Bitter note

Why does the Edinburgh Oktoberfest have to market itself with dated images of attractive young women in short skirts (your report, 10 October)?

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Oct 2013, 01:00 BST

And why does The Scotsman have to encourage this by referring to the woman in question as a “beer girl”? She looks like an adult to me.

Angela Innes

Edinburgh