Cam Newton, the former NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, was trending on Twitter this week. However, it’s not because of anything related to the sport.
Instead, comments Newton made about women and their relationship with men drew the ire of the internet, as people were quick to disagree with what was said.
And Newton became the focal point for internet backlash.
NFL quarterback Cam Newton complained about women who "can't cook" and "don\u2019t know when to be quiet."\n\n"Now a women for me is, handling your own but knowing how to cater to a man\u2019s needs." https://mediaite.com/a/nxozb\u00a0pic.twitter.com/WdYsetopRJ— Mediaite (@Mediaite) 1649695024
Newton appeared on an episode of the podcast Million Dollaz Worth of Game this last Sunday. While he initially talked about the example set by his parents for a relationship, he quickly swerved into sexist territory with his comments.
Newton said:
“Now a women for me is, handling your own but knowing how to cater to a man’s needs. Right?"
"And I think a lot of times when you get that ascetic of ‘I’m a boss bitch, Imma this, Imma that'.”
“But you can’t cook."
"You don’t know when to be quiet."
"You don’t know how to allow a man to lead.”
Men disagreed with Newton's assessment of their needs.
Same here. I can cook and clean on my own with no need for a woman to do either action for me. I would never be brazen enough to expect women to do that for me on the regular.— Marcus Jackson (@Marcus Jackson) 1649738165
Nobody: \u2026\n\nCam Newton:pic.twitter.com/Nfz4o89D8Z— Sourdeath Sam (@Sourdeath Sam) 1649717333
Honestly, the Cam Newton comments only make me further appreciate the guys who are not Cam Newton.— Lisa Guerrero \ud83d\udc83\ud83c\udffd (@Lisa Guerrero \ud83d\udc83\ud83c\udffd) 1649731516
Nobody:\n\nCam Newton talking to women:pic.twitter.com/OPZkSE0pZZ— Rich (@Rich) 1649719621
He also said he prefers a woman who knows how to be quiet and essentially adapt their life style to a man's, which if you agree with makes you someone who believes in reducing the status of women in society— Sigma Male\u2075 (@Sigma Male\u2075) 1649770096
Just before this, Newton was bemoaning self-described "bad bitches."
When asked what he meant, Newton had a hard time defining it.
“A bad bitch is a person who’s just, you know, ‘Girl I’m a bad bitch, I’m doing this, I’m doing that.’ I look the part but I don’t act the part.”
He then claimed to not be calling anyone anything degrading, but using the language of someone who acts like a “boss chick.”
He continued defining his issues with women, dangerous territory considering some of his past comments.
Back in 2017, Newton was in hot water after belittling a reporter for being a woman. When Jourdan Rodrigue, a sports reporter, asked Newton about his teammate embracing the physicality of routes, Newton laughed.
He said:
“It's funny to hear a female talk about routes like—it's funny.”
Rodrigue said when she spoke with him later, Newton did not apologize and said worse things.
So Newton isn’t the kind of person you should really listen to about women.
Cam Newton\u2019s father taught him so many dumb archaic ideologies about women and that\u2019s on him. The fact Cam didn\u2019t bother to unlearn that nonsense as a man is on Cam.— Ross Read (@Ross Read) 1649713468
This dude has 5 out of wedlock children anyone taking advice from Cam Newton is a fool.https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/1513556750657589254\u00a0\u2026— Brent Henson3457 (@Brent Henson3457) 1649709951
I\u2019m trying like hell to not give oxygen to Cam Newton and his comments b/c they\u2019re so blatantly ridiculous, but I keep coming back to the fact that they\u2019re also dangerous b/c they contribute to a culture that believes it\u2019s OK to demean and devalue women. Gotta do better, Cam.— Jim Trotter (@Jim Trotter) 1649787633
I swear Cam Newton and T.I. have an annual competition about who can embarrass Atlanta the most.— Carron J. Phillips (@Carron J. Phillips) 1649712770
My Twitter feed is full of men defending Cam Newton\u2019s description of an ideal woman and the Governor claiming legal rights to medical decisions concerning my uterus. What a time to be alive. Also. I hate it here.— Brittney Prince (@Brittney Prince) 1649793147
Newton is currently a free agent after a disastrous season with the Panthers. He had rejoined midway through the season.
Last month it was reported the quarterback has supposed interest from multiple teams, but he is waiting for the “best fit."
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