Brent Musburger Does NOT Deserve the Julia Gillard Reproach!

This debate is a result of this forum topic:http://debate.org...The OP:http://www.cnn.com...So, there is uproar over 15 seconds worth of comments that sportscaster Brent Musburger directed at Katherine Webb, girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron.Here are his comments, in full:"...you see that lovely lady there? She does go to Auburn, I'll admit that, but she's also Miss Alabama, and that's A.J. McCarron's girlfriend. Wow, I'm telling ya, you quarterbacks, you get all the good-looking women. What a beautiful woman! Whoa! So if you're a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throw it around the backyard with pops."Here's the reaction:And boom! Cue the controversy. People attacked Musburger as "creepy," for ogling her too much, for being a "dirty old man," for being sexist, inappropriate, and more. One publication even went so far as to claim that Musburger's comments are "evidence" of "a culture of domestic violence and sexual assault in football."Webb herself came to Musburger's defense:"I think the media has been really unfair to [Musburger] ... If he would've said something along the line that we were hot or sexy or made any derogatory statements like that, I think that would've been a little bit different, but the fact that he said that we were beautiful and gorgeous, I don't see why any woman wouldn't be flattered by that."As did Webb's parents:"...he was trying to be complimentary, and I think they need to give Brent a break."So, the obvious question, were Musburger's comments appropriate?A secondary question - Webb said that "hot or sexy" equates to "derogatory comments". Is this appropriate? The Response:rross:Yes. Of course it's offensive. And it doesn't make any difference at all that Webb said otherwise. Women always have to say otherwise. They're never allowed to take offense. That's why Julia Gillard is the greatest!! She made it possible for us all to start sentences with "I am offended by...". I am offended by Musburger's comments! I am offended that Webb had to come on and say she wasn't offended! I am offended by her parents! and I'm offended that you would drag it to our attention in these forums, Wrichcirw.The Retort:wrichcirw:rofl... The Challenge: Does Brent Musburger Deserve the Julia Gillard Reproach? We know who Brent Musburger is from the thread, (video #1) but who is Julia Gillard (video #2)?http://www.guardian.co.uk...http://theconversation.edu.au...The unenviable man opposite of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in her thunderous speech is Tony Abbott, the opposition leader in Australian politics. They are debating about whether or not to remove Speaker Peter Slipper (not in video) for sending inappropriate text messages that denigrated women, and Abbott initially accused Gillard of sexism and misogyny for defending Slipper. Enter reproach.http://www.youtube.com...http://www.youtube.com...As PRO, I will be arguing that Brent Musburger is NOT deserving of the Julia Gillard reproach because of how he addressed Katherine Webb.My esteemed opponent will be arguing CON, that Brent Musburger deserves the Julia Gillard reproach.The "Julia Gillard reproach" does not mean that Musburger deserves the attention of the Australian Prime Minister or the Australian House of Representatives, obviously. It just means that his comments were offensive and that he deserves to be yelled at in a similar fashion.Some simple rules:Round #1 - acceptanceRounds #2,3 - arguments, rebuttalsRound #4 - closing, no new arguments, no new sources5,000 character rounds.Burden of Proof is on PRO.I also have an issue with the concept of "framework". I highly encourage both myself and CON to provide a cohesive framework for our own presentations, but I find the practice of defining an opponent's framework to be highly distasteful, and will ask audiences to totally ignore any such attempts by either party.