Female Sports Reporter Rips Erin Andrews For Appearance On “Dancing With The Stars”
It wasn’t enough that some Looney Bird Johnson videotaped her naked through a peephole, now ESPN’s Erin Andrews is waltzing into some drama for her turn on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.
In an article titled “Erin Andrews Looks More Ballroom Bimbo, Less Reporter” and published last week, Toronto Sun sports columnist Rosie DiManno bashes the “comely blonde” for her sexed-up image on the TV talent show (where Andrews is paired with Russian Maks Chmerkovskiy), as well as the devastating effects she believes the beautiful vamp role can have on women in the world of sports reporting.
“She’s made a fool out of herself and a sham of her profession….” she writes.
DiManno argues that Erin’s decision to appear as a contestant on the ballroom dancing series harms the reputation of women in sports reporting — who already have their work cut out for them trying to earn respect among their male colleagues.
“I want to grab Andrews by the shoulders and shout: ‘What are you thinking, woman?!’” DiManno wrote. “I’m appalled by the damage she is doing to her profession and her own reputation as a journalist — a term albeit used lightly in the realm of sports,” the column said.
Thoughts? Does the columnist have a point? Erin has plenty of thoughts on DiManno’s blog blast. Check out with the sideline reporter had to say on the subject in her new interview with Sports Illustrated…..
