I'm a woman. I know ALL about double standards. As a woman who is unmarried and childless at 39, means I'm an unwanted spinster. A man my age, in the same situation, is the proverbial carefree bachelor. I have to maintain shaved legs and arms. He can go months without shaving. I have to watch my weight, colour my hair, and do everything I can do to maintain looking like I'm still 21. Men, on the other hand, don't have to worry about it. It's okay for men to be like that. I've learned to live with the double standards.
Except this one double standard is one that rubs me the wrong way.
Why is it that there is a big double standard in the NFL in regards to Chicago Bears QB, Jay Cutler?
Jay Cutler only has 6 interceptions at time of this writing, in comparison to Tom Brady's 10. And yet, no one is giving Cutler any credit for his playing this year. Jon Gruden, Moose Johnston and "Jaws" exceptions.
If Tom Brady threw a pass, and his receiver isn't there, he throws and is intercepted, it was the receiver's fault. If it were Jay Cutler - SAME SITUATION - he shouldn't have tried to force it in there.
Most people know I'm NOT a Tom Brady fan at all. While the cheating may not have been his fault, the truth remains, like it or not, the Patriots cheated as he became their starter. How many of his stats are because he's that good of a QB and how many are due to the signal stealing? In light of this, how does he become the NFL's golden boy QB and Jay Cutler, who has NEVER been involved in a cheating scandal, is labeled the NFL's biggest cry baby and yet no one has given me a valid reason on why.
I'm not sure why there IS the double standard in the NFL between Jay Cutler and the rest of the QBs in the NFL; I just know that there is.
And, if there's not, it certainly appears to be there.
I don't know much about football, but I know enough to realize that once the NFL picks their "Golden Boy", no one else can hold a candle to them. It's like they can do no wrong. I think it's like that in pretty much any sport, but yeah. I don't get it either. On the other hand, it IS No-Shave November...so let's break down those double standard barriers between men and women!
ReplyDeleteI'm already NOT shaving because it's "No Shave November" but I may have to break down and shave my arm pits! :)
ReplyDeleteTom Brady does no wrong in the NFL and that's what's so annoying about him. What makes him more special than anyone else? He's not even that great of a QB, really.
That's the one thing I can't stand to not shave!
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, I will never understand sports. Seemingly mediocre players are treated like kings and can do nothing wrong. It's annoying. Even if they ARE good, it doesn't mean they are above everything and deserve God treatment. It's like any misdeeds they happen to commit are forgotten because they throw a ball around. :(
@Chrissy Rogers
ReplyDeleteI understand. I'm replying late because I FINALLY got around to adding the "REPLY" thing and wanted to see if it works! :)