual violence is a prominent problem in our society and not to be taken lightly and something we need to take steps to reduce," she said.
"I think it comes down to understanding your target audience," said Kate Whatley, an account for a digital advertisement agency. "There are definitely ways to draw a line for social content and brands can decide ahead of time how far they want to go with edginess."
Fire Bar and Grill manager Marina Decennia said she doesn't advocate the dangers that sometimes accompany intoxication.
"We would never post something about taking advantage of intoxicated women. An unauthorized employee somehow got onto our Facebook and posted an inappropriate post," Decennia said. "I'm a lady. I'd never want someone to be like 'Come to Fire, where we have 3 wines and martinis and you can get into and guys can take you home.' No, absolutely not."
The post was seen on the bar's Facebook page of about 1500 followers for about 20 hours.
"I'm very sorry. That's completely inappropriate," said Decennia.