September 14, 2010

Attack of The "Bimbo Journalist!" - Well I'll Just Be Damned

Mark Kriegel has written a loathesome article over at FoxSports titled Can Hottest Sports Reporter Have It Both Ways? The article details Ines Sainz, a sports reporter for Azteca TV, who recently was a victim of inappropriate behavior/sexual harassment type conduct by a coach and team members of the New York Jets organization.

To ask if she can have it both ways because she has given herself the title of hottest sports reporter in Mexico and to insinuate that her wardrobe was, in essence, her way of asking for it is sexist, a blatant double standard and reckless.

I've scoured the internet and checked out just about every photo I can find of Sainz, including bikini photo shoot pics, magazine covers and pics of her at work on the sideline. It is obvious that Sainz likes her attire a bit snug and she has the figure to pull it off. However, in no way does this or perhaps I should say should this be a green light for inappropriate behavior from men behaving like Neanderthals in sports.

Has Sainz not conducted herself as a professional? Does the fit of her attire make her any less credible in her field? Did she waltz into the locker room and start fondling the players on the team, whom I'm sure were semi-nude, nude or overflowing with so much testosterone that their gonads were turning a dusky blue!

The finger pointing at rape victims for wearing certain clothes. The double standard regarding emphasis placed on a woman's appearance rather than the accomplishments and merit she brings to the table in our society needs to stop. Remembering the Palin is pretty and Hillary is a beast comments during the 2008 presidential campaign.

Objectification of women is so common we often forget just who the victim is. Far more women ignore cat calls and snarky remarks because of the backlash they're certain to receive from the likes of Kriegel and others.

No doubt comments of a sexual nature were made. No doubt Sainz felt uncomfortable. The Jets have been all over this. Apologizing and chastising the team members involved. Yet, Sainz and others are categorized by Kriegel as Bimbo Journalists!

If she looked more like Attila the Hun with a figure like Quasimodo, wearing a black cloak, her claim would have been more substantive, I guess. And that's a real problem for me!

The prick in this interview is exactly what I'm talking about! Some of his questions - "Could your jeans get any tighter?!"! "Are you just doing this for attention?" "Have you ever posed nude?" WTF!! She should have given him an open hand pimp slap!!


Can you dress to sexy for a job? And who gets to define what sexy is or isn't?