Parents in Denver upset over Hooters sponsoring a Cub Scout camp

Hooters employees and a Cub Scout at the Denver camp.
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Parents in Denver say they did a double take when they went to pick their children up from Cub Scout camp and found them hanging out with Hooters girls.

Parents told the station they became even more upset when photos emerged on Facebook showing the campers posing with Hooters employees in shorts and tight t-shirts. "It's just the philosophies of the two organizations are polar opposites and I just don't think they should be together," parent Marsha Corn said. Corn said when she emailed the local chapter about the sponsorship, her concerns were brushed aside, with an executive writing back, "The restaurant assisted with the costs of putting on the camp, and through their community volunteering several of their waitresses donated their time to help staff the camp. Glad to hear your son had such a good time."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.