Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Memo to Zeke Elliott: Degrading women is not a celebrity privilege


The uproar surrounding Ezekiel Elliott's revolting behavior last weekend didn't— or shouldn't — surprise anybody who knows the first thing about the guy. It struck with all the predictability of a hot day in August.
Elliott, the Dallas Cowboys' wunderkind, is only 21, but he has carried that little asterisk of worry next to his name for months.
A former girlfriend's allegations of domestic violence — prosecutors in Ohio declined to pursue the case, but the charges made an ugly splash — set off a round of rhetorical head-shaking over whether he was headed for the cliched "troubled athlete" subcategory.
Over the weekend, Elliott doubled down on everybody's worst expectations when he yanked down a woman's tank top and deliberately exposed her naked breast during a booze-fueled St. Patrick's party. He did it twice, as the woman first tried to cover herself, then slapped his hand away. see more....

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