The big story in the sports world recently is the incident with the New York Jets and TV Azteca reporter, Ines Sainz. The story claims that she was sexually harassed while at the Jets' practice and while conducting interviews both on the field and in the locker room.
Let's start with the football facts:
1. While she was on the field during practice, quarterback Marc Sanchez threw several passes in the area of the field located in front of Miss Sainz.
2. While she was in the locker room, players were making "suggestive comments".
Facts about Ines Sainz:
1. Voted the sexiest sports reporter in the world.
2. Has provocative pictures of herself on her own website and all over the Internet.
3. Wears "painted on" pants and low cut shirts while on the field.
Ok, so that sounds like they were having a little fun like you see in every high school football movie where the player who has a crush on the hot cheerleader and has the quarterback throw the ball close to her so the player can impress her. Sexual harassment? Ummm, I don't think so.
The interesting part in all of this is that SHE never complained! In an interview on the Today Show, she stated (in her exact words), "I don't hear anything that is in a sexual way. I'm not the one who try to charge or involve the team." It turns our that another female reporter heard the comments and saw the actions on the field and decided to speak up for her. She also stated that she never felt attacked or offended, she did not listen to the players, and that she does not pay attention to what they say. She did say that "the environment is very rude." Ummmm no shit! You are in a men's locker room! Big, sweaty, athletic men go their to shower and get dressed. Have you ever heard of the term "locker room talk"? It doesn't mean let's talk about my new tennis shoes or how my rash cleared up. It means that guys get together and talk about women and sex, and will explain in graphic details about the hot chick he took home from the bar the night before. It got it's name because a men's locker room is sacred and anything can be said there. Now throw a hot news reporter in their that may hold her microphone a little too close to her mouth and you think nothing is going to be said? You think that 50 pro athletes are just gonna sit their quietly with their hands folded on their laps waiting for the chance to comment on her Christian Louboutin shoes or her Michael Kors handbag? I dont think so!
Now don't get me wrong. I don't think that women should be treated with disrespect or rudely, but putting a very attractive news reporter with a sexy accent into a locker room full of football players is like throwing a box of Krispy Kremes into a Jenny Craig meeting and saying, "No Touch"! Someone is gonna say, "I sure would like to lick the icing off of that and just nibble on it for three straight hours." Is that offensive for the other donuts? Is the chocolate sprinkled donut going to speak up and say that the jelly-filled was offended? Is that because no one likes the chocolate sprinkled and maybe that donut was a little jealous that no one wanted to eat it? What exactly does the OTHER female news reporter look like?
Ines Sainz is a very attractive person and I am sure she has been whistled at a time or two. But if you google her name, you will see hundreds of pictures of her in sexy clothing. She states that her Internet pictures do not affect her professionalism and that she wears comfortable and attractive clothing, not provocative. Ummm yeah, ok Ines. If you ask any woman to describe something comfortable to wear, 80% will probably say sweats, 15% a dress, and the crazy remaining 5% will say nothing. No one will say skin tight white pants and a bra that pushes my breasts up to my neck. Even on the Today Show she wore a short, tight gray skirt and a black shirt with the buttons opened up to her bra clasp! (I paused it) The cameraman was only filming a far, full body shot and a closeup shot that did not reveal the opening in her shirt. From the full stage wide shot which included Meredith you can clearly see a large portion popping out. If you are fighting a sexual harassment fight, it might be a good idea to wear a turtle neck!
Ladies, if you do not want to treated like piece of meat, do not put yourself in situations that can lead to that. Take the women out of the locker rooms, or I am going to start interviewing female beach volleyball players in their locker room!
That's the kind of shit that pisses me off!
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