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[NYCmetsfan]

Things went wrong when a few students appeared to be bored.

"All my young boys, stand up. The ladies, sit down," Winston said. "But all my boys, stand up. We strong, right? We strong! We strong, right? All my boys, tell me one time: I can do anything I put my mind to. Now a lot of boys aren't supposed to be soft-spoken. You know what I'm saying? One day y'all are going to have a very deep voice like this (in deep voice). One day, you'll have a very, very deep voice.

"But the ladies, they're supposed to be silent, polite, gentle. My men, my men (are) supposed to be strong. I want y'all to tell me what the third rule of life is: I can do anything I put my mind to. Scream it!"

Ugh.

Did Winston really say girls are supposed to be silent?

Maybe Winston didn't mean it the wrong way, but he has his own past and there are far too many male athletes with attitudes about girls and women that evoke too, too troubling visions that simply can't be ignored.

The antennas of several adults went up in the room. We heard from a few who were bothered by it, but didn't want to talk publicly. The principal said it was a really good day for Melrose and perhaps, overall, she is right.

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/jone...lk-to-kids-sends-wrong-message-wvideo/2314204

He's been previously accused of sexual assault

He's since said he "made a poor word choice"

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...or-word-choice-telling-female-students-silent

 

[McDougles]

What a crabby thing to say.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

What a crabby thing to say.

6/10.

 

[LionPride]

God Damn it Jameis, you were doing so well post rape allegations

 

[BlueTsunami]

Man, it even reads like someone unfroze a caveman like Encino Man

Me deep voice, her, silent. Soon, you deep voice. ARRRRRRGHHHBBB

 

[Turbo Killer]

That's how he likes the women he rapes, silent.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

As a fan of Famous Jameis...this is not a good look. Ouch.

 

[Ganhyun]

Looks like we still have a long way to go for true equality.

 

[soul creator]

on one hand, the phrasing in that quote could also mean he was talking to both the boys and girls and saying they can do anything, and he was simply pointing out the societal double standard of how women are told to be silent while men are supposed to be strong, not that he specifically supports that.

on the other hand, it's Jameis Winston.

 

[hypernima]

This shit. Coming from THIS dude.

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Why, Jameis

 

[Verelios]

Welp, damn

 

[VendettaRed07]

I can do anything I put my mind to. Scream it!"

???

Women. Know your place. Don't talk. But remember you can be anything you want to!

 

[StoveOven]

on one hand, the phrasing in that quote could also mean he was talking to both the boys and girls and saying they can do anything, and he was simply pointing out the societal double standard of how women are told to be silent while men are supposed to be strong, not that he specifically supports that.

on the other hand, it's Jameis Winston.

This was my exact thought process when reading that quote.

 

[Glix]

God Damn it Jameis, you were doing so well post rape allegations

Yup it really seemed like he turned a corner.

This is gross tho no ifs ands or butts.

on one hand, the phrasing in that quote could also mean he was talking to both the boys and girls and saying they can do anything, and he was simply pointing out the societal double standard of how women are told to be silent while men are supposed to be strong, not that he specifically supports that.

Yeah, actually.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

???

Women. Know your place. Don't talk. But remember you can be anything you want to!

You misread.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...or-word-choice-telling-female-students-silent

No actual apology I see...

"I was making an effort to interact with a young male in the audience who didn't seem to be paying attention, and I didn't want to single him out, so I asked all the boys to stand up," Winston said, according to the newspaper. "During my talk, I used a poor word choice that may have overshadowed that positive message for some."

 

[Sarcastic Poster]

Definitely doesn't sound good, but I can maaaybe buy that it was a bad choice of words.

He's also not a rapist.

 

[Archaix]

Jameis Winston doesn't respect women? Wow, it's a shame there were never any red flags about this before.

