There’s a time and place for certain attire. I wouldn’t think to wear my yoga gear to court, not even the Lululemon stuff. Not only would I get strange looks, but the judge might summarily ignore me. The same is true for going to the gym—I wouldn’t dare wear a skirt with pearls to sweat it out on the elliptical. You get my point—some outfits are only appropriate in certain situations. But there’s a deeper issue/discussion brewing lately in the media, namely, should women dress “less sexy” or what some would call “more professional” if they are doing a certain job? And what about if that job places them among members of the opposite sex who might—dare I say it—be “interested” or “aroused” by a woman who’s dressed in a way that shows off her assets? And does this answer change if you’re at a sporting event rather than a professional setting?

This entire debate has been re-ignited by the Inez Sainz incident—if one may even call it that. Sainz, a reporter for the Mexican TV station Azteca was reportedly harassed or had some “inappropriate” behavior directed towards her in the Jets locker room on Saturday allegedly because of what she was wearing. Sainz has smartly declined to say anyone acted inappropriately towards her and that anyone insulted her. Further, Sainz wasn’t the one who complained about the allegedly inappropriate players’ behavior.

First things first: look, if I had a body like Inez Sainz, I would be dressing like her or worse. And really, who wouldn’t? I can look to almost all of my friends to back me up on this. Sainz has the right to wear skin-tight jeans and barely there mid-drift bearing tops because she has the terrible, I mean wonderful mitzvah of not having an ounce of cellulite on her—except on her chest, which I dare say might be “enhanced.” At any rate and besides the fact that that’s not at issue, she isn’t prancing around naked. She’s wearing clothes that accentuate her impressive physique. Good for her.

Second, I’m sure that Sainz is no idiot. Unless you live in a hut out in the middle of the Sahara desert with no one around you but a lone lizard, you know that people, women especially, dress up to attract the opposite sex. It’s part of the game and dance we all do—look sexy and presentable and desirable with the ultimate goal of bedding a mate and producing offspring. Most of us stop at the bedding a mate part but you get my point.  It’s something we all care about, or really, should. So, when Sainz decides what outfit she’s going to wear to interview an NFL team, it’s no wonder she picks something sexy. Who wouldn’t—for crying out loud?! THEY ARE NFL PLAYERS!

Third, we all also know that if we dress sexy, most heterosexual men will at least look our way and visually give some sort of recognition. Sainz knew that her sexy outfits would arouse (no pun intended) attention from the NFL players. DUH, people!!! That was her intention! It not only gives her a chance to flirt to possibly find a bed mate (see paragraph above), but it entices the players to speak to her and give her an interview. It could be all part of her technique—something no one’s considered.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, while everyone’s too busy casting stones on Sainz and her butt in cut-off-circulation jeans, no one is even batting an eye at the cheerleaders bouncing around on the field wearing little else than string around their privates and some of the other females in the stands—some of them who will stop at nothing to get close to a professional player. If we’re going to fault Sainz for dressing too sexy to interview NFL players and for bringing some sort of attention upon herself (wanted or not), let’s first start with the team cheerleaders and their uniforms because certainly the men in the stands are not admiring the color of the turf when pom-poms are flailing on the field.