Kornheiser suspended

[RC Vikings]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/23/tony-kornheiser-suspended_n_473491.html

For his comments about Hannah Storm. I always enjoyed watching her on Sportscenter on Sunday mornings and now because of Tony she's going to be wearing some frumpy clothes. Damn that Tony.

[Indy Coug]

At least he didn't get busted with a beer goggles conquest.

[Guest]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_473491.html

For his comments about Hannah Storm. I always enjoyed watching her on Sportscenter on Sunday mornings and now because of Tony she's going to be wearing some frumpy clothes. Damn that Tony.

The outfit that sparked his comments...

[RC Vikings]

At least he didn't get busted with a beer goggles conquest.

I still wonder how much beer Steve Philips had in him to go down that road. Salisbury, Reynolds, Philips, you could almost start a game of "Who's the next ESPN guy to go down".

[falafel]

I'm surprised all he did was criticize her outfit. I've heard Kornheiser talk about a lot of women over the years, and I always got the impression he was a bit of a perv. So naturally I would have thought this was a sexual harassment thing.

[Pheidippides]

The outfit that sparked his comments...

Yeah, I'm with Kornheiser on this one. What did he call her? A walking set of bagpipes?

[Indy Coug]

I still wonder how much beer Steve Philips had in him to go down that road. Salisbury, Reynolds, Philips, you could almost start a game of "Who's the next ESPN guy to go down".

My vote is Pat Forde.

[RC Vikings]

Yeah, I'm with Kornheiser on this one. What did he call her? A walking set of bagpipes?

Maybe with Dan Hicks on the road every weekend she gets lonely and wants to put herself out there.

[TripletDaddy]

Tony K calling someone out for their fashion?

I think she has a cool mod squad vibe going on. She should get some credit for trying. IMO, it isn't the skirt that would present the challenge....she is basically exposing a very challenging area....the knee. There isn't much you can do with the knee in this situation and the boots basically accent the issue by ending right at the knee. I kind of wonder if she would have been better served going with some boots that did not go up so high, showing a bit more leg/calf.

The colors definitely pop, but not sure it merits calling her out on a sports talk show. Leave that stuff to Coju and Joan Rivers.

Sheesh, no wonder women are paranoid about their bodies. Tough crowd!

In fairness, why no mention of that awful suit next to her? Nice baggy, poorly tailored pants. And nice 4-button suit coat. Don't get me started on the shoes....

[SeattleUte]

Getting suspended for calling someone out for fashion? the WP is PC out of control.

[TripletDaddy]

Getting suspended for calling someone out for fashion? the WP is PC out of control.

those kinds of comments can be career killers. He wasn't suspended for saying "I didn't like Hannah's clothes." He was suspended for saying that her skirt is too short for someone her age and for opining that her clothes were snug like a sausage casing.

My guess is that a young associate at any office publicly sharing similar opinions about female coworkers would have a very limited future.

He should save the disparaging comments about women for the locker room, for his stag fishing trips, or for General Conference.

[SeattleUte]

those kinds of comments can be career killers. He wasn't suspended for saying "I didn't like Hannah's clothes." He was suspended for saying that her skirt is too short for someone her age and for opining that her clothes were snug like a sausage casing.

My guess is that a young associate at any office publicly sharing similar opinions about female coworkers would have a very limited future.

He should save the disparaging comments about women for the locker room, for his stag fishing trips, or for General Conference.

Surely you know the difference between sharing such sentiments about femaile co-workers and what Tony Kornheiser was doing. Come on. This is bullshit. And as you know, I'm very pro-woman.

[beelzebabette]

Surely you know the difference between sharing such sentiments about femaile co-workers and what Tony Kornheiser was doing. Come on. This is bullshit. And as you know, I'm very pro-woman.

Please elaborate on how that's different. I'm very interested.

[creekster]

Please elaborate on how that's different. I'm very interested.

how could it matter? he is pro-woman, you know.

[SeattleUte]

Please elaborate on how that's different. I'm very interested.

For starters, Hanna Storm is a celebrity. Her personal presentation is part of what she peddles, and should be as open to critique as a lawyer's closing argument, a coach's play calling, or her sports knowledge. Get real. Second, celebrities are treated specially in all kinds of legal situations for obvious reasons. Third, employment settings give rise to a whole separate set of issues and problems, as creekster and 3D well know.

What if Kornheiser had said that Obama's suit was an embarrassment? Would he be suspended? What's the difference? This is sexism pure and simple and all women should be pissed.