Female ref for Thursaday's game

[Bretsky]

My first reaction to thread............is she hot ?

[Pugger]

This isn't the best photo of her:

http://espn.go.com/espnw/commentary/8249229/espnw-nfl-replacement-ref-shannon-eastin-ready-scrutiny

[Tony Oday]

It will be interesting to see her try to break up a pile up and get pushed...

In all seriousness there was an article on Fox Sports about the lady that should be getting this honor because she is an actual ref or would have been before the lockout and they hand it to this lady...whatever as long as nobody notices her and she can do her job who cares?

[mraynrand]

Since we are talking about replacement refs......... What about her? Brett Favre would have his GB jersey retired at a pre-season game if Jenn Sterger were there.

We're talking replacement refs, not replacement wives.

[mraynrand]

Yeah, she probably will. She's got 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 eyes, 2 ears, is healthy and has a desire to be a pro ref. Good for her.

Like most refs, I hope that she is seen, but not heard from. The action is on the field.

Instead, the lazy PC media will play up that being born a woman makes her a victim, discriminated against because she wanted to work in a "man's world." Shannon Eastin is Jackie Robinson in a bra. She's breaking this supposed (maybe, imaginary) impregnable barrier and we as a country should feel guilty and proud at the same time at her inclusion.

Well, when do the transgendered refs get their shot? What about those in wheelchairs? The vertically-challenged? When will the NFL field an all-gay crew? O, when will our racist, sexist, homophobic country finally shed itself of intolerance and check off all the diversity boxes so that we can declare our "evolved"?

Frankly, WHO CARES if she uses a urinal or not? I, and a lot of people, don't. But to a certain segment of society, and especially the liberal media, having her included in a referee crew is some earthshaking social statement that corrects some past injustice. (YAWN.) I say, just ref the game and make the right calls, please.

There's enough troubles to carp about without having to invent new ones. Let it go, K.