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New Rule: Blogging About Women Is Forbidden
New Rule: Blogging About Women Is Forbidden
Dear internets: Please stop writing about women. Altogether. Completely. You're terrible at it, and end up sounding a) like the mythical basement-dwelling libertarian World of Warcraft fiend that every non-internet user assumes is the average blogger, or b) like the degraded Vince Vaughn avatar every schmuck devoid of an identity gloms onto being in the company of other men. Love, me. Even ...
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Becoming the story.
Sports Media Watch — ... ." On Andrews bearing the brunt of the criticism, as opposed to those taking note of her attractiveness, The Sporting Blog 's Spencer Hall writes, " It's Erin Andrews' fault for wearing a sundress when it's blazing hot outside, since they just can't help themselves! ... For fairness, we wish someone would follow Peter Gammons around and take pictures of his rump in tight trousers and of him eating hot dogs suggestively, and not because we're into the jockey-type, but because it would be hilarious to watch a guy put under the same scrutiny ." For its part, ESPN released a ...

Real Story Behind the Erin Andrews Story
Dan Shanoff — Leave it to Spencer Hall to apply the proper perspective: They're all a bunch of misogynists. (Um, I'm paraphrasing.)

Erin Andrews Uproar Lasts Longer Than Roy Halladay Outing
umpbump.com — ... I’ve been following the blogosphere kerfluffle surrounding ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews from, well, the sidelines. It’s now been going on for a week, and it shows no sign of abating. In fact, it seems that far from going away , the tiff has ...

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