Cam Newton is raising some eyebrows after an appearance on a podcast. In the Sunday episode of the Barstool Sports Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, the free-agent quarterback talked about what he perceives as the role of women in society.
“I had a perfect, a perfect example of what a man was in my life by my father. My parents have been together for 36, 37 years now and it’s a beautiful thing I grew up in a three-parent household: my mom, my father, and my grandmother, and I knew what a woman was, not a bad (expletive), a woman,” he said.
He continued by explaining what he interprets as the difference between a ‘bad (expletive)’ and a woman is. “A bad (expletive) is a person who is just, you know: ‘Girl, I’m a bad (expletive), I’m doing this, I’m doing that. I look the part but I don’t act that part.’ And there’s a lot of women who are bad (expletives), and I say (expletives) in a way not to degrade a woman, but just to go off the aesthetic of what they deem is a boss chick.”
Newton went on to say that a “woman for me” is someone who “handles (her) own” but knows how to “cater to a man’s needs.” From there he continues. “And I think a lot of times when you get that aesthetic of: ‘I’m a boss (expletive), Imma this, Imma that.’ No, baby. But you can’t cook. You don’t know when to be quiet. You don’t know how to allow a man to lead.”
Social media has been blasting Newton over his comments ever since. One former NBA player cannot understand why everybody is so upset.
Richard Jefferson had this to say on Twitter:
“I’m confused about the Cam Newton conversation! Maybe it’s because I watched the whole clip. Why are people upset?”
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“Isn’t he saying his preference. I’m not saying the message or the messenger is perfect but I’m confused why people are so upset. We’ve all been with people whose expectations don’t match up … THEN THEY ARENT FOR YOU”
Cam Newton struggled in his return to Carolina this past season, completing just 54.8 percent of his passes for 684 yards, four touchdowns, and 5 interceptions.
The team was 0-5 in his starts.
