Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union Sun & Journal have decided to part ways with seasoned sports columnist Jerry Sullivan after comments he made on a podcast Monday.
During the podcast Trainwreck Tonight, Sullivan made the following remark about female football fans, "Women, be better than this because the worst fans really are the women. They don't get critical journalism. They all wanna be cheerleaders. You know what I mean? It's always... I don't want to. It's a dangerous avenue to go down to criticize women in general because they're better than men generally, but... they don't get it as fans."
The Niagara Gazette posted the following statement to their website on Tuesday,
"In light of comments made by contributing columnist Jerry Sullivan on a podcast Monday, the Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union Sun & Journal have made the decision to part ways with Sullivan.
We do not condone misogynistic, insensitive or derogatory comments in any form.
GNN Sports will remain committed to providing readership with accurate, fair and quality stories."
Sullivan recently made an apology via Twitter: