Allison Stokke Hits the Front Page of the Washington Post

its wrong and its creepy. she's in high school. leave her alone. how would "with leather" feel if that was their sister? or daughter?

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"And yet I still feel uncomfortable with Stokke's celebrity status, mostly because she feels uncomfortable with her celebrity status." Uh, no kidding? The article makes clear that she's being harrased by media, paparazzi, is being impersonated on Facebook, feels demeaned, and now her family is scared she is being stalked. And all because a blogger grabbed a high-school students picture and posted it for a sexually suggestive post that really had little value. So, I don't blame you for feeling uncomfortable. "Wrong" as in illegal? No. "Wrong" as in immoral? Yes. You don't post pictures of high school students with their names on a million-hit blog and make sexual comments. That's just wrong.

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This is truly one of the more disconcerting aspects of sports blogging. Forget the fact that she's 18. If she wants to be left alone, she should be left alone, no matter what her age.

Ray is right. Many of us have probably had sisters or girlfriends who were High School athletes, and most of us normal people would probably be very upset to learn about this kind of thing happening to them.

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to be fair, Matt Ufford at withleather.com satirizes the mindset of perverted older men who troll the internet for attractive young girls. its essentially the same thing that all attractive females in some sort of a spotlight go through.

Since this whole fiasco got bigger, and she has made it known that she is uncomfortable with this new celebrity status, withleather has taken down the pictures. but you can still find her pictures out there all over the place...and do you know why? because there are a LOT of perverts out there.

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whatever his intention was, the result was that a high school kid is being jerked-off to by half the guys in America. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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To be fair to the person who really deserves fairness here, you can do satire in ways that aren't damaging to innocent people. There was no need to post the picture, let alone the full name, of an unsuspecting high school girl minding her own business at a track meet to make fun of "the mindset of perverted older men who troll the internet for attractive young girls."

And certainly there are ways to do satire that doesn't fuel the mindset you're targeting as well, as ray pointed out.

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Well, she and her father decided to give an interview to the Washington Post…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/28/AR2007052801370.html

Not like that should be a way NOT get attention. However, I do see where the dad is coming from. I mean if your 18-year old daughter was plastered all over the net, you'd be upset too.

With the craziness out there, I'd be concerned too if my daughter was out there for the world to see.

Here’s my reply:

http://oriolepost.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stoke-new-world-of-internet-and.ht

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Well, she and her father decided to give an interview to the Washington Post…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/28/AR2007052801370.html

Not like that should be a way to NOT get attention. However, I do see where the dad is coming from. I mean if your 18-year old daughter was plastered all over the net, you'd be upset too.

With the craziness out there, I'd be concerned too if my daughter was out there for the world to see.

Here’s my reply:

http://oriolepost.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stoke-new-world-of-internet-and.html

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Whoever did the story at the Post is a hypocrite. The writer of this story Michael David Smith is a hypocrite. You say how bad it is people are talking about her because she is hot. But you are talking about her because she is hot.

This buzz over her is not news nor is it anything new. Buzz like this comes and goes everyday.You and the Post pick this story up because sex sells. So get off your high horse.

And she is 18, an adult, a grown women. So no more of this poor little kid stuff please.

I am sure she is crying like a baby because she is on the cover of the Post. She is famous. And on her way on becoming rich and famous. I am sure she will end up with some kind of modeling or endorsement deal.

I wrote about her on my blog a few days ago. I do not see anything wrong with what I wrote.

http://angelocracy.blogspot.com/2007/05/allison-stokke-queen-of-pole-vaulting.html

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Did you see her MySpace page? It's not like she covers up.

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At age 18, Allison is far from being a grown woman, and only a very immature individual would view an 18 year old as fully grown. Growth within, from a mental and emotional perspective, is what she will need to acquire, and at a very accelerated pace, now that she is in this unfortunate situation. On the other hand, for those who have had the benefit of years to know better than to perpetuate this nonsense...remove your clothes, stand in front of a full-length mirror, and direct your fantasies to reality. Start looking for someone your own age, and get real.

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Here is a site full of pictures of her. Looks like there are lots of fan sites popping up because of this article and all the publicity today.

http://www.allisonstokkepictures.com/

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this girl is blowing up all over the internet. college candy is running a very sweet profile on her check it out. http://collegecandy.com/buzz/2921

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here is the best coverage of allison you will find on the internet
http://collegecandy.com/buzz/2921

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Stokke's dad is quite the piece of work...God forbid anyone looks at his daughter's appropriate pictures on the internet, while he's busy DEFENDING an adult teacher who had sex with two 11 year old students. Or how about his defense of a cop charged with ejaculating on a woman during a traffic stop... Mr. Stokke seems like a great guy, hope none of his clients ever meet his daughter.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/article_937056.php
http://www.ocweekly.com/news/news/illegally-park-ed/26661/

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What is it with this allison stokke, babe! I mean she went from athlete to star celebrity in no time can somebody in america or anywhere tell me what the deal is about this allison girl so my mind can rest please! If I didn't know any better I'd say that she was put on the map this fast for a very shaking purpose! Because we have so much disturbance going on somebody decided to make her the Queen of attention! I'm just sayin

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B361KLb_PlI

here is her vid interview

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