Tuesday, February 23, 2010

ESPN

Tony Kornheiser said something catty about Hannah Storm and now he has to pay by sitting out a two week suspension from his ESPN show, Pardon The Interruption.

For a country that placed free speech first on the bill of rights, we sure seem to be a prickly bunch when someone does pipes up with something.

On his radio show, Tony said the top Hannah was wearing looked like a sausage casing. All Hannah had to do was make a statement like "Tony, you ole silly, you switched up your Viagra and Paxil pills again." Game over. Everyone laughs.

No. ESPN took a comment made on a local radio program, with a limited audience only, and made it into a national event by airing the suspension during one of it's Sports Centers.

Tony was right. Folks, to me, from time to time, it looks like someone has been cutting arm holes out of her brother's dress socks and Hannah has found a way to shimmy into them.

Can we all please just stop being so sensitive. Give me a break.

1 comment:

DS said...

Too damn true. When does it end? Careful how you look at people too, a glance is reason enough for some to feel offended. Shall we all start using sign language so as to not step on any toes? Actually scratch that idea, sometimes my middle finger gets expressive too...