Well, we have a very strong candidate for sports quote of the year, it seems. Ines Sainz, the Mexican TV reporter who is the center of a hurricane of controversy today over the Jets locker room fiasco, appeared on Fox News this morning to explain the story as only she can. And now, her quote:
“The story started in the media, in didn’t start in my tweeter.”
Noted. Link here.
Video following the jump.
Ines was referring to charges that she was just seeking publicity when she wrote on her Twitter account, “I was dying of embarrassment.” over the locker room incident on Saturday.
Other coverage:
It’s like interviewing Ricky Ricardo. I’m not mocking, mind you; her English is much better than my Spanish. I’m just pointing out that with her personality, we could have a legitimate sports media juggernaut on our hans … er, hands.
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New York Jets Reporter Says What Really Happened In Locker Room [CBS News]
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- Alfred - Sep 14, 2010 at 8:32 PM
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Your post is so hilarious. Tweet this!!!
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- Ed Nienabor - Sep 15, 2010 at 12:17 AM
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First of all, why was this woman in an NFL lockerroom?
Secondly, doesn’t she know anything about a LOCKER ROOM? There are nude men in there, who will say or do anything. I’m certainly not defending boorish behavior, but why does any woman have access to a men’s locker room? Please answer.
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- Ed Nienabor - Sep 15, 2010 at 12:18 AM
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First of all, why was this woman in an NFL lockerroom?
Secondly, doesn’t she know anything about a LOCKER ROOM? There are nude men in there, who will say or do anything. I’m certainly not defending boorish behavior, but why does any woman have access to a men’s locker room? Please answer.
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- moleqj - Sep 15, 2010 at 1:45 AM
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This is an obvious attempt by this female reporter to draw attention to her career as a tabloid reporter in Mexico. They create scandals to become more famous. She got what she wanted for her and her Mexican channel by taking advantage of America’s harsh and unfair sexual harrassment laws. In America, every man lives in fear that he will be accused of sexual harassment by a woman. Ines knew this and tried to become more famous by trying to “ruin” the careers of innocent men (players for the NY Jets).
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- Derrick - Sep 15, 2010 at 7:47 AM
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Women reporters have been in Locker Rooms for a long time now. Everybody should be used to them by now and know how to act with professionalism. She happens to be a fine looking woman who looks real good in her clothes. She had on jeans and a blouse. She looked real sexy in that but she wasn’t dressed overtly provactive. I’m sure that grown mature men could have acted correctly.
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- dux - Sep 15, 2010 at 8:11 AM
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Couldn’t agree with you more.
Mocking her command of the English language is pathetic.
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- Lina - Sep 15, 2010 at 8:34 AM
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She is a reporter you ignorant. just because she is absolutely beautiful and you probably are a 300lbs disgusting fat. can’t take the fact that a beautiful woman can get where you never will; even if yoy want to. you’ll never have acces there. for the record she is not complaining is your fellow second moral americans that are making this big story. IGNORANTS!!!!
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- Lina - Sep 15, 2010 at 8:40 AM
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Ines is not even complaining. the american female reporters are the ones that are making this a big deal. I don’t see why men can’t gave a beautiful woman a nice compliment. The real controversy is that American Female reportes can’t take the fact that in that industry are a very few super beautiful girls and when they are taking the spotlight those bitter woman can’t deal with it.
I didn’t see anything unupropiate on her outfit. what would be the appropiate attire. a camping tent?
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- romilio - Sep 15, 2010 at 10:24 AM
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Aztec television is not a tabloid you ignorant
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- rock - Sep 15, 2010 at 10:26 AM
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Men can’t enter a women’s volleyball or softball team locker room while they are dressing and showering. how come? Huge double standard here…
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- John Martin - Sep 15, 2010 at 10:31 AM
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If a male reporter went into a locker room with nude female athletes, he would be arrested for rape. When a female reporter goes into a male locker room with nude men, she is a victim.
Only in America.
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- Sarah - Sep 15, 2010 at 11:10 AM
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Huge double standard here, I agree. No way would a male reporter be allowed to interview a female athlete under those circumstances. Did these guys act like jerks and make lewd remarks? Probably, but there is a difference between inappropriate behavior and harassment. Is every hot woman passing a construction site entitled to an apology and media furor for having to listen to some knuckle-draggers make comments about them? They are way worse injustices to get riled up over.
