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  • Erin Andrews and other female sports journalists.

    Men who cannot control themselves should be castrated.

    By Maggie Hendricks / Y! Sports Blogs
    It's never been easy for female sports journalists. From Lisa Olson being sexually harassed while covering the New England Patriots to Suzy Kolber having to fend off the advances of a drunk Joe Namath on national television to MMA reporter Loretta Hunt being called an unacceptable name for women on camera by UFC president Dana White, women have had to overcome obstacles not faced by their male counterparts.

    That doesn't even take into account that women on television are judged for not just what they know but what they look like. Most female sports journalists have dealt with these difficulties with aplomb. However, they were magnified considerably this week when ESPN reporter Erin Andrews became a victim of video voyeurism after someone shot video of her in a private moment through her hotel room peephole.

    In conjunction with ESPN and her attorney, Andrews is working with authorities to catch the perpetrators of this heinous act, but the damage has been done. Her privacy has been invaded, and the video of her naked body is out there. Most Web sites have deleted the video under threat of legal action, but that can't undo the fact that it was shot and posted in the first place.

    Nor will it change what could be a ripple effect on women working on-camera in sports. Until now, most of the attention around Andrews has been harmless fun. She is attractive, friendly and knowledgeable about sports, which made her a magnet for attention. Blogs were smart enough to take advantage of that. Her nickname is "Erin Pageviews" because any mention of her is an automatic traffic boost.

    That sort of attention wouldn't keep most women from working in sports. Sexual assault -- and, make no mistake, Andrews was assaulted -- will. Voyeurism isn't "boys will be boys," or realizing that men are ogling your (clothed) picture. Voyeurism is about taking safety and security from a victim in a place they should feel comfortable.

    Now that Andrews is a victim of this crime, why would a woman want to follow her on camera? That's not the sort of thing that ESPN co-workers Chris Berman or Stuart Scott have to worry about.

    It's crazy how much Andrews, and all female sports journo-types, get judged for what they look like, what they wear, even the food they eat, rather than simply the work they do. While that sort of scrutiny is unfair, it can be tolerated to a point. But for a woman to have her security and her dignity robbed from her because she is famous? That's unbearable, and might be too much for a young woman who dreams of working the sidelines to handle.
    Need for respect for female sports journalists.
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    Female sports journalists are, 99% of the time, not hired for their journalistic talent.

    They should realize that and shut up. And maybe cook me some dinner.
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    • #3
      Sexual assault -- and, make no mistake, Andrews was assaulted




      ****ing idiot (the author, that is)
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      • #4
        pics or it didn't happen.
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        • #5
          At work. Otherwise I'm sure my google-fu would be sufficient
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          • #6
            Well this thread didn't turn out as MrFun envisioned.
            "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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            • #7
              Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
              Sexual assault -- and, make no mistake, Andrews was assaulted




              ****ing idiot (the author, that is)
              The insanely broad definition of sexual assault is one problem I have with sex offender registries.

              What if you're drunk and piss on the sidewalk? Is it just public urination, or are you sexually assaulting passersby?

              Crybaby bull**** distracts from the actual problems at hand. Where's the outrage about the poor defenseless pandas?
              John Brown did nothing wrong.

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              • #8
                i've seen them. she's rather fit.
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                • #9


                  1. You're hot
                  2. You're required to stand on the sideline of sporting events where many men get drunk
                  3. This is what they see:



                  4. Your surprised when one of your many stalkers learned how to use a drill and a webcam?

                  How many times have I begged for a stalker, but because I am neither famous nor hot I don't get one? Really, honey, get over yourself. This is the price of being hot and working at sporting events. Had you really wanted our respect you would have posed for Playboy like any self-respecting female sports journalist or professional tennis/golf player.
                  Monkey!!!

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                  • #10
                    Also, MrFun, what evidence do you have that it was a man that taped Ms. Andrews?
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                    • #11
                      What if you're drunk and piss on the sidewalk? Is it just public urination, or are you sexually assaulting passersby?


                      Actually, I'm pretty sure (from trolling through MD sex offender databse) that public urination actually DOES get you registered.

                      It's ****ing retarded. This is why we shouldn't have given women the vote.

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                      • #12
                        She's cute, but:

                        1) Too blah-American-girl for me
                        2) She needs more of an ass
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                        • #13
                          Women can vote!!! WTF!?
                          Monkey!!!

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                          • #14
                            I read the first paragraph.



                            wai does men not treat me like srs journalist?

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                            • #15
                              in a private moment


                              Self, what does this mean (as you've seen the video)?

                              Is she:

                              a) Peeing
                              b) Pooping
                              c) ****ing
                              d) Masturbating
                              e) All of the above
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