MoragaBear;842496291 said:
I apologized to her in person later that week after a Cal practice and told her I never should've commented on her.
I completely understand how my "reporterette" comment was perceived by those that took offense to it. I tried to explain in that thread that it was a term used amongst the media to describe Scout's marketing strategy of hiring a lot of attractive young reporters in an attempt to draw out recruits in interviews and it's been largely successful. I thought she still worked with Scout but apparently that was a short stint.
I also went on to describe in that thread the high level of respect I have for women in sports media. They bring a different perspective than men do and it's always good to hear other styles and voices in sports media.
What inspired me to make the ill-advised comment was some of the events that took place at Pac-12 media day earlier that week but I never should've said anything at all, especially using a term that in many people's minds would come across as sexist. It's an inappropriate term.
It's been my policy ever since mixing it up with AW Prince with Rivals years ago to never comment on Cal scout and rivals writers and outside of that incident, I never have, in chat or on the boards. There's just nothing good that can come from it. That includes veiled references, etc.
The need to make the whole Top 5 decision tweet a couple years later? Okay, whatever. This could've all been dealt with offline and I would've removed my comments, no question.
Whatever the case, on my end of the equation, I was wrong.
well said, MB. Case closed.
