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“PTI” host will be off the air “for some time,” says ESPN

Let me preface this story with an acknowledgment that American society has gone too far in the direction of political correctness. This in no way will obscure my feelings about Tony Kornheiser, though. He may know a bit about sports, but I find him annoying and “Pardon The Interruption” or PTI, gets annoying as well. No fax loans wouldn’t make me consider such pain. Since I actually subscribed to the MLB network, ESPN is less relevant to me. He is not who I really want to listen to about sports.

Is this Tony Kornheiser’s effort to make ESPN more interesting?

The host of PTI made remarks about the wardrobe of Hannah Storm, a fellow sportscaster, that were offensive and certainly ill though out. I find them to be ill-conceived and unnecessary. Heterosexual males will objectify women in some way, at some time – it’s the nature of the beast. Defending or attacking this kind of objectification isn’t my point here. Blabbing about it in an inappropriate setting – whether the talk is positive or negative – is where men get themselves in trouble.

What Tony Kornheiser was saying

According to The Sporting News, Kornheiser claimed during a recent telecast that Hannah Storm was wearing “a horrifying, horrifying outfit” and a “very, very tight shirt.

“She looks like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body. I know she’s very good, and I’m not supposed to be critical of ESPN people, so I won’t … but Hannah Storm … come on now! Stop! What are you doing? … She’s what I would call a Holden Caulfield fantasy at this point.”

From rude to adolescent fantasy

It may not be the most obvious way to sexually harass a woman in the workplace – I find it more along the lines of being generally rude and disagreeable, frankly – but Tony Kornheiser should have known that such comments over the air won’t fly in this day and age. He can no fax loans if he can’t afford sensitivity training.

Well, he DID apologize

He apologized to Hannah Storm and called himself a “sarcastic troll” who had no business criticizing anyone for the way they were dressed. Being self effacing might be sufficient for some, but perhaps ESPN should make an example of people, presumably educated and intelligent, who should have just known better. He’ll be back. According to The Sporting News‘ sources, Tony Kornheiser may only miss a few shows, so he probably won’t need a loan.