A West Australian couple have come beneath fireplace after they employed two skimpies to assist promote their equipment at an public sale, however the pair say it was merely an try and “have a little bit of enjoyable”.
Wade and Lisa Anderson hosted a equipment public sale on Thursday in Bunjil, within the state’s midwest, with farming provide reseller Nutrien Ag Options serving to to co-ordinate the equipment clearance sale.
However the couple have been slammed when two girls have been captured sporting cowboy hats, boots, denim shorts and white singlets whereas standing subsequent to their tractor on the market.
In a since deleted submit to social media, attending farmer Debbie Gillam criticised the transfer, questioning why the coupled thought hiring the ladies was vital.
“Dumbfounded. Unhappy. Couple thought skimpies wanted at clearing sale,” Ms Gillam wrote.
“Is that this how some folks see the position of #WomenInAg?
“Why did Nutrien let it proceed? Each the person and lady farmer organised this — why?
“That they had their very own younger daughters on the sale. I used to be unhappy for them and their future.”
Talking to 6PR Radio on Monday morning, Mr Anderson stated the employed skimpies have been neither “flirtatious” nor “uncovered”.
“It’s not probably the most thrilling issues to promote, tractors and … truck trailers, so simply tried to have a little bit of enjoyable actually,” he stated.
“They weren’t flirtatious or exposing themselves, not even a bit bit.”
Ms Anderson stated they have been simply “making an attempt to do one thing completely different” and didn’t imply to offend anybody.
“There was truly loads of girls at that clearing sale that have been in all probability sporting lower than these ladies,” she stated.
“I’d made it clear to Wade that if we have been going to do it, I needed it to be tasteful and we actually didn’t need to offend anyone. We have been making an attempt to do one thing completely different.
“We’ve come off the again of a nasty harvest, and it’s been dry and scorching. It was simply actually a little bit of a really feel good factor.”
