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Bears for PresidentJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:10pm
Look, I know we all want to rush to judgment here but I’m guessing that, very reasonably, the man asked what those women were there for and they told him that they were there to cover a professional football team and he, quite rightfully, had to check if the Jaguars qualified.
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  LILLADYLIZBears for President
  10/05/15 2:13pm
  ROASTED
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  SFGirlNYCBears for President
  10/05/15 2:30pm
  Best response to this story haha
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mekkiJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:18pm
When was the last time a male sports journalist was allowed to go in a women’s locker room?

This is not being sarcastic. I am actually curious. Google isn’t helping here.
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  Woundup_Penguinmekki
  10/05/15 2:31pm
  When is the last time a women’s sport was covered with the depth and interest that even shitty men’s teams get?
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  mekkiWoundup_Penguin
  10/05/15 2:34pm
  Tennis is pretty up there. Soccer is getting up there too. And during the Olympics volleyball and gymnastics are all the rage.
  
  So, when was the last time a male reporter interviewed one of the Williams sisters while she was in a locker room, wrapped in only a towel like her male counterparts are?
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VoteyMcVotefaceThePartyVoteDriverJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:11pm
I want to know whose team staff denied them entry. Because until I know for certain I will assume it’s the Colts staff because that is something someone living in that backwards fuck-tard state would do. Also this is an organization that has a convicted druggier for an owner who was convicted of DUI but avoided jail time, and a WR who was involved in a shooting death but is still revered by the fanbase. They also tanked a season to get thier “star” QB. But they continue to try to play the victim, pushing the “Aw shucks” midwestern bullshit. They’re the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL and when the Pats smoke their asses again in two weeks they’ll blame Satan or the gays or some other bullshit. So if i’m wrong i’ll still hate the Colts for WhinyLoserGate, but give them a pass for this. Still sounds like something that ass-backwards organization would do.
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  OnetoThreeisSufficientVoteyMcVotefaceThePartyVoteDriver
  10/05/15 2:43pm
  It wouldn’t have been an official staffer for any team. It was just an paid-hourly security stiff hired by the stadium.
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  K8theGr8VoteyMcVotefaceThePartyVoteDriver
  10/05/15 3:13pm
  Woah, Pats fan. You really want to start calling Colts names? Really?
  
  In addition to your cheating coach and star QB, I believe your team had a murderer on the roster.
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mizchanandlerbongJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:14pm
I dunno. This seems like a bit of an overreaction to a small mistake.
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  olivianewtonjohnmizchanandlerbong
  10/05/15 2:29pm
  They hired an older gentlman who has outdated views and didn’t pay attention during his training, so made a bad call. The team remedied the situation as soon as they could, and then apologized appropriately and publicly. But social media’s need for constant outrage turned a simple mistake into a shitstorm.
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  DashleyinCalimizchanandlerbong
  10/05/15 2:32pm
  They hired some older Jacksonville guy to do a part-time job at the stadium, he’s old-fashioned and maybe a little sexist, his behavior was corrected. As long as he doesn’t do it again, it’s the little things like this that make change happen over the long-term, so we shouldn’t be angry still, right?
  
  I think the buried lede here is that the reporter claims she has never before faced sex discrimination in her work? FOR REAL? Good for her I guess, but I have a hard time fully believing that.
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HerRoyalRednessJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:55pm
I’ve had to go into a locker room to do a job before, and it fucking sucks because it’s gross and no Emmitt Smith, I do not want to see what your junk looks like so put your fucking pants on. I only name him because that asshole had a group of people standing around waiting to get a quote from him and he took his sweet fucking time getting dressed because he could.

But when you have to interview the road team, who leaves as soon as the athletes are done getting dressed and the only place you can interview them is in the locker room, you suck it up and get the job done. So until pro sports teams come up with a better idea, everyone (except the QB and coach in the NFL) get interviewed in the locker room.

So yeah, I’d be pissed if an usher told me I couldn’t do my job and then went and asked other men if it was ok.
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  KingBaboonHerRoyalRedness
  10/06/15 10:44pm
  I still find it odd to watch Eduardo Perez on ESPN because I saw his dick in the locker room after a spring training game. Also, after a different game while fully dressed he was kind of standoff-ish and may or may not have made fun of me in Spanish to the guy whose locker was beside his.
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  HerRoyalRednessKingBaboon
  10/09/15 1:40pm
  I kept my eyes up unless I was directly speaking to someone. I had no desire to peek.
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KatmanduJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:16pm
Okay, so the usher has apparently been living under a rock for decades since he was unaware that women reporters have been allowed in locker rooms for decades. However, I’m really not impressed with the ageism tweeted out by a couple of the reporters either. I guess these reporters have never encountered sexism from a young guy. What a blessed life they’ve led thus far.
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  whatsupgawkersKatmandu
  10/05/15 2:41pm
  That kind of stuck out to me too. Sounds like the guy is behind the times and misinformed, which is obviously a problem, but calling him an “old man” and a “geezer” in such a vitriolic way isn’t cool either.
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  YourBonesLookJackedKatieKatmandu
  10/05/15 2:41pm
  Yeah the “old, out of touch geezer” comment left me saying hmmm. Way to keep it professional!
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MariaVonTrappJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:34pm
“sports media diversity weekend”

Oh, the irony.
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BrianGriffinJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:11pm
I still feel that it’s odd ANY reporting or interviewing goes on in a locker room, TBH.
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StepRightThisWayJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 2:06pm
Honest question, no agenda, I promise - just legitimately curious. Are male journalists regularly allowed into the locker rooms of women’s sports teams?
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  TziporahStepRightThisWay
  10/05/15 2:09pm
  Yes.
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  PoimanentlyPuckeredStepRightThisWay
  10/05/15 2:21pm
  Yes, but the rules are different.
  
  At least where the WNBA is concerned, male journalists are allowed in female dressing rooms, but they’re restricted to 30 minutes while the players remain in uniform, then the men leave and the players can undress and shower in privacy.
  
  Women are allowed to stay in male locker rooms until the last athlete leaves.
  
  Personally, I think there should be no access to either room for anyone but players, coaches and staff, regardless of sex/gender. All players should be able to shower and dress in peace, and there should be a separate room, away from the locker rooms, for interviews.
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ThisGuyJoanna Rothkopf
10/05/15 3:01pm
I assume Ms. Chandler’s middle name is Ross. That’s really all I got for this story.
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