  It gets worse. Last night I went to Cadillac Ranch, a local bar, like every other analyst in Core Analyst School. Its the only outing we do as a group and while it is completely voluntary, Accenture provides information about how to get there etc. And i get there - its pretty cool - but then, there was this bachelorette party and the dj brings the bride-to-be on stage and instructs her on how to "dance like a dirty little whore" "spit and swallow" "pretend her husband is hung like a horse" etc and then has her do this slutty dance on stage, get on her hands and knees and pretend to suck a cock.
It was so embarassing and degrading. It made me sick. (mind you, this is not a fucking titty bar - this is a regular club with men and women). So, i went to talk to the manager - he acts sympathetic but i can tell he doesn't give a shit. He says, "well it was a bacholerette party and the other girls wanted to embarass her. " I told him, "well, you succeeded in embarassing her and every other woman in here; I don't live here, but if i did i would NEVER come back here. " Also, here is an excerpt from an email I received from a female coworker: "Have FUN tonight! I recall that their Amaretto Sours were particularly delicious. They have contests for FREE drinks throughout the night. Fair warning…the balloon contest will have you in positions with a guy that you wouldn’t imagine doing at a bar.
Hahaha! On a side note – I was suckered into playing the game with a classmate. It was embarrassing, funny, and tiring, but I have to say we did place 1st…free drinks…whoohoo! " So I guess this type of thing happens there all the time? She doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong with it, which really bothers me. I don't know if its really okay with her, or she just doesn't want to come across as being prude. I don't think I'm a prude for not thinking this okay - I mean really - isn't this just a question of common decency?
The other shitty part is - there are roughly 200 international students here. And this is what they have seen of Americans. Today I talked to a couple of female instructors - they were like yeah, we don't like it, but you can't blame Accenture. WTF? You encourage us all to go to a place where it is pretty evident that woman are brought on stage to act out embarassing sexual behaviors. How am I supposed to feel any sort of dignity when put in this situation. How am I supposed to feel like I have equal footing with my male peers today?
What message is this sending to young professionals, both men and women? Fuck you Accenture. You are absolutely responsible for cultivating this situation. Anyway, so as soon as I calm down I'm going to email one of the HR reps here and request that Accenture pushes back against this type of behavior on the nights they send people over. Other than that, I'm going to organize an alternative outing for next Thursday. If you guys have any other thoughts, please let me know. 
