As a 20-year-old female and an upstanding citizen of Fayette County, I would like to address the issue of the Hooters restaurant chain's desire to build in the city of Fayetteville.

I consider myself a moral and decent young woman; however, I do not foresee any further corruption of the Fayetteville population if a Hooters was built in Fayette County.

It has been made apparent that quite a few leaders in Fayetteville (who are members of certain church organizations) will go to any length to keep this “horrible” establishment out of Fayetteville. Why? So that certain young people won't go into Hooters and see the absolutely “ungodly” sight of a woman in gym shorts and a tight T-shirt?

Why not just look around Fayetteville? What will the next step consist of: perhaps shutting down the local Wal-Mart where I have seen many women (and men) wearing provocative clothing at any given time of the year? Or maybe a “board” or “committee” (one member from each local church, mind you) can convene and decide what cable stations and movies should and should not be available to local Fayette County citizens.

To reiterate, I consider myself quite an upstanding member of Fayette County and I also know that there is a time and place for everything. However, if my boyfriend or my dad wanted to go to Hooters on a Friday night, I wouldn't think any less of him or any other person that chose to eat at or work in Hooters.

It seems that the very people that fear an establishment like this are the people that fear themselves or the individuals that belong to the groups they represent.

Could it be that the very same people who are capable of going to Hooters, having a beer, and checking out the “scenery” are also capable of going to church on Sunday and worshipping Christ? I think so.

While you may not find me at Hooters, I seriously don't see anything immoral or wrong with men or women of any denomination, color, or lifestyle choice partaking in everything that Hooters has to offer, especially in the convenience of their hometown.

Nina V. King
Fayette County citizen
LaGrange College student

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