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- SHWN DUFF - Sep 15, 2010 at 11:27 AM
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IT WAS THE PLAYERS WHO WERE HARRASSED SHE ENTERED A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL ARENA. NOT WEARING THE APPROPRIATE WORK ATTIRE AND JEPORDIZED THE LIVES OF THE PLAYERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE NEWYORK JETS. ALLPROFFESIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS NEED TO IMPLEMENT A PROPER DRESS CODE FOR ALL REPORTERS FOR THERE SAFTY AND PLAYERS SAFTY THE REPORTERS ARE GOING ON THERE PROPERTY AND NEED TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE WORK ATTIRE ON BEFOR BEING ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE FIELD IF ITS PUBLICITY SHE WANTED SHE CAN HAVE ALL THE GLOREY FROM OTHER REPORTERS NOW HAVING TO WEAR APPROPRIATE WORK ATTIRE ON. THE PLAYERS HAD ALL THERE WORK GEAR ON AND SAFTY EQUIPMENT SHE ENDANGERED THE PLAYERS BY DISTRACTION,THE NEW YORK JETS SHOULD BE THANKFUL NO ONE WAS INJURED ALSO ITS A SAFTY HAZZARD TO ENER A LOCKER ROOM AFTER A GAME TEMPERS ARE HIGH AND SOME ONE NOT IN THE PROFFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SHOULD BE KEPT OUT FOR THERE OWN SAFTY THANKS FOR RUINING IT FOR ALL OTHER REPORTERS SANIZ BUT SORRY FOR SAFTY RESONS NO ONE ALLOWED IN LOCKER ROOM AND NO REPORTER ALLOWED ON FIELD WITH OUT PROPER ATTIRE THE PLAYERS NEED TO BE PROTECTED AND THIS IS THER DEFENSE SHE WASNT HARRSSED SHE ENDANGERED HER OWN LIVE BY NOT HAVING THE APPROPRIATE WORK ATTIRE ON EVEN SOME RESTAURANTS DEMAND A TIE OR JACKET BEFOR ENTRY ALOT OF JOBS HAVE DRESS CODES FOR PERSONAL SAFETY REASON ALSO I DONT THINK MEN ARE ALLOWED IN WOMENS LOCKER ROOMS YOU WANNA PLAY THE SEXUAL HARRASSMENT GAME SANIZ WELL YOU JEPORDIZED YOUR OWN SAFETY AND THE SAFTY OF THE HIGHLY PAID PROFFESSIONALS ALSO CAUSING THEM MENTAL ANGUISH FROM YOU STANDING THERE VEIWING THEM HOW MANY PEOLPLE GO TO WORK AND ARE SUBJECT TO BEING VIEWED BY THE OPPOSITE SEX NOW THATS HARRASSMENT SHE SHOULD BE SUED BY THE PLAYERS AND THE LEAGUE FOR CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM TO THERE EMPLOYEES IF THE LEAGUE USES THIS DEFENSE THIS SHOULD PUT AN END TO THE OH IM SO UNCOMFORTABLE STATEMENT AND ALIENATE HER FROM HER PEERS IN THE PRESS FOR RUINING IT FOR ALL OF THEM DUFF HAS HAD ENOUGH DRESS APPROPRIATLY DO YOUR JOB AND GET OUT THE IS NOT A DATING GAME ITS FOOTBALL
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- nonowai - Sep 15, 2010 at 11:35 AM
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It wouldn’t matter what she wore as a TV personality who has to get ratings for her station which bills her as the “sexy type.” If she wore a suit that would both conform to professional standards in the US, while still allowing her to retain her “brand” of personality, she would have been harassed.
What I find odd is how some are responding as though “she asked for it” was an acceptable response. Are we REALLY having the debate about appropriate attire for TV personalities post-Man Show “girls on trampolines” reallllyyyy???!!!
Guys need to grow up. She was doing her job no matter what the portion of the US female population want to pretend they are okay with how the players responded due to the woman’s physique. It’s not a solicitation, it’s not a slight against the majority of “real women” in the US. It’s a woman promoting her brand, and she wasn’t even the one who initially complained. Blame the players who can’t rise above Neanderthal behavior. End. Of. Debate.
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- metalijojo - Sep 15, 2010 at 12:10 PM
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1st of all – Duff – why in the world are you yelling and have you ever heard of a sentence or punctuation??
