Matt Ufford
Allison Stokke had only just turned 18, and garnered some attention for the wrong reasons. Sports blogger Matt Ufford got his hands on the innocent picture for his blog With Leather. This blog was known for its disconcerting views on female athletes, with very little regard for their actual athletic achievements. As soon as Matt got his grubby hands on the pictures, he turned his attention to her and posted an article titled “Pole Vaulting is Sexy, Barely Legal”. It quickly went viral.
Worrying
This was a nightmare come true for Stokke. She’d only just turned eighteen years old, having only been seventeen when the unfortunate picture was taken. This rendered the article on Ufford’s blog even more worrying considering his main focus was the seventeen year old’s physical attractiveness. Additionally, commenters underneath the article took it even further with their often sexually charged commentary on Stokke’s body.
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