Cam Newton

Originally posted by SammyFrancisco:

what he said was very insensitive and offensive... he insinuated she's unqualified for her job because she is a woman. That is exactly what sexism is. Cam was negative stereotyping, which is simply hurtful and/or uncomfortable to hear...

(Goes on to say he got a guy fired for something similar)

...he needs to understand on a human level why what he said is offensive. I also question his intelligence for thinking he could say something like that at the podium without damaging his public image.

Originally posted by theduke85:

Nicely said, I agree with everything here.

Originally posted by LeProfessionnel:

Originally posted by SammyFrancisco:
what he said was very insensitive and offensive... he insinuated she's unqualified for her job because she is a woman. That is exactly what sexism is. Cam was negative stereotyping, which is simply hurtful and/or uncomfortable to hear...

(Goes on to say he got a guy fired for something similar)

...he needs to understand on a human level why what he said is offensive. I also question his intelligence for thinking he could say something like that at the podium without damaging his public image.

What did you say?

Originally posted by theduke85:

Nicely said, I agree with everything here.

Originally posted by SammyFrancisco:
Whether or not it's true that most women have at best a rudimentary understanding of football (it's true), what he said was very insensitive and offensive. His comment was pointedly derisive--women on average not knowing as much about sports is probably to their credit: they're not obsessive nerds like us. And he specifically said it to a female sports reporter, so on a direct level he insinuated she's unqualified for her job because she is a woman. That is exactly what sexism is. Cam was negative stereotyping, which is simply hurtful and/or uncomfortable to hear.

I had an experience at work the other day where a white co-worker (I'm white too) kept complaining about his tasks, calling it "Mexican work." Whether or not it is common in California for Mexicans to do that sort of work, his complaining painted a negative stereotype since he was insinuating the work was beneath him but fit for a Mexican. I found myself deeply disturbed by his words, and I told my boss I will not work around him anymore. (I think he was let go as a result. He was a temp.) That kind of stuff is simply hateful, and regardless of the target of the hate or the nature of the stereotype, it is disturbing to hear.

I don't think Cam is a horrible dude or anything, but he needs to understand on a human level why what he said is offensive. I also question his intelligence for thinking he could say something like that at the podium without damaging his public image.

Originally posted by Polkadots:

Originally posted by SammyFrancisco:

Whether or not it's true that most women have at best a rudimentary understanding of football (it's true), what he said was very insensitive and offensive. His comment was pointedly derisive--women on average not knowing as much about sports is probably to their credit: they're not obsessive nerds like us. And he specifically said it to a female sports reporter, so on a direct level he insinuated she's unqualified for her job because she is a woman. That is exactly what sexism is. Cam was negative stereotyping, which is simply hurtful and/or uncomfortable to hear.

I had an experience at work the other day where a white co-worker (I'm white too) kept complaining about his tasks, calling it "Mexican work." Whether or not it is common in California for Mexicans to do that sort of work, his complaining painted a negative stereotype since he was insinuating the work was beneath him but fit for a Mexican. I found myself deeply disturbed by his words, and I told my boss I will not work around him anymore. (I think he was let go as a result. He was a temp.) That kind of stuff is simply hateful, and regardless of the target of the hate or the nature of the stereotype, it is disturbing to hear.

I don't think Cam is a horrible dude or anything, but he needs to understand on a human level why what he said is offensive. I also question his intelligence for thinking he could say something like that at the podium without damaging his public image.

You're a straight up b***h.

Originally posted by HomerJ:
I think it's a joke. People are just looking for reasons to be offended.

Originally posted by NinerSickness:
Great for short stretches & sucks the rest of the time. Worse than mediocre.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by HomerJ:

I think it's a joke. People are just looking for reasons to be offended.

Agreed

Originally posted by LeProfessionnel:

Originally posted by Polkadots:

Originally posted by SammyFrancisco:

Whether or not it's true that most women have at best a rudimentary understanding of football (it's true), what he said was very insensitive and offensive. His comment was pointedly derisive--women on average not knowing as much about sports is probably to their credit: they're not obsessive nerds like us. And he specifically said it to a female sports reporter, so on a direct level he insinuated she's unqualified for her job because she is a woman. That is exactly what sexism is. Cam was negative stereotyping, which is simply hurtful and/or uncomfortable to hear.

I had an experience at work the other day where a white co-worker (I'm white too) kept complaining about his tasks, calling it "Mexican work." Whether or not it is common in California for Mexicans to do that sort of work, his complaining painted a negative stereotype since he was insinuating the work was beneath him but fit for a Mexican. I found myself deeply disturbed by his words, and I told my boss I will not work around him anymore. (I think he was let go as a result. He was a temp.) That kind of stuff is simply hateful, and regardless of the target of the hate or the nature of the stereotype, it is disturbing to hear.

I don't think Cam is a horrible dude or anything, but he needs to understand on a human level why what he said is offensive. I also question his intelligence for thinking he could say something like that at the podium without damaging his public image.

You're a straight up b***h.

I was thinking along the same lines.