{"id":520524,"date":"2022-12-03T18:17:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nypd-commish-keechant-sewell-blasts-sexist-put-downs\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:17:13","slug":"nypd-commish-keechant-sewell-blasts-sexist-put-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-commish-keechant-sewell-blasts-sexist-put-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYPD Commish Keechant Sewell blasts sexist put-downs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276677552f6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276677552f6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-commish-keechant-sewell-blasts-sexist-put-downs\/#%E2%80%9CNYPD_Commish_Keechant_Sewell_blasts_sexist_put-downs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYPD Commish Keechant Sewell blasts sexist put-downs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYPD_Commish_Keechant_Sewell_blasts_sexist_put-downs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYPD Commish Keechant Sewell blasts sexist put-downs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>NYPD top cop Keechant Sewell suggested she\u2019s  faced belittling sexism and second-guessing by those who \u201cdon\u2019t know any better\u201d in a fiery speech last month to the Policewomen\u2019s Endowment Association.  <\/p>\n<p>In a rhetorical but deeply personal message to a future female police commissioner, Sewell said, \u201cYou will get free, unsolicited personal advice: \u2018Your hairstyle is wrong, you look tired, already worn out in less than a year. You should wear different clothes. You are not qualified. You are in over your head.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of this is true,\u201d Sewell, the first woman in history to lead the NYPD, said during the 5 1\/2-minute speech at the PEA\u2019s 101st Annual Awards and Scholarship Dinner Dance on Nov. 18. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The provocative speech escaped the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>\u2019s notice at the time, but was brought to The Post\u2019s attention this week. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"sewell giving a speech\" class=\"wp-image-24883745\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>NYPD top cop Keechant Sewell suggested she\u2019s faced belittling sexism and second-guessing by those who \u201cdon\u2019t know any better\u201d in a fiery speech last month to the Policewomen\u2019s Endowment Association.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYPD PEA\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sewell, 50, earned a rousing ovation from the hundreds in attendance. But her critique,\u00a0which circulated through the department, miffed the Mayor\u2019s office,\u00a0an NYPD insider said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt<strong>\u2018<\/strong>s a shot at the administration,\u201d the source said. \u201cIt\u2019s about respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sewell gave the speech \u2013 recorded on a video posted on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ClM2fcvtGrR\/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE%3D\">PEA\u2019s Instagram page<\/a> \u2013 in the form of a letter of advice to a future successor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Second Woman to be the New York City Police Commissioner,\u201d she began. \u201cWhether you are in this room tonight or reading this in the future I write to you having taken stock in the 11th month of my tenure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-mayor-adams.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"sewell and adams \" class=\"wp-image-24883757\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-mayor-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-mayor-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-mayor-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-mayor-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-mayor-adams.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Sewell, 50, earned a rousing ovation from the hundreds in attendance, but her critique did not please the Mayor\u2019s office, an NYPD insider said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Daniel William McKnight for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou are different,\u201d she lectured. \u201cYou will be treated as such. Don\u2019t be offended when people who don\u2019t know you tell others who you are. Try not to take it personally when people you have never met tell others what you think. Understand that you will be second-guessed, told what you should say, told what you should write by some with half your experience. They don\u2019t know any better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cWhen you are no pushover, you will be called difficult. When you do things your own way, you don\u2019t listen. You are paranoid. Your very existence is a problem for many. But I, every woman in this room and every woman with dirt on her face in this arena, is counting on you. You are no experiment. You are no box checker. This is no social promotion and this was no gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A little over a year ago, Mayor-elect Eric Adams t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Sewell, then Nassau County Chief of Detectives, to lead the NYPD \u2014 a stunning, close-to-home pick from a nationwide field of seasoned top women officers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"sewell gives speech \" class=\"wp-image-24883769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sewell gave the moving speech \u2013 recorded on a video posted on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ClM2fcvtGrR\/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE%3D\">PEA\u2019s Instagram page<\/a> \u2013 in the form of a letter of advice to a future successor.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to meet the moment,\u201d Sewell told The Post in an exclusive interview last year, a few weeks before she became the city\u2019s 45th top cop.<\/p>\n<p>Sewell advised her successor: \u00a0\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be loud to be strong. You don\u2019t have to curse to be taken seriously. Compassion is not a weakness. Quiet competence is a strength.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She added,\u00a0 \u201cYou will need to speak up for women who juggle families, study for promotion and special assignments who are overlooked, underestimated and counted out. And some of the best damn cops and civilians I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sewell urged, \u201cSome are fighting to fit in when they are meant to stand out. Take a stand for what is right even when your legs are tired. Take a moment if your voice trembles, then give someone a direct order. You are no victim and no one should feel sorry for you. You are the one who stepped forward to lead 35,000 Type-A personalities [cops} and 17,000 very dedicated souls [civilian employees] to focus on the safety and security of 8.8 million people and that \u2026 responsibility is no longer assigned a gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-1-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"sewell at conference \" class=\"wp-image-24883780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/commissioner-keechant-sewell-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019m here to meet the moment,\u201d Sewell told The Post in an exclusive interview last year, a few weeks before she became the city\u2019s 45th top cop.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to meet the moment,\u201d Sewell told The Post in an exclusive interview last year, a few weeks before she became the city\u2019s 45th top cop.<\/p>\n<p>In closing, Sewell said, \u201cYOU represent progress. YOU represent possibility. It is an awesome responsibility with tremendous challenges. Take it like a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pep talk earned high praise.<\/p>\n<p>A female NYPD employee who attended the gala told The Post, \u201cHer words touched me in so many ways because women are often not valued in the workplace, disrespected and underpaid. The Police Commissioner is paving the way for future female leaders, and a lot of young girls view her as their \u2018Shero.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Giacalone, \u00a0a retired NYPD sergeant and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, called Sewell\u2019s speech a \u201cmessage of empowerment\u201d that women in the NYPD \u201cneed to hear\u201d because they have a tough time in the police department. \u201cIt\u2019s still a male-dominated job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giacalone said Sewell was \u201ccalling people out, but didn\u2019t see it as an indictment of Adams\u201d or Philip Banks III,, a former NYPD leader and current deputy mayor public safety.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cShe\u2019s qualified to do this job. I don\u2019t think they [Adams and Banks] have given her a chance to shine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Less than two weeks after Sewell\u2019s address, the NYPD was \u201cblindsided,\u201d The Post reported, by Adams\u2019 announcement that\u00a0 cops will start taking some homeless people into custody for psychiatric evaluations. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, who has a rocky history including a sex-harassment lawsuit, took over as the department\u2019s highest-ranking uniformed cop, and on Friday, the NYPD underwent a massive shakeup with 18 other changes in police brass.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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