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Cam Newton Slammed for Mocking Female Reporter
Variety ^ | October 4, 2017 | Rebecca Rubin

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.”


TOPICS: Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: camnewton; carolinapanthers; charlotteobserver; jourdanrodrigue; nfl; panthers; sexism; sexist
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To: nickcarraway

Confession: I don’t understand what Newton was trying to suggest in his response. Is “route” sexually suggestive now?


61 posted on 10/05/2017 10:17:28 AM PDT by alstewartfan (We have no money but we stay afloat. The Jellyfishes don't scare us. Al Stewart from Red Toupee)
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To: alstewartfan

I think it was more the “truck-sticking” part. Apparently, he is not used to females using such “harsh” language? Does that mean he is insulting women, has a low opinion of them or is worse-than-Hitler? Apparently so.


62 posted on 10/05/2017 10:20:01 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Worse than Hitler? I thought that was Donald Trump, or so I have heard, over and over and over...........
Move over, Donald, you have company! lol


63 posted on 10/05/2017 10:30:18 AM PDT by alstewartfan (We have no money but we stay afloat. The Jellyfishes don't scare us. Al Stewart from Red Toupee)
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To: alstewartfan

Well, that seems the response to everything these days.


64 posted on 10/05/2017 10:50:01 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: EdnaMode

Because the worst thing you can do in this society is hurt a smart, capable, professional, powerful little girl’s feelings. :)


65 posted on 10/05/2017 10:51:40 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Yeah exactly. :D


66 posted on 10/05/2017 10:56:45 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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