But, if she’s fertile, she should be having periods.

I mean, if it’s possible for her to get pregnant, that would mean she has periods, right?  And if she’s in a state where every bodily need needs to be cared for, how did they not recognize that she hadn’t had a period for months and months?

I don’t agree that he was condescending. I think that’s just his face.

I didn’t find this condscending, sorry. Not in the questions he asked her, not in the tone he asked them.

I mean, I don’t think we’re in disagreement, for the most part. She doesn’t have a lot of musical or creative talent, although I disagree that she doesn’t have much showmanship. Her true talent, that elevates her above other pop stars that might actually be better artists, is her understanding of what works, sense of…

Hmmm, I feel all Britney can do is put on an entertaining show. She’s a terrible signer, her dancing is fine but she’s not outstanding, but man, can she ooze charisma and perform the hell out of it. Even if she’s not as skilled as other pop-stars, she has something that others just don’t.

I’m not sure whether their relationship is real or not, but it certainly seems mutually-beneficial, PR-wise. I hadn’t heard anything related to any of the Jonas brothers in quite awhile until he started dating her...

It would be outrage, but it shouldn’t be.

I hear your argument, I respect your need to articulate how and why you disagree with me, but I respectfully remain unconvinced and still disagree with you. I don’t think either of us are going to convince one another here, no matter how many times we circle around it.

Because at the end of the day I believe commodifying sex and your body inherently objectifies you (and allows women writ-large to be objectified).

Hey, I’m all for legaliszing and regulating sex work. When you drive things underground, it allows for people to be exploited. Let’s get it out in the open and make sure the people that in engage in it are doing so willingly and their is oversight for their safety. That all sounds good.

I didn’t say it was the exact same thing, but my point is that women should be allowed to make whatever choices they want in their lives without interference, from me, from anyone else, from the government. But just because women have the freedom to make whatever choices they want doesn’t mean they’re entitled to a…

I mean, there is a difference between having a opinions and judging another woman’s decisions, and trying to outright stop women from making choices you disagree with.

If it’s pearl clutching to not be okay with this, then count me in as sitting here at my desk clutching my pearls (literally, I am wearing pearls today).

So let’s take it at face value that you get the “best”, most profound, most honest reactions when you can catch athletes right after the game, and let’s take it at face value that sports journalism elsewhere in the world is piss-poor compared to American sports journalism (which I disagree with both points, but…

My first response is...so?

I will say, I don’t think it’s sexist for men to not want to change in front of woman (or vice versa), I DO think it’s sexist to give male journalists professional opportunities that female reporters are not given. 

I mean, I think its fair to feel uncomfortable changing in front of someone of that opposite gender, without being sexist. I wouldn’t want to be a female athlete changing in front of male journalists. I’d probably refuse, or just, not change and leave the venue still suited up.

Agreed. It weirds me out that they take television cameras into locker rooms and interview the athletes there. Just let these guys (and women) change in peace with no outside observers and then interview later.

They just shouldn’t have locker room press conferences, period.