Sex, ads and blow-up dolls

I'm usually not a big fan of Tribune sports columnist Mike Downey, but today's offering is priceless. It's about the Sun-Times' outrage over the White Sox and their blow-up dolls, while at the same time the paper's sports section runs ads for strip clubs, escort services and the like.

... If you are going to condemn a baseball team and its manager for offending the public's taste, then your own house better be squeaky clean.

Does a newspaper weaken its moral authority by the types of ads it accepts? In the eyes of its journalists, probably not. But in the eyes of its readers, I think the answer is yes.