“I didn’t know she was engaged, I’m happy to hear that, but who knows, Swoops was married for years before she came out the closet.”

Using this logic, you must be wondering if every male Governor is really gay because McGreevy was living a lie.

“Yes the same things were said about Tennis, but again it wasn’t until you had spectacle and public interest did you see a breakthrough in tennis”

yes, and it was often SI who helped CREATE that public interest. This is the part that you keep missing. SI’s power to INFLUENCE masses. There has actually been an INCREASE in public interest in many women’s sports since the 1970′s but a decrease in SI coverage. These were business decisions, ones that may very well informed by the alleged “entrenched sexism” that former female SI colleague perceived. I know, I know it could possibly be “entrenched sexism”… it never is…

“Oscar De La Hoya was aided by his good looks and his marketing, not the olympic gold. There are plenty of American medalist and none have the fame and the pull of Oscar De La Hoya”

yes, good looks HELPED Oscar out no doubt, but did not create his initial fame for The GOLDEN Boy! Please name these American gold medalists as good as Oscar who escaped fame. Sugar Ray? Holyfield? Any american gold medalist will find fame if they fight like a champion afterwards. If Breland panned out, he could have had the world in his hands…

“It just so happens women have it easy and can just flaunt what God gave them and they can instantly get public exposure.”

Wrong on so many levels. Pick a level any level.

“Personally, I do not think it needs to change, everything seems fine the way it is to me. It is the free market at work, you promote what the audience wants”

Of course, it does. And during the times of Roman Gladiaters you could have made the same exact statement. In fact, if we took a time machine to Ancient Rome I have no doubt that you WOULD have made the same statement. Thus is the nature of people who never challenge a broken system.

“There is nothing wrong with my comments about pants suits, yes I have seen some women wear them in my job but then again most guys in the office assume those women who wear them are gay.”

Do you and your colleagues work at Hooters? I find this statement so far removed from the real world that is 2008.

Folly, I cosign your shit…