Jets being investigated for harassment of female Mexican reporter

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I am one that thinks it is kind of one sided here. Women are allowed in the locker room when guys are showering and naked and it's to be accepted and guys are to be OK with it. Well, what if the situation was reversed. What if a guy journalist wanted to interview women volleyball player, softball players, or what ever the sport may be. Would we be allowed in the locker room during the showering, or dressing period. Would the women be ok with us walking around interviewing them while they stand there naked, drying off. Its a double standard that exists that is kind of shitty. I think Clinton just needs to clean up things a little when opening his mouth. I think he was just saying when you have 53 dudes, naked, showering what ever and a female reporter comes in, sure they are going to see mens bodies and see them naked. They are going to look, we are know that. I just wonder how acceptable it would be if a guy walked into a womens locker room while they were dressing, showering, how acceptable that would be.

Men ARE allowed into women's locker rooms after games. If you don't believe me, ask SmootSmack. The fundamental difference is that the female athletes - - by their choosing - - are either still clothed in game gear or are in "sports bras and athletic undies" or are in bathrobes if they have just showered. Rarely would a male reporter encounter a naked female in a locker room setting. Note, I did not say "Never"; I said "Rarely".

The women do not parade around their locker room with reporters present in a naked state as a general rule.

Don't make this out to be some kind of societal injustice regarding male athletes and female reporters. The fact is that male athletes CHOOSE to parade naked in their locker rooms in front of reporters of both genders. They do not have to do that; they CHOOSE to do that.

Therefore, they are not absolved of all guilt or complicity in any actions that follow from them behaving in the way they CHOOSE to behave.

Here is a fundamental rule of life:

Adults make choices; choices have consequences.

The reporter here has a history that says she tends to be an "attention whore". OK, that behavior has consequences.

The attire of that reporter during the incident in question was not exactly what the typical female reporter might wear into a locker room full of NFL players. OK, that behavior has consequences.

But do not try to exonerate the players here - - or Clinton Portis for his inappropriate remarks. Those behavious have consequences too. And the fact that Portis walked back his remarks so quickly and so completely after he and his agent heard from the league and the team tells you that he does not want to go anywhere near what the consequences might be if he repeats what he said.