04-29-2017, 09:49 PM
Honestly...I think, based on his interview, he learned the wrong lesson.
At the risk of sounding like a chauvinist, the statement "It is NEVER okay to hit a woman. Ever. In any circumstance." is not only a cop out but also just...***** stupid.
This is, in my opinion, a different form of sexism. Not towards men, but towards women. By making this statement, you're basically calling them lesser.
The assumption there is that women are, by definition, helpless and need to be protected by the bigger, stronger gender of this race. Women can't handle their own conflicts and should be treated like children.
I think we can all agree that in this particular situation, he should not have hit that woman. But, if a woman is wielding a knife or gun and yelling at you and threatening you. Or, to take it down a degree, is capable of harming you physically in any other way. By all means. Please. Hit that woman. It may save your life.
Just a side comment as I've heard that statement before and I find it very...I don't really have a word for it other than frustrating. Sexism exists because men see themselves as higher than women. This is just an advanced form of that viewpoint.
As for the player himself and all that he has said, I think he's shown he's sorry and ashamed and he hasn't really had anything happen since other than apparently tearing up a ticket and throwing it in a parking attendant's face (a feeling any person who's encountered a parking attendant can relate to). While I was disappointed that we drafted him, because I personally don't need more controversy for this team in the wake of Adam Jones' dumbassery...I will root for him. He's part of the team now. Let's hope he has no transgressions for the rest of his life.
At the risk of sounding like a chauvinist, the statement "It is NEVER okay to hit a woman. Ever. In any circumstance." is not only a cop out but also just...***** stupid.
This is, in my opinion, a different form of sexism. Not towards men, but towards women. By making this statement, you're basically calling them lesser.
The assumption there is that women are, by definition, helpless and need to be protected by the bigger, stronger gender of this race. Women can't handle their own conflicts and should be treated like children.
I think we can all agree that in this particular situation, he should not have hit that woman. But, if a woman is wielding a knife or gun and yelling at you and threatening you. Or, to take it down a degree, is capable of harming you physically in any other way. By all means. Please. Hit that woman. It may save your life.
Just a side comment as I've heard that statement before and I find it very...I don't really have a word for it other than frustrating. Sexism exists because men see themselves as higher than women. This is just an advanced form of that viewpoint.
As for the player himself and all that he has said, I think he's shown he's sorry and ashamed and he hasn't really had anything happen since other than apparently tearing up a ticket and throwing it in a parking attendant's face (a feeling any person who's encountered a parking attendant can relate to). While I was disappointed that we drafted him, because I personally don't need more controversy for this team in the wake of Adam Jones' dumbassery...I will root for him. He's part of the team now. Let's hope he has no transgressions for the rest of his life.
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