{"id":526450,"date":"2022-12-14T01:14:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T22:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/niagara-sportswriter-jerry-sullivan-fired-for-misogynist-comments\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T01:14:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T22:14:27","slug":"niagara-sportswriter-jerry-sullivan-fired-for-misogynist-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/niagara-sportswriter-jerry-sullivan-fired-for-misogynist-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"#Niagara sportswriter Jerry Sullivan fired for misogynist comments"},"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-6a28c87e38841\" 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-6a28c87e38841\" 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\/niagara-sportswriter-jerry-sullivan-fired-for-misogynist-comments\/#%E2%80%9CNiagara_sportswriter_Jerry_Sullivan_fired_for_misogynist_comments%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Niagara sportswriter Jerry Sullivan fired for misogynist comments&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNiagara_sportswriter_Jerry_Sullivan_fired_for_misogynist_comments%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Niagara sportswriter Jerry Sullivan fired for misogynist comments&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>An upstate New York sports columnist has been fired for comments he made about women sports fans.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Sullivan, a columnist for the Niagara Gazette and longtime presence covering the Bills, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/posts\/buffalo-sports-columnist-insults-women-during-live-podcast-stream-01gm634k0q1g\">appeared<\/a> on the Buffalo-based \u201cTrainwreck Tonight\u201d podcast on Monday night. When a listener named Amy wrote in to the show\u2019s hosts that \u201cI thought the goal was to gain views, not turn people away,\u201d Sullivan interjected with criticisms of women sports fans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen, be better than this,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cThe worst fans really are the women. They don\u2019t get critical journalism. They\u2019re all wannabe cheerleaders. You know what I mean? It\u2019s always \u2026 It\u2019s a dangerous avenue to go down to criticize women in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, because they\u2019re <em>better<\/em> than men generally, but they don\u2019t get it as fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan later apologized for the remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to apologize for comments I made on a podcast last night that were uncalled for and insulting to women,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByJerrySullivan\/status\/1602742341105770497\">he tweeted on Tuesday<\/a>. \u201cI should be better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe worst fans really are the women. They don\u2019t get critical journalism. They\u2019re all wannabe cheerleaders\u201d <\/p>\n<p>-Jerry Sullivan <\/p>\n<p>YIKES. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrHfB3quay\">pic.twitter.com\/FrHfB3quay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NoShaveDave (@NoShaveDaveee) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoShaveDaveee\/status\/1602513111961174017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Niagara Gazette announced that it parted ways with the columnist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of comments made by contributing columnist Jerry Sullivan on a podcast Monday, the Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union Sun &amp; Journal have made the decision to part ways with Sullivan,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niagara-gazette.com\/news\/local_news\/niagara-gazette-statement-on-jerry-sullivan\/article_37230036-7b19-11ed-86fc-0724c30c4220.html?utm_campaign=blox&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\">the outlet said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cWe do not condone misogynistic, insensitive or derogatory comments in any form. GNN Sports will remain committed to providing readership with accurate, fair and quality stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trainwreck Sports also condemned Sullivan\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-sullivan-wivb-trainwreck-sport.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jerry Sullivan's misgynitic take drew rebukes from several corners of Buffalo sports media.\" class=\"wp-image-24999986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-sullivan-wivb-trainwreck-sport.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-sullivan-wivb-trainwreck-sport.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jerry-sullivan-wivb-trainwreck-sport.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jerry Sullivan\u2019s misogynist take drew rebukes from several corners of Buffalo sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WIVB<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLast night on Trainwreck Tonight 273, comments were made by a guest,\u201d the outlet <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrainwreckSprts\/status\/1602690995811926016\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cOur team does not condone them, the comments, or the sentiment in any way, shape, or form. Empowering women doesn\u2019t come down to making statements like this \u2014 it comes down to standing up for them when they are done wrong, and last night they were. Our community is great because of everyone that encompasses it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also wasn\u2019t the first time the columnist has found himself embroiled in controversy. Last year, Sullivan had a tiff with Bills safety Jordan Poyer. <\/p>\n<p>Sullivan wrote for the Buffalo <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> from 1989 through 2018. He is also a contributor for WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/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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