NashvilleBLUE

October 5th, 2017 at 9:04 PM ^

Seeing Mekhi Becton starting at RT for Louisville makes me depressed. After seeing how shady the Louisville school is after the FBI stiff and how sudden Louisville came on the radar and then his commitment make me wonder...

taistreetsmyhero

October 5th, 2017 at 10:07 PM ^

still not going to blame him for that 100%. lots of people don't think that kind of casual misogyny is wrong, so not surprising that he would get defensive from the bat. good on him to sit down, reflect (with his pr and after losing sponorships, granted), and clearly acknowledge how wrong it was.

Mr. Yost

October 5th, 2017 at 9:55 PM ^

Now we're criticizing HOW he's apologies?

If you weren't offended, you're not looking for an apology - thus, he's not talking to you.

He's still an idiot, but at least he owned up and put his face on it rather than releasing a statement. Even if it's prepped in a major way.

But whatever, I've never liked the guy. His comments were gross. But I'm not going to knock him for an apology.

taistreetsmyhero

October 5th, 2017 at 10:05 PM ^

it's definitely fair game to critique an apology from a public figure like this. i just think his overall apology was very good. however, that statement is kind of annoying. you should assume your terrible idiotic statement was objectively offensive and not use the disclaimer "if you were offended," and just apologize for the content of the idiocy. but again, that's just nitpicking.

Mr. Yost

October 5th, 2017 at 10:36 PM ^

I agree...I'm just saying it's looking for something to whine about.

If you're sorry, you're sorry. Didn't need to say to the people he offended. But I understood what he was getting at. I actually thought it was rehearsed, but I didn't feel like he was reading or anything. It seemed somewhat geniune - at least to me.

At the same time I think Cam Newton is an actor who can turn "this" side of Cam on and make people forget that he's really an arrogant, immature, moron who just doesn't "get it." 

But I'm not going to knock him for his apology. At least he tried. That's more than some people can say.

taistreetsmyhero

October 5th, 2017 at 10:52 PM ^

i like cam. he's a charismatic guy who takes in stride a lot of disgustic slack from the more ignorant portion of the populace.

he is definitely not a polished role model, and has some horribly backwards takes, but it's useful for someone like him to make these kind of mistakes publicly and then publicly renounce the idiocy.

for example, my wife had a pretty shitty work environment at her previous job because her boss said a lot of casual mysognistic shit like this. but she and her fellow female co-workers had no power because they were contract employees, and their home agency didn't want to pick a fight. now, this discussion is happening on many discussion boards across the country. maybe it gives him and people like him pause before choosing to say the same kind of things.

(and note, female as an adjective as used above is chill, but female as a noun is no chill. i've learned that the hard way with the wifey, too).