Open Question: Why do fans feel the need to criticize a player's significant other?

6 February 2012, 9:24 am

I've been reading some of the commentary about Tom Brady's wife Gisele Bundchen blaming the receivers/pointing out Brady can only do so much and am a little disturbed by the references to Yoko Ono. I know this is not the first case (Tony Romo and...Carrie Underwood? Or Jessica Simpson?) of fans blaming a player's SO for a player's performance or saying the player needs to "control" the SO. But shouldn't the fans be blaming the player? It is, after all, at the feet of the player to make the plays or not. I guess I'm really bothered by how misogynistic some of the comments are (saying a woman needs to get back in the kitchen, she's dumb as a doorknob, etc.) Thoughts? mi·sog·y·nis·tic   [mih-soj-uh-nis-tik, mahy‐] Show IPA adjective reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women. From dictionary.com. I'd say comments about Gisele going back to the kitchen, etc. show a dislike or mistrust of women. Also, people keep saying Tom left Bridget for Gisele. I'm not sure that was the case...it seems the relationship was over and Bridget did not announce the pregnancy until a few months into it. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20012266,00.html... Read More »

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