Tattoogate. Racism, social class, freedom of expression. Calm down people! Why is everyone coming down so hard on Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson? The only thing he did was ask his future franchise quarterback Cam Newton to stay away from tattoos and piercings. Let's not forget this is a business for Jerry Richardson, and Newton is an employee. Look around most places of employment, you can pretty much guess a person's stature at a company by the way they present themselves to you. People with a higher pay scale are generally held to a stricter standard when it comes to appearance. Cam Newton is not just the quarterback. He is the new face of the franchise.
As a business man, I want my product to appeal to the widest possible market. It's just plain business. Yes Cam Newton is black. Yes Jeremy Shockey is white and covered with tattoos. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. Every team in the league should hold their franchise qb to a higher standard than their back up tight end. I believe a clean cut tattoo free look would benefit Newton as well, we all know he's no stranger to a bad public image. As we all do on our jobs, we concede parts of ourselves in order to do what we have to do. I urge Cam Newton to do the same. And yes, I have a tattoo.
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