While Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton is still reeling in the aftermath of the controversy sparked by what many deemed to be a sexist response to a question from a female sports reporter during a press conference on Wednesday, the sports writer herself, is now facing a controversy of her own.
"It's funny to hear a female talk about routes."
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 5, 2017
NFL's Cam Newton faces backlash over this comment to a reporter, via @TODAYshow pic.twitter.com/wn29AHiEfY
Following Newton's comments, Jourdan Rodrigues, released the following response.
Statement from #Panthers beat reporter @JourdanRodrigue on Cam Newton’s comments & response pic.twitter.com/vmffxQ7Jra
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 4, 2017
In a sadly predictable turn of events, after a bit of digging, Freelance Journalist Torraine Walker uncovered a series of problematic tweets from Rodrigues.
#WhiteFeminism Strikes Again, Part 2: enjoy these gems from Jordan Rodrigue, catalyst for Cam Newton's media lynching. pic.twitter.com/7LXgHQpYmZ
— Torraine Walker (@TorraineWalker) October 5, 2017
Oh, girl!
What is you doing?
And another one.
Welp, kids...what's the moral of the story here?
For the record, Cam's remark was dumb. But the "Big Black Boogeyman attacks innocent blonde(?) flower" narrative is trash too.
— Torraine Walker (@TorraineWalker) October 5, 2017
Ya'll keep playing these games. In the meantime we'll be over here like...
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