A certain female sports reporter has been in the news lately for an incident that occurred in the Patriots' locker room. Where to begin?
Let me first address the men. Although we do not know what was said and/or done to this woman, we do know that the men acted inappropriately. Were I the mother of any of these men, Cain and Abel would be raised. I would snatch my son bald-headed for such behavior! I don't care if this woman walked into the locker room naked, there is NEVER any excuse for speaking to a woman in a degrading fashion. EVER. It is disappointing that grown men have acted in such an adolescent manner.
Do I think this reporter is a hapless innocent? No. This woman has marketed herself as a sex object. She has given much encouragement to her moniker of 'sexiest sports reporter in Mexico.' If you haven't seen the outfit she wore that fateful day, don't bother. It is just as vulgar and ridiculous as you would imagine. It mystifies me that a woman who claims to have a desire to be viewed as a serious sports reporter would also encourage the objectification of herself. How about dressing more appropriately? How about setting a much better, more dignified, example to other young women? How about a little self-respect?
As a mother of boys, I feel a strong responsibility to teach my sons to respect women regardless of how a woman chooses to dress or present herself. However, in this age of female empowerment, women sure can empower themselves to dress and act far more appropriately and professionally.
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8 months ago
my thoughts exactly, when i saw this in the news last week and saw her the weight of her accusations had little affect on me, sometimes women bring things on themselves!!! even though i don't have sons i do have a teenage girl and i tell her all the time that she is responsible for the way that she looks and acts all the time, and that God is holding her accountable! i told her just the other day as she was walking out of the house to go to school how nice she looked....and her comment to me was "i like to dress classy, and not trashy". all i could do was praise her and in the back of my mind say, thank you Lord!
ReplyDeletenever under-estimate the power that we have on our kids, they are listening and learing! it sounds like your boys are so blessed to have you as a mom =) keep up the great work lisa!
I remember Beth M. in "So Long Insecurity" pointing out the well known fact that women who choose to dress immodestly are really advertising their insecurities. A woman who goes into the male locker room, distinctly male territory, and flaunts sexuality is virtually asking for someone to cross the line of appropriate behavior...especially in today's world. It's our job to raise young men who don't pray on others, especially those who advertise their weaknesses, but rather be like Boaz to Ruth and offer to "cover them up."
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