Updated: June 20, 2021
I included the screenshots in this version for 2 reasons: (1) they were removed from Twitter; and (2) I believe if you hide the wrong the lesson eventually is forgotten. Like removing Confederate statues to hide the truth about the United States hideous past with slavery, if the ugliness of misogyny is hidden the sports industry-athletes, personnel and fans-will be doomed to repeat the painful ugliness.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.~Proverbs 22:6 KJV
looking forward to brendan leipsic’s future podcast hosted by barstool sports where he talks about how being a victim of “cancel culture” ruined his promising career and not the fact that he was a mediocre player who derailed it himself by being a bigoted milksop on social media
— evan scott huber (@evanscotthuber) May 6, 2020
HERE IS A THREAD OF ALL THE DMS. the account got taken down but I screenshotted all of them
I’m sorry if some of these are double screenshots pic.twitter.com/uCoo5fGMrb— lily (@jackeichs) May 6, 2020
Dear Fathers,
Today is Father’s Day. As a child and even now, I had and have extraordinary men–an adopted father, grandfathers, great grandfathers, uncles, great uncles–and role models known as brothers, professors, pastors who have helped guide me from the shy, naive girl who thought the world revolved around men to the woman today. Those men have taught me my mission in life is not one of servitude but to dream and conquer those dreams. They have shown me there is not male roles and female roles. Men can cook and do dishes just like women can bring home the bacon.
It is with those beliefs in mind that I am now requesting fathers–current and future–to step up and show your sons, nephews, pupils, whatever the difference between being a male and a man. God gave you the blessing of being a father. Therefore, you have the responsibility to care for that child. Caring for that child means making sure that child grows up healthy–emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. God honored you by trusting you with a life besides your own. It is your responsibility to protect, provide and pilot that life.
I say all of that to ask you–at least some of you–to be the extraordinary men you can be and please start by making your sons respect women . . . period! Don’t make excuse for them like it’s just boys being boys or it’s locker room talk. Remember how you want a man to speak about your wife, mother, daughter or niece. That should be what you should teach your sons to treat and communicate to and about young ladies and women.
It doesn’t matter how talented he is nor does it matter if he a talented athlete. It doesn’t matter if he’s an executive at college or a professional league or just an ordinary company. It just does not matter who he is but it does matter WHO he is as a human being. There is no reason for another human being to fat shame someone or call someone ugly. While in the former a person MAY be able to do something about it, a lady looks, her race or her gender is not under her control. That’s all genetics.
Making ridiculing a woman for that is just as unacceptable as beating on a woman. Both are bullying. While it has been common practice in the past for men to catcall, name call, etc. to a woman, fathers should know better and do better! If you see it, call it out. Otherwise, you are letting the world know it’s okay to do the same to the women you love or worse.
If you don’t, there could be serious ramifications like Brendan Leipsic’s dismissal from the Washington Capitals for his misogynistic comments about women. Or, it could be worse. He could end up being sued or put in jail because that “boys banter” took a turn for the worse like the boys in Steubenville, Ohio.
Source: Tony Evans
Better yet, teach your sons to look for inner beauty. Outer beauty dies in all of us, but the heart and soul’s beauty grows as we mature. Character and integrity should reign supreme over peer pressure and public approval.
If you want your son or nephew to bring home a lady of character, then teach him to be a genuinely character guy. One who knows all the rules of being a gentleman. One who tries not to curse and is kind. One who is well-rounded and respects people of all backgrounds. Raise a son who has many friends of different socioeconomic and racial backgrounds. Don’t teach your child to hate or let him be a bully. He’ll just grow up to be a bully or jerk . . . at least until he’s caught like Leipsic and his friends.
Better yet, be one yourself. An example goes a long way in teaching young guys on how to carry themselves, and I am sure your wives, daughters and nieces would appreciate it. Please consider doing the millions of us women out here in the world this favor. We’d really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
This Girl
The Washington Capitals have placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers for purposes of terminating his contract.
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) May 8, 2020