NBA sportscaster Taylor Rooks responded to critics after stunning in a bold look on the red carpet.
The TNT Sports presenter went viral last week after appearing at a GQ Magazine event in a see-through green outfit.
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Rooks revealed that she was wearing “pasties” at the event, covering her nipples with a piece of fabric that was visible through her “fire” dress.
A clip Rooks’ appearance at the event was viewed on social media nearly 20 million times.
The 31-year-old joined Fox Sports’ Joy Taylor on her Two Personal podcast to discuss the fallout.
After receiving a negative reaction from “a very small group of people”, the Prime Video presenter wanted to clarify what some fans dubbed “nipple gate”.
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“What really struck me was the kind of respectability politics around how women dress,” Rooks he said, by Horrible ad.
“I saw someone say, ‘I can’t believe she’s showing us her breasts, I thought she was elegant.’
“Number one, you were wrong. You haven’t seen my breasts and you never will.
“I just think it’s a very fickle, dense, lazy idea that we have about women and how much power we give to their bodies, that we believe that the choices women make symbolize something about them, rather than just being what they want. they wanted. do that day.
“We try to label what women want to do and make it seem like they’re saying something about themselves that really isn’t fair.
“Women should have the freedom to do whatever they want with their bodies and clothes, and I really love looking at that.
“I’m simply talking about myself and my personal preferences.”
“I’m so proud of you for not letting the Internet make you upset,” Speak co-host Joy said in response.
She added that Rooks had “no reason” to be anything but proud of her red carpet style.
Rooks made his sports broadcasting debut as a teenager.
She appeared on CBS Sports Network when she was just 19 years old and has since worked for Comcast SportsNet Chicago and Fox Sports.
I’m so proud of you for not letting the internet make you upset.
Joy Taylor to Taylor Rooks
Rooks and Taylor launched their new podcast earlier this year.
Joy revealed that going from her day job to being “open” on a podcast proved to be a hurdle.
“It’s definitely a challenge. We’re two private people,” she told Angela Yee for a taping of High above.
“We have a joke that the streets have never heard of me.
“This is intentional. Coming from a journalistic background, we don’t want the story to be us.
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