Aaron Rodgersis not a fan of what he calls “woke cancel culture.”
The 37-year-old quarterback discussed the topic during his regular appearance onThe Pat McAfeeShow on Tuesday after facing criticism for a comment he directed at Bears fans on Sunday toward the end of the Green Bay Packers' win over Chicago.
“There’s a PC woke culture that exists, and there’s a cancel culture at the same time,” Rodgers told the hosts. “And it’s based on people’s own feelings of maybe personal miserability or distaste for their own situations or life, or maybe just enjoyment of holding other people down underneath their thumb.”
The Packers were up three points when Rodgers sealed the deal with a six-yard touchdown run with just over four minutes left in Sunday’s game. A hot mic caught the QB yelling “All my f—g life, I own you. I still own you. I still own you” at Chicago fans while celebrating with teammates on the field, per theNew York Post.
Aaron Rodgers.Jeffrey Phelps/AP/Shutterstock
Rodgers said Tuesday that he was not aware of the controversy until after the game. Noting that trash talk is often exchanged between fans and players each week, he said he didn’t think much of his remarks at the time.
The signal-caller certainly didn’t expect his comment to blow up as it did either. One former Bears player, Olin Kreutz, even said on radio show 670 The Score that he would “like to punch [Rodgers] in the face” over the comment.
“Look, I think that’s to say … Are we getting that soft in society where we can’t have words now?” Rodgers pondered.
“Somebody can pay for a ticket and say whatever the hell they want — which I think they should be able to, that’s fine — but the one time you say something back to them and it gets caught on a hot mic … now I’ve disrespected an entire city and organization and my own organization?” he added.
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source: people.com
