Poor Coburn, Seemed Stressed Out

A wise decision wrote:

I think if you have a good athletic body, why not? I think I'm reasonably good looking and if I was Emma's age and had her body and talent, I would defintely have done it! We are talking about her qualifying for the Olympics, right?

I'm talking about her posing naked for the world to see, like her only claim to fame is taking her clothes off for perverts, and which belittles her life as a good person and great athlete.

Brown girls do it betta wrote:

Don't get your panties in a bunch.

I'm talking about her posing naked for the world to see, like her only claim to fame is taking her clothes off for perverts, and which belittles her life as a good person and great athlete.

True, but track athletes are paid so little. She may have made more on that photo shoot than her entire sponsorship this year. Or she may just be a Frank Zappa kind of American girl.

I think that on some level Emma likes the attention. For a long time the banner image on her Facebook page was that of her backside in a Brazilian cut bikini with her butt cheeks hanging out. I noticed that she has a lot of bikini shots on her Instagram too, most showing her 'cheeks.'

I think she's just playing the marketing game, and she doesn't strike me as being too different from the Instagram model girls of today, like Gigi Hadid, the Jenner girl, etc. I think that's the social 'norm' for girls that age...posting slightly revealing body shots, and Emma is adhering to that. If Emma feels empowered by that, then go for it. The only thing I worry about is young girls looking up to her and trying to emulate the body shots/nakedness.

Excellent post its bs Anerican culture.

This is Rupp syndrome all over again. It shows that most distance runners are embarrassed for it to be known that at their best they are skinny and unappealing, though of course Coburn is anything but unappealing except in the twisted lenses of espn, about the only set of photographers that could possibly make her look imperfect.

Rupp is a roman god of handsomeness compared to Emma! Don't you dare insult Rupp like that again! Emma is the most disgusting, stick figure, stick in the mud, white chick out there...literally gross except to a few weirdo LRC posters.

Emma Coburn in an entitled, well to do white c*** from the well-heeled environs of Crested Butte, CO. She needs to seriously check her privilege!!!!!!!

a long time ago the brojo's posted they had a policy of not allowing posters to post negative things about a female athlete's looks.

well, sure looks like they've been dragged down to the level of the scum spawn.

Why are you insulting Gallon Rup? He won the 10k, marathon and will also win the 5k. Who knows, even the 1500 if he chose to enter. Really, the best of the best.

Roid, asthma meds, etc