 

[OdysseusVA]

The guy is an idiot

 

[Slayven]

Not every successful person should talk to kids

 

[MrPressStart]

This is what happens when you let people without decent public speaking skills do public speaking work/ engagements.

 

[HStallion]

Who cares? He can throw a ball well and that's all that matters!

 

[cdyhybrid]

Bucs culture

 

[VendettaRed07]

You misread.

Was he just trying to say "society tells women they are supposed to be silent, but you don't have to be", just in a very bad way then?

 

[see5harp]

God Damn it Jameis, you were doing so well post rape allegations

LOL

 

[Brinbe]

Fuck her right in the pussy, right?

 

[Dude Abides]

Don't worry Jameis. No matter how loud they scream "NO!!" Tallahassee police won't arrest you.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

on one hand, the phrasing in that quote could also mean he was talking to both the boys and girls and saying they can do anything, and he was simply pointing out the societal double standard of how women are told to be silent while men are supposed to be strong, not that he specifically supports that.

on the other hand, it's Jameis Winston.

Yeah from the video he's not saying it in the context of unfair expectations on women. He just says it matter-of-factly, like there's nothing wrong about the quiet, docile female in a classroom.

Maybe later, not on the video, he invites the girls in the class to stand up and do what the boys could only barely do, but the optics of this given him skating on rape charges, are the worst.

 

[Cagey]

Girls who stay quiet don't report sexual assault to authorities.

 

[Baroquemantic]

What an idiot.

 

[Huff]

Hes always been an idiot who can barely talk

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

Was he just trying to say "society tells women they are supposed to be silent, but you don't have to be", just in a very bad way then?

No, he was having the boys repeat what they said prior.

At least that's how I read it. And I think I misread it? Sorry for calling you out, guess I was the one that misread it.

Hm...this can be taken a couple different ways. All bad.

 

[BigAT]

Jameis missed the point more than a Roberto Aguayo field goal.

 

[TheWorthyEdge]

Jameis missed the point more than a Roberto Aguayo field goal.

Hey. He got better throughout the year...

 

[DudeWithNoName]

Who came up with the brilliant idea to invite this guy to speak to the students?

 

[WedgeX]

Time for Deandre Levy to have a chat with him.

 

[Carpe Carnim]

As an FSU alumnus, I would like to ask that Crabby McRapey-pants shut his ignorant pie-hole and be fucking lucky he isn't tossing salads for BBQ chips, in prison. What a fucking douche nozzle.

 

[LionPride]

Like, I'm hoping he meant to say something along the lines of "Men are supposed to be strong and women are supposed to be silent, fuck that, you can be whatever you want"

I hope

 

[Torokil]

More like... Shameus Winsnone!

 

[Strangelove77]

That's some caveman shit.

 

[Vegetable Lasagna]

Teach them to know their place while they're still young.

 

[Cardon]

Is this the same dude that stole lobsters from a store when he was in college? If so, dope confirmed.

 

[Feel the Swift]

Was he just trying to say "society tells women they are supposed to be silent, but you don't have to be", just in a very bad way then?

Yes, that's what I took from it.

 

[kswiston]

Like, I'm hoping he meant to say something along the lines of "Men are supposed to be strong and women are supposed to be silent, fuck that, you can be whatever you want"

I hope

He told the girls to sit down.

 

[SliceSabre]

I took that as "society tells you to be one way but you can do what you want!" sorta statement.

Not offensively.

 

[BlackGhost]

Is this the same dude that stole lobsters from a store when he was in college? If so, dope confirmed.

He also stole some pop from Burger King in Ketchup cups....

 

[Nafai1123]

Stick to being a mediocre QB Winston.

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

Not every successful person should talk to kids

Yeah, this is what we get when sports stars (or actors, or musicians, or whatever) are held up as inspirational figures or role models for kids just because they're celebrities.

A lot of celebrities are great role models and inspirations. A lot more of them are just assholes like everybody else.

 

[sixteen-bit]

What a fuckboy