"Bouncer" says title is outdated - and should be "ejection technician" - video Dailymotion

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Britain's first female doorperson says using bouncer is "outdated" and needs to be scrapped - and replaced with "ejection technician". Last week Heather Baily, the head of the Security Industry Authority (SIA), sparked debate over whether the term bouncer should still be used today.  The security boss said that many women joining the industry don’t like the term

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00:00I'm Delia El-Husseini and I'm from Derby. Back in 1985 I decided to work the

00:07doors. I then became the first female door woman in England. It was a man's world then.

00:15It was strange to start with. I thought it was a joke, a one-nighter and I did it on

00:22a regular basis. I got to get used to me so it was a case of like get on with it

00:28and eventually I actually stood my ground and they realised I was there to do the business.

00:39I've looked after Ken Dodd, Freddie Starr, Ricky Hatton. I've also looked after,

00:47oh crikey, the world darts champion Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor.

00:52But the rest of the time I was on pubs and clubs every weekend and I enjoyed it. Instead of going

01:01out and getting getting drunk and spending money I was earning money and doing the job I love.

01:07I hated the word bouncer. I didn't like it. It reminded me of a gorilla, a silverback gorilla

01:13standing there in a suit and a dickie bow looking and growling at everybody. But I decided to call

01:20myself instead of a door staff or door supervisor it sounded better as ejection technician.

01:26It was all right. They saw a funny side and it made them feel at ease

01:31when they went out and you know it broke the ice between them and us.

"Bouncer" says title is outdated - and should be "ejection technician"

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