Lawsuit Alleges NFL Films Catalogs Lewd Shots of Women at Games in Database – IOTW Report

Lawsuit Alleges NFL Films Catalogs Lewd Shots of Women at Games in Database

WSJ: As the National Football League’s official production arm, NFL Films has long generated popular content that chronicles the history of America’s most popular sport from an up-close, behind-the-scenes perspective. A new lawsuit alleges that it also created something much different in its vast archive: a catalog of lewd shots of women—fans and cheerleaders—at games.   

The existence of an index of such content in NFL Films’ archives was alleged in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed in New Jersey court earlier this year by a former temporary worker, Victoria Russell. Her complaint against NFL Films and the league says that NFL Films had a database of timestamps on its footage with descriptions including “cheerleaders buttocks,” “cheerleaders rear end,” “female fan in bikini top,” “naughty camera work,” “close up of cheerleader’s breasts; cleavage shot,” “shot of endowed woman” and “random woman, cleavage shot.” 

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said images are marked as “sensitive” to ensure they won’t be used in future content and are no longer accessible for productions. He also said that a number of the descriptions that Russell alleged are used are inaccurate. NFL Films logs every frame of footage shot by its camera people and broadcast networks, he said, and that inevitably includes images that may not be appropriate for inclusion in videos. 

“Those frames are logged as ‘sensitive’ so that they can be removed from circulation, meaning they will not be accessible to employees whose job it is to locate footage for productions,” McCarthy said. “Ms. Russell didn’t have credentials for the logging system, nor did any aspect of her responsibilities involve accessing footage.” MORE

13 Comments on Lawsuit Alleges NFL Films Catalogs Lewd Shots of Women at Games in Database

  1. If you go to an NFL game in a bikini top you’re looking for attention.
    If you’re a cheerleader, you’re in a skimpy outfit.
    The players are in tight pants.
    Are all shots of players’ rear ends marked sensitive too?

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  2. Does this woman know that there exists something called The Lingerie Football League, where women’s butts and breasts are pretty much the main attraction?

    Man’s fascination for certain aspects of the female form predates the formation of capitalism. I just read the other day about an onlyfans woman who makes millions making pancakes while wearing lingerie.

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  3. I’m skeptical. It seems only right that all such “sensitive” footage should be submitted to me for independent evaluation, whereupon afterwards I shall release my findings.

    Until then, I’ll be in my bunk.

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  4. If you don’t want attention, don’t dress to bring it then complain about it. Sure, you have the “freedom” to wear whatever you like, and people will stare at you, take a picture of you, make fun of you, don’t want it, don’t do it. I haven’t seen anyone suing People of WalMart .com.

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  5. There is a big tik-tok fad going on now where women are filming themselves at the gym, dressed provocatively, then complaining because men are looking at them. Most responses are,”Shut up!!, first off they aren’t staring and second, you ain’t that hot, get over yourself”.

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