Not a fan

Yesterday, about Cam Newton, the football player who laughed when a female reporter asked him something. And he said something to the effect its always funny to hear women talk about football.

During the fallout yesterday, I couldn’t help but here that interview on the radio.  My immediate reaction was positivity towards Cam and negativity towards the female reporter and the people making a big deal out of this.

He didn’t sound like a misogynist.  He sounded like a man, talking about his job, that involved playing a sport with other men, on a field. 

Intentions are everything.  We are never going to be all the same.  We have limited experience in some areas, and generally only experience will open our minds and/or change us.

But hate is palpable.  So is demeaning cruel arrogance.

ie what is exhibited by say Donald Trump or that Republican yesterday who had to resign over his arrogance and obvious disregard of women (Tim Murphy, R-PA).

Do we want a world where every single person spouts some politically correct version of reality every time they open their mouth?

The hate yesterday I felt was from the reporter and all the female reporters who had their bristles up.  I felt no hate from Cam, although today, despite his apology, I bet he feels a little less comfortable around women he doesn’t know than he did yesterday.

Is this what we are going for?

PS Cam is a football player.  He plays football.  He wasn’t elected.  He doesn’t represent the American people.  He doesn't own the team.  He doesn't pay anybody's salary.  He just plays.  To the female reporter and her gang: wouldn't there have been a better way (say without trying to completely ruin the man) to get your point across?