Last week’s Double-A Poll asked whether female athletes should steer clear of endorsements that promote their sexuality instead of their athletics prowess. As one might have expected, Double-A Zone readers were passionate in their responses.

Fifty-two percent of respondents wanted to know why female athletes couldn’t do both – promote their sexuality along with their athletics ability. Thirty percent of respondents said that female athletes should stay away from provocative endorsements while 18 percent said that the women don’t have a responsibility to avoid them.

Blog readers also had a lot to say about the question and shared a number of corresponding comments to the poll’s accompanying post. Kylee asked: “Should male athletes use their sexuality to promote their sport or a product for that matter? Men pose shirtless all the time. What's the difference? I think if the athlete is comfortable with the pose and it's tastefully done there is no problem with it. Why be ashamed of a beautiful body honed from years of athletics?”

Michelle added that “the question of female athletes using their sexuality to promote their sport is a complicated one and probably best left up to each individual athlete.”

Laura Mitchell wrote: “A Woman's (often) Superior Sexual Prowess = Weapon/Gift. A Man's (often) Superior Strength and Physical Power = Weapon/Gift. Don't we all have a right to use our weapons and gifts in a way that benefit us -- as long as we don't harm others?”

Each week, the Double-A Zone offers a new poll to engage the college sports community about hot topics of the day. This week’s question asks if college coaches should accept verbal commitments from eighth graders. To cast your vote and comment, head over to the NCAA’s official blog.