ESPN's 11th Commandment

[DFW HOYA]

Memo to TK: Dissenting comments about Hannah Stor(en) are not tolerated at the WWL, which is why you won't see him on PTI this week.

thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/02/18/tony-kornheiser-does-not-seem-to-approve-of-hannah-storms-go-go-boots-and-very-very-tight-shirt/

[Bando]

I'm pretty sure being a sexist is not allowed in most corporate workplaces.

[kchoya]

Anyone else fail to see what was so offensive about what he said? Criticizing what a person is wearing is sexist simply because the person is a woman?

[kchoya]

Also, this might be the link DFW was aiming for:

thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/02/23/tony-kornheiser-off-pti-for-some-time-due-to-his-comments-about-hannah-storms-wardrobe-last-week/

[PhillyHoya]

The suspension was probably as much for the digs at Berman as it was for Hannah Storm's hooker boots.

[kchoya]

Feb 23, 2010 15:08:45 GMT -5 PhillyHoya said:

The suspension was probably as much for the digs at Berman as it was for Hannah Storm's hooker boots.

"And then some..gained the weight back, back, back, back." Now that was funny.

[tashoya]

ESPN's 11th Commandment isn't "Thou shalt slurp Duke"?

[TC]

Let's be honest - this has more to do with the fact that ESPN is a cesspool of sexual harassment (Steve Phillips, Harold Reynolds, Woody Paige, Jason Jackson, etc) than Kornheiser roasting Hannah Storm's outfit. ESPN has no sense of humor, it'd be nice if both Sports Guy and Kornheiser went somewhere else where they don't have to be muffled.

BTW I thought he was okay until the sausage casing wrapping comments about her upper body. That was a little over the line.

[PhillyHoya]

Feb 23, 2010 15:53:01 GMT -5 TC said:

Let's be honest - this has more to do with the fact that ESPN is a cesspool of sexual harassment (Steve Phillips, Harold Reynolds, Woody Paige, Jason Jackson, etc)

How could you leave out everyone's favorite Cuse grad Mike Tirico?

[SFHoya99]

Wasn't TK's point that her outfit was unprofessional? Which is somewhat different, I'd think.

[jgalt]

Feb 23, 2010 17:17:50 GMT -5 SFHoya99 said:

Wasn't TK's point that her outfit was unprofessional? Which is somewhat different, I'd think.

And true. It was also ugly. Doubt he would be suspended (at least as publicly, they could have said he was sick) if he was talking about someone at Fox or SI or something

[rosslynhoya]

Feb 23, 2010 15:08:29 GMT -5 kchoya said:

Also, this might be the link DFW was aiming for:

thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/02/23/tony-kornheiser-off-pti-for-some-time-due-to-his-comments-about-hannah-storms-wardrobe-last-week/

I love this particular comment.

Some guy wrote:

"So, let me get this right…

"There are only two things seemingly worth watching these days on ESPN: (1) Hannah on early morning SportsCenter to see if she decided to wear the hooker boots (which are awesome), and (2) TonyK on PTI. And because of one completely lame comment that no one really cared about anyway, I don’t get to see *either* now for a couple of days?

"Way to f--- things up as usual ESPN."

[hoyainspirit]

They gave TK two weeks for those comments. That seems way over the top! I wonder if this will effect his future with the World Wide Leader, the success of PTI notwithstanding.

[Boz]

I actually like Dan Le Batard (I must be one of the very few), so for all practical purposes, I don't mind the suspension.

Dan actually considers it part of his job to stay current on sports news and information. He also gets credit from me for this.

I like TK, but his schtick and his policy of not caring about much in sports unless it happened in New York or 20 years ago does wear thin at times.

But that's just the practical result.

On principle, this is very stupid.

[hoyainspirit]

I like LeBatard, also. He is entertaining, and falls on the correct side of the fence on issues of substance.