Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Stop the Insanity

I have been accused by my Uncles of being a feminist because I refuse to cook, clean and "take care"of my man.  He can take care of himself, just like I can take care of myself.  I also believe that women should be offered the same opportunities and pay structure as men.  I was one of the first female sales managers in our company and one of my first jobs was in a male-dominated industry however, at some point, our need AND right to be treated the same as men leads to ridiculous situations.  I was watching the interview of the sports reporter who complained about cat calls by the Jets in their locker room.  It's true that a woman, showing a lot of cleavage can report on football as effectively as the men with hair that doesn't move but I don't believe it's appropriate for those women to be in the locker room after the game just as it would not be appropriate for a male to be in the women's locker room.  After the game, they are hot, sweaty and tired--do you really think they want to worry about their state of dress or what they say because someone might complain?  Personally, I would be VERY uncomfortable in that situation because it is an imposition.  To be fair we shouldn't allow the women in the locker room so let's ban the male reporters too.  The locker room interviews are over-rated any way.  They never say anything earth shattering and the interview will not change the result of the game. She should not have been subjected to that situation but she also kind of knew what she was getting into.  Some men don't know when they have crossed the line and some men do but women either feel they can't confront or it's not in their DNA--I get that but in this situation I think that sports reporters (Men and Women) can do their jobs effectively without being in the locker room so WHY subject the players and the reporters to these situations? So, the networks and the NFL need to stop the insanity and only let team personnel in the locker room.  Give the players some space and let's prevent any future situations.

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