I'd like to say a few words about Ines Sainz (not pictured--- as if you haven't already googled her) flap involving the New York Jets.
And those words are: Grow up.
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For those of you know are uninitiated, where have you been this week?
Ines Sainz is a reporter for TV Azteca, a Mexican outlet, who wanted to interview Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (perhaps she was doing a story on how to get lots of media attention, without actually being good at football).
Sainz is a former beauty queen and dresses slutty.
So, you'll never guess what happens next?
Apparently, the boys started hootin' and hollerin' and creating an environment that made the reporter uncomfortable.
It got so bad that Jets owner Woody (yes, I see the joke, no I won't go there) Johnson had to call to apologize.
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Gentleman, this is an NFL locker room, not Shawshank prison.
You've never seen a woman before?
I don't care WHAT that reporter wears, act like a professional.
I've seen Sainz before in person.
She was at Super Bowl media day.
OK, she's attractive.
Who cares?
I still had a job to do.
Somehow I managed to not act like I was at a construction site (is that sterotype even true about construction workers whistling at hot women? Let's just assume so for the purposes of my argument).
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We've all been inside the Jets locker room this year with 'Hard Knocks.'
We know that they're a rowdy bunch and like to have a good time.
That's all fine.
What's not fine is to sexually harrass a woman trying to do her job.
People who are making the 'she shouldn't dress like that' argument (I'm looking at you Clinton Portis), 1972 called, it wanted its gender norms back.
Female journalists have just as much of a right to cover sports.
Even if she's being unprofessional with her attire, what the Jets did is still not OK.
Maybe if they spent more time working on their offense, and less time staring at the reporter, they wouldn't suck as much as they do.
