Asking For It

Here we go again:

A Belgian sports journalist has sparked fury after making a crude comment about a young reporter’s top on Twitter. Sven Spoormakers posted a picture of Belén Mendiguren interviewing cyclists during a race in Argentina, adding the caption: ‘Is it cold in Argentina?’.
The comment prompted a backlash from fellow journalists who took aim at the Belgian for ‘objectifying’ the young reporter. Spoormakers, a former junior cycling champion, initially defended his comment but later backed down and admitted it was ‘offensive to a lot of people’.

Here’s a pic of the “reporter” in question:

I remember our band’s favorite question when faced with an outfit like this:  “Is it cold, or are you just pleased to see me?”

A more pertinent question would be this:  “Why did you put that top on this morning?”  And don’t give me that “It’s so hot!”  bullshit;  she wore it to attract the attention of the men she wanted to interview, and any other reason is a fucking lie.

Sorry, love;  if the goods aren’t to be looked at, don’t put them in the window.  And as for all the other scolds:  FOAD, and take your “fury” with you.

Monday Funnies

Ugh.  Here we go again:

So because I’m in a bad mood, I’m going down and dirty today

I just hope that’s actual icing… and finally:

So, to make this week start off a little easier, some corn-fed Midwestern beef from one of yesterday’s Superbowl teams:

If they can have recovered from last night’s festivities and get going today, so can you.  Congrats KC on beating that other team from Commiefornia.

Monday Funnies

Gadzooks!  ‘Tis Monday, and time to clean up!!!

So to make the weeping sweeping a little easier:

And speaking of female items, there’s Brit TV’s Claire Sweeney:

Now get outta that bed and go to work.

DoublePlusUnpossible

Could it be?  Could it really be?

Britain’s economy will grow faster than those of other major European countries this year as chief executives regard it as an increasingly attractive place to invest, two studies have found.
Amid growing optimism over Britain’s economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund said that it would outperform the eurozone this year and next.

But… but… but…

Could Paul Krugman have been wrong again?