Olympic Hurdler Laura Jones = Anna Kournikova

[OatesStache]

“It’s really a sad commentary on the industry Lolo is in,â€￾ Forsyth said. “Limited opportunities are there for women to gain a foothold unless they sell themselves as sex kittens or virgins for sale. I don’t know if this is Lolo being Lolo or part of a marketing scheme to remain relevant in an Olympic industry where if you are not the Olympic champion, you are nothing.â€￾

Ilana Taub, a spokeswoman, said Jones would have no comment. Previously, Jones has defended her nude ESPN photograph on artistic grounds. And she has denounced a double standard that celebrates male athletes as sex symbols but derides women. She has a point. No one is complaining that Ryan Lochte is athletic eye candy.

Of course, Lochte is also appreciated for his haul of Olympic swimming medals. Victory alone is often not enough for women. Harper, the 2008 Olympic hurdles champion, grew up in tattered East St. Louis, Ill. That city’s famous Olympic athlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, was her mentor. In Beijing, Harper had no shoe endorsement, so she ran and won in a pair of borrowed spikes. But all anyone asks about is Jones.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/s...attention-to-beauty-not-achievement.html?_r=2

 

[superfan12]

“It’s really a sad commentary on the industry Lolo is in,â€￾ Forsyth said. “Limited opportunities are there for women to gain a foothold unless they sell themselves as sex kittens or virgins for sale. I don’t know if this is Lolo being Lolo or part of a marketing scheme to remain relevant in an Olympic industry where if you are not the Olympic champion, you are nothing.â€￾

Ilana Taub, a spokeswoman, said Jones would have no comment. Previously, Jones has defended her nude ESPN photograph on artistic grounds. And she has denounced a double standard that celebrates male athletes as sex symbols but derides women. She has a point. No one is complaining that Ryan Lochte is athletic eye candy.

Of course, Lochte is also appreciated for his haul of Olympic swimming medals. Victory alone is often not enough for women. Harper, the 2008 Olympic hurdles champion, grew up in tattered East St. Louis, Ill. That city’s famous Olympic athlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, was her mentor. In Beijing, Harper had no shoe endorsement, so she ran and won in a pair of borrowed spikes. But all anyone asks about is Jones.

For Lolo Jones at the Olympics, Everything Is Image - NYTimes.com

Who's Laura Jones?

 

[SamsonHawk515]

Laura Jones, doesn't she work for Wells Fargo on Ingersoll?

 

[BabcockIC]

I did not know who this was but thought this was a comparison of who was more attractive and now I am disappointed. Thanks for ruining my remaining hour at work.

 

[OatesStache]

I did not know who this was but thought this was a comparison of who was more attractive and now I am disappointed. Thanks for ruining my remaining hour at work.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

Leave it to DeadSpin to knock the BS out of slam piece...
What Did Lolo Jones Ever Do To The New York Times?

 

[OatesStache]

Leave it to DeadSpin to knock the BS out of slam piece...
What Did Lolo Jones Ever Do To The New York Times?

Oh BS. Yeah, Laura was never looking for the spotlight! She certainly did ask for, nor is lavishing all of this attention! I am sure all of those McDonald's commercials were against her will.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

Oh BS. Yeah, Laura was never looking for the spotlight! She certainly did ask for, nor is lavishing all of this attention! I am sure all of those McDonald's commercials were against her will.

So it's somehow her fault that people want to market her? How does that work? She walks into McDonald's and says,"PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put me in a commercial because I want all of the attention I can get!?!?"...because if that's how it goes, I'm heading for Mickey D's...

And the "Anna Kournikova" comparison is straight up fictitious.

 

[OatesStache]

So it's somehow her fault that people want to market her? How does that work? She walks into McDonald's and says,"PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put me in a commercial because I want all of the attention I can get!?!?"...because if that's how it goes, I'm heading for Mickey D's...

I have no problem with the fact that is marketable to idiots, my problem is the whole "sexy virgin" public image she chooses to project, because she is unable to project a "winning athlete" image. That's not an accident. It's pathetic, and it deserves scorn. Personally, I think Ms. Jones is a great role model, but the way she chooses to present herself saddens me.

