Old Dudes Were Mad at ESPN for Body Issue Nudity

Old dudes gonna Old Dude.

On July 5, in support of its annual Body Issue, ESPN.com posted a photo of UFC fighter Conor McGregor’s butt on its homepage. Here’s the butt:

WARNING!

NAKED BUTT BELOW!

WE’RE SERIOUS.

IT’S A BUTT.

AND IT’S NAKED!!!!!!

OKAY, CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

 

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Not a bad butt, right ladies (and men)? Perhaps even a good butt! However, this butt was just too much for ESPN.com readers, many of whom emailed ESPN’s public editor Jim Brady to complain.

Jonathan Ling said the photo was “not appropriate fare for the opening page of a respectable website.” Eugene

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