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‘Sexy Firemen’ Keep Women From Becoming Firefighters, Says London’s Fire Commissioner

Emily Zanotti

The stereotype of the super-sexy firefighter is actually super-sexist, says London’s Fire Commissioner, and all those photographs of shirtless guys in fireman uniforms are keeping women from applying to help fight fires in the UK’s capital city.

London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton, who is a woman, is utterly convinced that the sexy firefighter stereotype is “offensive” because it makes people believe the typical fireman is a musclebound hunk, and that deters women from applying for open positions, Sky News reports.

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