Going to a sports game and finding yourself on the big screen is a rite of passage, so most people understand that it comes with the territory. What’s less expected is that ESPN broadcasts a 20-second clip of you and your friend eating ice cream with running commentary about how hot it is at the game, or that men would take that clip and use it as an excuse to be horny on main.


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Annie, the blonde girl in the video, has taken to TikTok to call out both ESPN for broadcasting the clip of her and her friend eating ice cream at the 2024 Men’s College World Series with added commentary, as well as men who have posted the clip online in order to make lewd remarks sexualizing the girls because of how they look while eating the ice cream.


In another clip posted by Annie, we can hear the commentary, which consists of one man saying, “You’ve gotta get it before it melts, or else it’s liquid. A night like tonight, you’re working fast. Ninety-three degrees currently in Omaha,” which in and of itself isn’t creepy, but the fact that a legitimate sports channel broadcast such a lengthy clip of the girls feels weird, Annie explained.


In response to one TikToker who shared the video and joked, “I think Hawk Tuah’s about to be replaced,” Annie pointed out that he didn’t even know if she and her friend were minors, and that as a father himself, it’s odd that he would “make the internet [his] playground” and make inappropriate comments about her and her friend.



Annie also posted a longer clip explaining her discomfort, emphasizing the length of the segment, the commentary and the subsequent sexist comments online, arguing, “It is so beyond evident that women are not welcome in the sports world.” Despite seeing the commentary surrounding the simple act of her and her friend eating ice cream on a hot day, Annie explained, “Then people sit back and wonder why don’t women feel comfortable in these environments? It’s crazy. It’s like we can’t sit and eat our food in peace.”


Here’s hoping everyone at ESPN can learn from this that focusing on sports is the way to go, instead of spotlighting women in the crowd and making them feel uncomfortable. I’m not sure how possible that is, though. As one anonymous commenter wrote on Annie’s video, “I used to work camera for ESPN+ and this is not surprising, and the producers were probs making worse jokes about it unfortunately.”