The Naked Truth of Sydney Sweeney
I have Wi-Fi, I used to bet on sports, and I am a red-blooded American male. So sue me if I fired up the 60-second spot for Novig , a sports betting company. I was drawn not by the utter gorgeousness of the ad’s spokeswoman, Sydney Sweeney, although that is undeniable, but by the many accounts of female athletes being enraged by the ad. Plus, I heard a rumor that Sweeney is a devoted reader! You’re a moron . Now personally, I can’t grab the rim anymore like I could in my youth, and I’m pretty sure the golf ball doesn’t go as far as it used to (although maybe every hole is playing into the wind), but I was born before Title IX, in the time when, unlike now, young women were not quite as empowered to follow their interests and make something of themselves, especially in the world of sports. Still, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. By the end of the ad, I wondered if I’d found the wrong one because the ad I saw didn’t concern women athletes in any way, shape,...