Christine Brennan Says Sexist Sports Coverage Is Part Of The Game, As Long As It’s Ma

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In a recent interview with Howard Kurtz on CNN's Reliable Sources, Christine Brennan gave her two cents on how female athletes were covered in this year's Olympics, as well as the much-debated New York Times article on Lolo Jones released last week. As one of few popular female sports writers, it's somewhat surprising that Brennan defended the Times piece, but she made a good case. What far more disappointing was her failure to really call out the media's problem with women athletes: Rather than making a real call for change, she seemed to simply pass off sexist sports coverage as part of the game, however disappointing it may be. More »Post from: Blisstree