Wednesday, May 5, 2010

I'm on a roll today.

I have been watching Dancing With the Stars pretty frequently this season. Erin Andrews is a contestant this year and I have really grown to like her. She seems like a woman I could get along with pretty well. So when this came out today, it upset me. In case you don't feel like reading it, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is saying that Erin's costumes are so revealing that the man who posted nude videos of her that he made from peeping at her hotel room should have just waited until she was on DWTS and he could have bascially seen the same thing and not gone to jail for it.

Elisabeth gets a lot of flack for stuff she says and most of the time I think people are just against her conservative ideals. But, this pissed me off. She has since apologized for it, and I'm sure Erin is woman enough to accept. But, that doesn't change the fact that someone would chide Erin for her "racy" costumes (which, by the way, are not racy. Have you seen what Edyta and Anna wear???!!)

I cannot for the life of me figure out what would make Elisabeth say something like this? It is ALMOST like she is saying Erin deserved it. It's almost like people saying that women who dress provocatively deserve to be sexually harassed. I am just flabbergasted.
So, yes, I'm going to pick on Edyta for a second, but let's compare. The first set is Erin, the second is Edyta. Do you see a glaring difference? In the purple dress that Erin is wearing, at first glance it appears she only has purple flowers covering her boobs, but she has an entire nude bodysuit on. If you click on the picture it will show you the full size pic. (not to mention the half-naked Russian dancing next to her).




So I guess my point is this: don't say that she is dressing provocatively when she is obviously trying hard NOT to (hence the nude body suit on the only remotely skimpy outfit). And don't make light of the fact that her privacy was invaded in the very worst way AND BROADCAST TO ALL OF YOUTUBE.
My other point is: Edyta, I know you have a rockin' bod, but put on some clothes. :) You're making me feel bad for eating...well, anything.

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