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Sensitive Much?

Carolina Panthers quarterback, Cameron Newton is getting the business today or should I say he's losing his business due to his response to a female reporter.  Jourdan Rodrigue, a Charlotte Observer reporter asked him a question about “routes” in which he responded with a nervous laugh and smiled while stating that he thought it was funny to hear a female talk about routes. Being a new football mom, I will admit that after his response I did google routes in football. Routes are the pattern or path that a receiver runs to get open for a forward pass, in case you didn't know.

I decided to watch the interview again after I learned that people were up in arms over this response. What I saw reminded me of an immature person that was caught off guard by a question. He seemed to be impressed with her knowledge and smitten with her. I'm not excusing it or saying that her feelings don't matter but I don't think he should lose endorsements as a result.

Offended?

I took to Facebook and asked women if they were offended. The responses varied. Many said no because they either didn't like him or thought he was a jerk anyway but there were a few that were angry. One female mentioned that the word female can be a trigger and she felt it was demeaning in this instance. The response that I loved most was from an avid football fan, who equated it to a female CEO being laughed at by her male counterparts because of her knowledge of profit and loss statements.

One must admit that football is a male dominated sport. Most of the journalist are men, the players are all men and the majority of viewers are men. I personally only attend games because my son is a player. I have no clue what is happening and I really don't want to know. At the games, you will see me socializing and clapping when advised by my daughter who loves the game.  Many women developed a love of the game from their fathers or significant others but do they know all the jargon.  Rodrigue is definitely different as this is her job and passion.

Apology? 

I think he should apologize because of how it made her feel. The question was valid considering what just happened on the field but his response was not. I guess it's kinda of like how I laugh at men who have a deep knowledge of Christian Louboutins.

I hope Cam has learned his lesson as Rodrigue has already taken her comments to twitter and is garnishing lots of support. I wonder how many of those same people are up in arms over the way the current President of the United States of America treats women.

Welcome to my home on the web... I’m Tomika, the thought leader behind Life in Pumps. I love all things fashion, fun & travel! I’m a wife and mother of two very active teenagers. I'm a social butterfly and passionate about advocating for breast cancer disparities and the benefits of organics. Follow along as I believe life is more fun when you actually live it!

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