There was one stunt on the Logies red carpet which radio host Chrissie Swan believes should have been “roundly slammed”.
On Sunday night Peter Deppeler – better known as Intern Pete from the Kyle and Jackie O Show – worked the red carpet dressed only in his underwear, he was also painted gold to resemble the Gold Logie.
Intern Pete was accompanied by two little people, who were dressed and painted to look like the Silver Logie statues.
Flanked by the two people of short stature, Intern Pete moved around the red carpet, taking photos for social media, and interviewing celebrities like Bec Judd, Sophie Monk, Casey Donovan and The Bachelor’s Richie Strahan and Alex Nation.
Although some people commented on initial social media posts, saying that they thought Intern Pete’s antics were inappropriate, they mostly slipped by unnoticed.
“I think this is so derogatory to them. Not even funny,” one person commented.
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So long as the performers were well paid - no prob here.
Let's not forget that they are consenting adults! If it doesn't offend them, why should it offend anyone else?
That's a really stupid argument. If they'd hired an African American to dress up like a slave in chains would you think it's unproblematic and not offensive just because the person agreed to do it? Ridiculous. Just because one or two people are prepared to do something for money, it doesn't mean it's not generally offensive (like rape porn, for example).
So, by the same token, we shouldn't be offended by objectifying women's bodies, given that consenting women allow themselves to be objectified and used as sex objects?