And the "Anna Kournikova" comparison is straight up fictitious.

That's true. After next week, people will remember who Anna Kournikova was.

 

[FalseMirage]

Lolita Jones will absolutely rock Dancing With The Stars - but first she gets the Gold in Lolondon.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

I have no problem with the fact that is marketable to idiots, my problem is the whole "sexy virgin" public image she chooses to project, because she is unable to project a "winning athlete" image. That's not an accident. It's pathetic, and it deserves scorn. Personally, I think Ms. Jones is a great role model, but the way she chooses to present herself saddens me.



That's true. After next week, people will remember who Anna Kournikova was.

You're so full of crap, ghost...she's not the only one who's posed for those ESPN nude pieces...and just because because she's a virgin doesn't mean she can't be proud of her looks...get a hold of yourself. Scorn eh? Because she's not sleeping around? That's a freaking joke. As for Kournikova and who's been remembered, I don't recall anyone forgetting about Lolo for the last 4 years...by the way, Lolo is a former US indoor and outdoor champion as well as a world indoor champion...explain to the masses of HawkeyeNation how that doesn't count as "winning"...

 

[gohawkz]

pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[Scorpio79]

I thought her name was Lori (seriously)? I've seen Lori, but never Laura.
Either way, Oats is right. Sorry, Shane, but he is.

 

[PhoenixHawk]

Yawn. Don't the people realize that the athletics industry is just a branch of the entertainment industry? You don't make the $$$ by running, you make it from the endorsements.

Same deal as football or golf or whatever. You gotta make your name to get paid.

 

[dchawk75]

Re:Olympic Hurdler Laura Jones = Anna Kournikovayou

You can't be serious with this crap. She is a hell of a hurdler who went out there and blew away her heat today. She may or may not win gold, but she is a great athlete and a beautiful person. Anyone who is offended or put off by her ought to take a long hard look at himself. Only a small, bitter person would spew such nonsense.

 

[VAHawkFan]

“It’s really a sad commentary on the industry Lolo is in,â€￾ Forsyth said. “Limited opportunities are there for women to gain a foothold unless they sell themselves as sex kittens or virgins for sale. I don’t know if this is Lolo being Lolo or part of a marketing scheme to remain relevant in an Olympic industry where if you are not the Olympic champion, you are nothing.â€￾

Ilana Taub, a spokeswoman, said Jones would have no comment. Previously, Jones has defended her nude ESPN photograph on artistic grounds. And she has denounced a double standard that celebrates male athletes as sex symbols but derides women. She has a point. No one is complaining that Ryan Lochte is athletic eye candy.

Of course, Lochte is also appreciated for his haul of Olympic swimming medals. Victory alone is often not enough for women. Harper, the 2008 Olympic hurdles champion, grew up in tattered East St. Louis, Ill. That city’s famous Olympic athlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, was her mentor. In Beijing, Harper had no shoe endorsement, so she ran and won in a pair of borrowed spikes. But all anyone asks about is Jones.

And writing an article about her will certainly disprove the notion that associating oneself with sexuality draws the world's attention. I'm sure other female athletes are taking notice and running the other way quickly.

 

[OatesStache]

And writing an article about her will certainly disprove the notion that associating oneself with sexuality draws the world's attention. I'm sure other female athletes are taking notice and running the other way quickly.

I have no problem with her drawing attention with her sexuality. I have a problem with her PRETENDING she isn't drawing attention with her sexuality, paired with the fact she hasn't accomplished anything athletically, nor will she ever.

 

[bighawkeyedaddy]

I have no problem with her drawing attention with her sexuality. I have a problem with her PRETENDING she isn't drawing attention with her sexuality, paired with the fact she hasn't accomplished anything athletically, nor will she ever.

Hasn't accomplished ANYTHING athletically? Tell us what grand athletic accomplishments you have had, o' great one.

 

[2xer]

2 world titles.

 

[tm3308]

2 world titles.

This. And it's not like she was awful in 2008. She had that race won, and she wouldn't be the first Olympian to have something like that happen.