dooley_womack1 said:
First off, she lied about the extent of what she posted on the blog. She went in depth about giving and getting oral sex. I wonder if she gives the URL to the prisoners who mail her. And her talk about the prisoners enters She Who Shall Not Be Named territory.
I don't think she lied. And to say that she "went in depth about giving and getting oral sex" is a bit misleading. It wasn't as if there were graphic details involved. She wrote that she didn't want to date men who weren't into, as she put it, deep sea fishing. A perfectly reasonable opinion to have, but one that was a bit too public.
I'll never really understand this fascination with blogging about your life, and I think her comment about if feeling like mom reading your diary is a bit naive. A blog ain't your diary. You write stuff on there because you want people to read it. People need to come to grips that the internet isn't their own personal message board. It's as public as the bathroom wall.
All that said, Jemele is so right about one thing: There were/are plenty of cowards willing to joke to your face, and talk **** about you behind your back. Whatever her talents -- and I do think she's talented -- she's had to put up with way more than her share of bull**** here at SportsJournalists.com and elsewhere, and that's too bad. She's made some mistakes, yes, and that Sexton column was probably one, but keep in mind she's also the third columnist in a city with one professional sports franchise. It's amazing how much people obsess over whether or not she's doing her job well. I wish she's be allowed to grow, and both succeed or fail, without us acting like she's already on the level, and thus deserves the scorn, of a Lupica or Albom.
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