Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has said he is “sad for society” after being criticised for saying “good girl” to a female reporter during an interview.
Rodgers, 51, has claimed people are trying to “bring him down” after he was accused of showing “casual sexism” by campaign groups For Women Scotland and the Scottish Feminist Network.
He made the comments to BBC reporter Jane Lewis after his side won 3-1 at Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
What was said in the interview?
Rodgers was pressed by Lewis, 53, after he said: “The story has already been written about this group, but we will write our own story.”
Lewis replied: “Can you give us a bit more — you don’t want to give us a bit more insight into that and what you mean?” Rodgers responded: “No, no, you know exactly what I mean,” but the journalist added: “I’m actually not sure exactly what you mean.”
Rodgers then appeared to abruptly end the interview with the words “Done, good girl, well done.”
Rodgers faced criticism for his ‘good girl’ remark to Lewis (Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)
What has been the response to Rodgers’ words?
For Women Scotland demanded after the match that Rodgers apologise to Lewis after showing “casual sexism”.
A spokeswoman at For…
