34-dihydroxyphen
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Cam has always been strange and capricious. Way too big a deal is made over him doing the smallest shit. We have legit scumbags in this league like Jameis "The Rapist" Winston who are beloved by the public and media because they know how to put a charming smile on their face and never stir the pot, while the sports' zeitgeist goes apeshit on Cam for sometimes being moody, aloof, and saying mildly dumb things.
As for Gronk, I think he gets a pass on a lot of stuff because everybody knows he is legitimately stupid. His entire image is literally built around just how dumb he actually is. As such, he benfits from the total lack of expectations anybody has for him outside of playing tight end.
Like, wtf is up with these hitpieces these guys are writing? How and by what logic are they drawing a connection between Cam's semi-occasionally chilly attitude with reporters and his admittedly mildly sexist comment, and somehow calling it an escalation? They are projecting this overboiling malevolence to his sometimes aloof behavior, when more than likely it is just a product of a little bit of immaturity combined with a need to put more emphasis on self-control.
His comment towards that female reporter wasn't some sort of passive-aggressive meta-game borne out of malice he is secretly playing against the media, it was mnemonic thinking. FFS, let the punishment fit the crime.
I should note that I actually give zero fucks about Cam Newton. I neither like nor dislike him. What triggers me about this scenario is the unscrupulous journalism, and the lack of nuance displayed by society. It's like the only two options are to hop on board the blind, uncompromising self-righteous rage train, or to be completely apathetic. Apparently engaging in critical thought and discourse are no longer options anymore.
As for Gronk, I think he gets a pass on a lot of stuff because everybody knows he is legitimately stupid. His entire image is literally built around just how dumb he actually is. As such, he benfits from the total lack of expectations anybody has for him outside of playing tight end.
From the SI article mal3volent posted on Cam Newton said:
Like, wtf is up with these hitpieces these guys are writing? How and by what logic are they drawing a connection between Cam's semi-occasionally chilly attitude with reporters and his admittedly mildly sexist comment, and somehow calling it an escalation? They are projecting this overboiling malevolence to his sometimes aloof behavior, when more than likely it is just a product of a little bit of immaturity combined with a need to put more emphasis on self-control.
His comment towards that female reporter wasn't some sort of passive-aggressive meta-game borne out of malice he is secretly playing against the media, it was mnemonic thinking. FFS, let the punishment fit the crime.
I should note that I actually give zero fucks about Cam Newton. I neither like nor dislike him. What triggers me about this scenario is the unscrupulous journalism, and the lack of nuance displayed by society. It's like the only two options are to hop on board the blind, uncompromising self-righteous rage train, or to be completely apathetic. Apparently engaging in critical thought and discourse are no longer options anymore.
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