Most of you have probably noted the lack of a post regarding the “peep hole video” showing Erin Andrews and her “goodies.” Mainly because I figured that I would get all of the information before making any pre-judgments, etc.
For those of you who do not know, a video surfaced on the interweb that lasted about 43 seconds which appeared to show a blonde woman who looked like Erin Andrews naked in a hotel room. Then lawyers for Erin Andrews came forward saying that the video was indeed her but the video was taken without her consent and was an invasion of her privacy.
The Deadspin’s, Busted Coverage’s, Big Picture’s and Don Chavez’s of the world have jumped upon the story calling the individual who allegedly taped her a “pervert” and taking a blogger crush into creepy territory. In my opinion, this was bound to happen in the world of the TMZ and the “voyeuristic” nature of our current society.
My real question is; does this change our view of Erin? For some it might not and it has been shown that bloggers are coming to her defense which is nice to see that we are not all blubbing idiots that have no social values. However, I do guarantee that a legion of Erin fanatics have probably viewed the video many times over but I’m not going to jump down their backs since they are just the viewers and not the video-taper. I have a feeling that some of you are googling “Erin Andrews Peephole” as you read.
In a way, everyone is somewhat at fault for what has gone down. We the blogsphere help create “Erin Andrews: Sideline Princess” on some level and whatever happens to her, we are somewhat responsible for. The internet can help build people up but also tear them down. Whoever this videographer is decided to cross the line and invade Erin’s privacy and that is against the law. They should be prosecuted to the fullest extent.
In the public eye, Erin has nothing to be ashamed about since it was just her disrobed and nothing else. Most of us spend at least 10% of our days in some form of nakedness and the only difference here is that a period of her time was displayed on the internet.
For the overall general opinion of her, people will come to her defense and rightfully so. She is a talented reporter and one of the few marketable faces of ESPN. This will probably not negatively impact her at all, worst case scenario: it just makes an even bigger star.
Will sports fans/bloggers continuously fall all over themselves over her? Sure, however the possible “Erin” mystique might be gone since a percentage of the world since they have already seen what they needed to see. However, I doubt that some readers will continue to look at any post entitled, “Erin Andrews.”
In the end, the general opinion of Erin Andrews probably has not changed. She has become a victim of a terrible crime and that I am truly sorry that it had to happen to her.
Did the “peep hole” change our view of Erin Andrews?
