I am watching the Wimbledon match between Amelie Mauresmo and Ashley Harkleroad. ESPN Commentators Mary Carillo and Mary Joe Fernandez brought up the fact that Harkleroad posed for the August issue of Playboy Magazine. What I really take issue with is how Carillo brought it up, snickered about it, and criticized her for posing for the magazine. While bringing up the fact that Harkleroad posed for Playboy is fine, but I think criticizing and almost making fun of the fact, that she did it, is way off base. Carillo proceeded to go on and on about it. To her broadcast partner, Fernandez's credit, she brought up a comment that Harkleroad made about other athletes like swimmer Amanda Beard, and former volleyball player, Gabrielle Reece, have both posed and it's more of a celebration of the female athletic form than anything.
Carillo has been a tennis commentator for a long time and she should know better than to let her personal opinions of get in the way of her tennis commentary. I think she needs to apologize to Ashley Harkleroad for the comments and be reprimanded by ESPN.
Note: Other female athletes who have posed for Playboy...Figure Skater - Katarina Witt, Boxer - Mia St. John, Track and Field Athlete - Amy Acuff, among others.
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