ESPN has been a staple in sports media since its inception in 1979. Shows like SportsCenter and NFL Primetime, First Take and Numbers Never Lie are still among my favorite sports shows of all-time to this very day. They've done a fabulous job resurrecting Monday Night Football, provide outstanding coverage for college football and basketball and I recently enjoyed their coverage of the World Cup to this point. In my opinion, there is a lot that they do right.
But when it comes to this annual "body" issue, truthfully, what does this have to do with sports? I realize that when "The Body Issue" was first released in 2009 that it was supposed to be ESPN's answer to the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. But what do things like that have to do with sports, other than to provide an opportunity to show skin? Of course, there will always be an audience and a chance to make money off that sort of thing. But it is really necessary to go completely nude with only the main private parts not showing? Where is the appropriateness in that?
My Christian beliefs may be playing a big part in why I feel this way. In the bible, after Adam and Eve sinned, God provided the couple with animal skins to clothe themselves and clothing has been an integral part of most societies ever since. Consider what happened in the incident of Noah, when one of his sons saw him naked and was cursed. His other sons rushed to over their father and make sure not to look as they covered him. Other accounts show in so many words that it is only appropriate to see one's spouse in the nude. That's what I go by in my personal life.
Whether a person is a Christian or not, I would imagine if most of us saw a person in the nude on the street, even with their lower extremities covered, we would be appalled. I think if ESPN wanted to do a "body" issue, there is definitely a more tasteful way to do it.
More to come,
LandoRigs
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