Tim Tebow and the "Are you a virgin" question

I thought Clay did a pretty nice job here explaining why he asked the question:
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2009/07/23/tebow-proudly-lives-his-faith/

It's not a question I'd ever ask during a press conference, but if I were doing a takeout on the person and could frame it in a different context, during a private setting? I can see where the question might be relevant. And the answer, "It's none of your business" would certainly be justified.

 

Clay isn't a bad guy. He has some talent; trained as a lawyer, actually.

He can be a tough edit, and this was dumb, but he's not that bad.

 

I think the whole concept of virginity is pretty skewed these days, anyway. Virgin to what? Intercourse? Oral? What? Where is the line drawn?

Either way, I don't find it that big of a deal if someone has had sex, and I'm saying that as a Christian. There's a difference between going out and trying to get some every night with random girls--the six hookers and a donkey someone mentioned--and having sex with someone you've been with forever and love and all that.

But maybe he hasn't done anything.

But why does anyone really care that much? It's sex. Your life is better off staying away from random sex with random people, and that's just a fact. That's one of those religious issues that's become way blown out of proportion.

 

Of course, he was egged on by the dumbass radio fratboys in Birmingham

 

Not bad, compared to what? Compared to the average fan-boy blogger, maybe. Compared to a pro, he'd be covering high school games at most papers, if they hired him at all.

 

Sorry, but there is no level of famous at which I care whether an athlete has had sex. I don't care if he's the most religious athlete in the world. It's a private question with no relevance.

Let's play the easy card here: Imagine the uproar if it had been asked of a 21-year-old female athlete. It's a double-standard, but it's the same invasion of privacy. That Tebow was comfortable answering -- in a disarming way no less -- doesn't change the fact that it wasn't OK to ask in the first place. Certainly not in a public forum at a presser being broadcast on an ESPN network.

I don't care.

 

You realize it was asked of Britney all the time, right? And she lied?

And yes, I know she's not an athlete. Point remains.

 

I think Tebow would have been well within his rights to say "None of your business" but he didn't. The fact that he answered and the answer he gave tells you something about what kind of person he is. It's up for you to judge, but it gives a piece of information to weigh.

That's what journalists are supposed to do.

 

Exactly.

I'd hope he's not a virgin to everything. His wife is going to get a rude awakening when they consummate their marriage.

Tebow: "Well, that was fantastic."
Ms. Tebow: "And they call you Jesus?"

 

Ha.

 

Call me crazy, but I don't know why I have some doubt ...