The New York Mets fired general manager Jared Porter on Tuesday after ESPN reported Porter sent explicit text to a female journalist while working for the Chicago Cubs in 2016. Since the news broke, the topic has been widely discussed across all media platforms by both men and women.
Leila Rahimi, mid day co-host alongside Dan Bernstein at 670 The Score in Chicago, opened their show offering her perspective on the situation.
“I have been really lucky in comparing my situations to what has happened to other people,” said Rahimi.
She continued with a message to anyone who tries to justify this behavior, “You’re exposing yourself, likely for the second time, at least. So, before you go defending the idea of sending pictures that you shouldn’t be sending, just know you’re exposing yourself, yet again.”
Actress Jennifer Decker, formerly Jennifer Sterger, joined Craig Carton and Evan Roberts on WFAN in New York to share her experience of sexual harassment when Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre allegedly texted her sexually explicit pictures.
Decker was emotional when speaking about what it felt like to be objectified and harassed, recalling how she was treated after initially sharing her story.
“Most of them just kind of treated me like a steak that they threw to the dogs,” said Decker. “That’s the brutally honest truth.”
Carton adds while addressing the #metoo movement, “I hate the fact that we needed a movement to address the fact that women are being mistreated in the workplace, especially in the entertainment business apparently.”