Posted on 10/04/2017 4:31:45 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Cam Newton is under fire for making a sexist comment to a female reporter during a press conference on Wednesday.
Carolina Panthers beat writer Jourdan Rodrigue asked the quarterback about wide receiver Devin Funchess’ improvements on the field. “I know you take a lot of pride in seeing your receivers play well,” Rodrigue said during the briefing. “Devin Funchess has really seemed to embrace the physicality of his routes and getting those extra yards. Does that give you a little bit of enjoyment to see him kind of truck-sticking people out there?”
Newton laughed and replied, “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes like … it’s funny.”
Rodrigue responded to Newton’s comments on Twitter writing, “I don’t think it’s ‘funny’ to be a female and talk about routes. I think it’s my job.” Later she wrote, “I spoke with him after and it was worse. I chose not to share, because I have an actual job to do today and one he will not keep me from.”
Fellow journalists came to Rodrigue’s defense on Twitter. One wrote, “Brutal, sexist answer from Cam Newton in response to good question from female reporter. And the body language was just as bad.” Another said, “What frustrates me about Cam Newton’s comments: He’s not joking around with friends, he’s being condescending to a reporter doing her job.”
Lindsay Jones, who also covers the NFL, reminded everyone that women covering sports is nothing new. “Oh come on. Welcome to 2017 Cam Newton,” she said. “[Jourdan Rodrigue] deserves better than that.”
OK, I am behind the times here. What is truck-sticking on a pass route?
“Women should be obscene and not heard.”
Well there you go. Cam Newton should be fired because Jourdan Rodrigue knows NFL routes.
She obviously needs to check her female privilege.
It’s funny.
Oh, big deal. Not a deal. Sounds like someone is trying to get this reporter a household name.
He’s a good player, and she can’t handle the truth.
Is Cam Newton a Muslim?
Or maybe he’s just been hanging out with Muslims.
Until lately an NFL player could commit murder or rape and it didn’t rub off on the league. With the league’s popularity starting to dive, this could go south in a hurry. Goodell, can you rein in your thugs?
That’s more like a big-ass Chevy Luv.
It sounds like Cam would rather be interviewed by someone who’s actually played the game...can’t say I blame him.
Hmmmm....Carolina, Carolina...oh yes:
“South Carolina: Imam says men are better than women...”
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3592003/posts
At least he didn’t ask her to step up to the mic.
A Cam Newton sounds like something you can buy on Amazon.
Oh, I thought the article was about Wayne Newton and he got confused about truck routes!
At least he did not slug her in the face and knock her unconscious. His behavior is not so bad by NFL standards.
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