One of the big stories in sports last week was the alleged treatment of TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz by players of the New York Jets. She gives her take on the incident during this interview with Fox News New York:
I don’t condone offensive behavior directed at anyone, especially females, in a football locker room. But the whole situation is related to a question I have had for years: why are ANY reporters allowed to interview athletes in their locker room while they are fresh out of the shower, semi- or even completely nude?! I don’t care if they are male or female, if I was a pro athlete and I had a vote, I would make it a team rule that reporters are not to have access to players at least 20 minutes after the end of a game, so we could have a chance to get decent! Just imagine if you have a friend over waiting for you to get ready for you guys to go out to a party. You are drying off after your shower and he/she busts in on you to ask you a question! You would probably be like, “…umm…ask me about that when I get outta here, fool!” So I imagine a lot of athletes don’t like that easy access. Now I stress men AND women reporters should stay out…but back to our friend Ines, I think she sets back the gains female reporters have made over the years. She’s knowledgeable enough, but has a reputation for being a “fake reporter”- that is, she’s has no interest in maintaining the more conservative, professional image that most feel is needed for women in such a testosterone-driven industry. There are plenty of attractive, knowledgeable sports reporters in the industry that know how to use at least ONE button on her blouse during an interview with Fox News. And they would NEVER provide this kind of material to float all over the internet about them…
JEFF KEARNEY
It should not matter what she wears. There are two professionals involved one them need to act like it. I do agree that no one should be allowed in the locker room for privacy.
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