The Mets just fired general manager Jared Porter for sexual harassment after he sent a slew of unwanted and inappropriate texts to a reporter. There are a lot of words in that sentence that might catch your attention. I want to focus today on the last one.
A reporter attends games in a professional capacity, to provide some mixture of information, insight, analysis and entertainment. Porter viewed her as a possible sexual partner, which means he made a huge and offensive assumption before he ever sent a text. It’s an assumption people in sports make in locker rooms and more private settings all the time, and it makes the daily grind of the job significantly harder for women than men.