Anyway – it doesn’t matter what she was wearing. She was there to do a job and deserves a little respect. I realize we are talking about atheletes who have adeneline and testosterone pumping through their systems, however, there is also a little thing called self-control. There is a time and place for everything. Throwing balls near a girl to check her out – I would say the time and place for that is 6th grade! Cat calling, hooting and hollaring – appropriate in a bar, or even on the street, but not at the work place regardless of where that is!
John Martin – viewing naked women in a locker room would not constitute rape – perhaps a dictionary would be in order.
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- SHAWN DUFF - Sep 15, 2010 at 12:56 PM
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IT DISAPPOINTS ME TO HEAR YOU THINK ITS OK TO THROW BALLS AT 6 GRADE GIRLS AND CALL WOMEN CATS IN BARS. STICK TO THE ISSUE,DRESS CODE FOR ALL REPORTERS AND NO ONE ALLOWED IN LOCKER ROOM SO NO ONE GETS THERE FEELINGS HURT SAFTY FIRST
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- roboninja - Sep 15, 2010 at 1:26 PM
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This rant is hilarious to read. So many mistakes, it reads like it came from a 4-year-old.
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- Hugh - Sep 15, 2010 at 1:38 PM
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nonowai,
I have a few questions I am hoping you will be able to answer for me:
1. Are male sports reporters allowed access to female athletes when (at least some of) the latter are naked or semi-naked (e.g., in locker rooms, near showering areas, etc.)? If so, then for which sports? If not, then do you see a double standard at work? Why or why not?
2. Why is it necessary for members of the sports media (of either sex) to interview athletes (again, of either sex) when the latter are in a state of partial or complete undress?
3. Why is it the case that – in these multi-million (sometimes -billion) dollar sports facilities – there is not a special gallery area for athletes to be interviewed, either before or after they shower and change from their sports attire to their street clothes?
Thanks in advance for your response,
Hugh
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- Duff - Sep 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM
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So many pedagogues maybe i should get a amenuensis because your derision is incredulous. You seem to suffer from copracrasia of the mouth or is it copremesis? the banter is boring. Dress codes for all reporters
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- moleqj sucks - Sep 15, 2010 at 2:35 PM
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You’re a dumbass, I hope you don’t honestly think that.
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- first-timer - Sep 15, 2010 at 2:51 PM
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What a hot debate. the fact is everybody’s opinion is both right and wrong. she should not of been harassed if you want to call it that. they should of acted like professional and not make comments, that is true. Yes, women reporters have been doing interviews in lockerrooms for years and therefore they should know better. BUT lets get real here. you call yourself the most beautiful reporter in mexico, you might get a few comments. if you wore tight jeans, a white button shirt that reveils your big cleavage in a mans locker room you might get a few calls. was she dress appropriately…. No. if her shirt was button up, then yeah she was dress accordingly, but it wasn’t. everyone is saying no matter how’s she dressed, they shouldn’t of made comments, but if she walk in not wearing a shirt, should people still not make a comment. if you dress in a certain manner then expect to be treated in that way. from the interviews i’ve seen by female reporters they are dress conservatively and therefore no unwanted comments are made, but if you dress in a way that brings attention to yourself, then expect the “uncomfortable, dying of embarassment” comments. even thought she may not be the one who is pursuing this, she is the one who is keeping the fire going with her interviews (once again with her unbutton shirts so her cleavage is showing. i think she should act like an adult and apollogize by stating that there is a way of dressing where people will treat you the way you want to be treated. and if you wanted to be treated seriously then showing cleavage and tight jeans has no place in mens lockerrooms (or females), on the field or anywhere else for that matter. this maybe okay in mexico, but it is not okay here.
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- jerry - Sep 15, 2010 at 5:36 PM
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She could not come to where I work dressed like that. (Casual business attire)
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- nonowai - Sep 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
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Hugh-
1. Are there sports where women are playing on a team with multiple big stars that the press would miss it if they blew them off after a competition? Please enlighten me. Do you see a double standard at work? Why or why not?
Is it necessary to interview athletes partially undressed as a matter of course? I don’t think so. However, it would be foolish to think that if circumstances dictate the locker room to be the only access some press are allowed to those other players who won’t be attending post-game press conferences those members of the press should refuse it. MAYBE the players can give a few reporters 15 minutes before getting undressed, or 15 minutes after getting dressed?
Which brings me to your final question- Where exactly are the post-game press conferences held? I thought that they were in the fancy-shmancy sports facilities, but maybe I am wrong.
