From a man’s perspective. See WaPo for a woman’s. Chris Evert said immediately and later again in the broadcast that the chair ump was out of line. This is a female/black thing more than people are able to admit. |
| It’s good to be emotional but it’s bad not to be able to control your emotions. She was warned but couldn’t help revisiting the coaching warning.....literally couldn’t stop herself even though she knew the consequences. She deserved everything she got. Unsportsmanlike conduct and an obvious gambit to get the crowd even more vocal in her favor to unnerve Osaka. |
+1,000,000. Serena telling the crowd not to "boo" Naomi was pure class. Naomi's moment was stolen by the judge (and the crowd), |
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The world owes you an apology
Not just the umpire Not just the French Open Not just racists who ask if you feel intimidated by Sharapova’s basic looks Or being drug tested more than The basic looking actual drug user The nurses and doctors who ignored Your knowledge Of your own body Almost causing your death Every time they questioned your Femininity Ability Strength Integrity Victory They did so because of your skin Asian parents who mold their children are Tiger mothers White parents who risk everything Turn sex tapes into millions Are momagers But your father who made legends out of Compton Concrete Shaping you and your sister Like Michelangelo chiseled David He is loud Obnoxious Insane The world owes you an apology But we know it will never come Because first they would have to acknowledge The hatred The racism It isn’t your black panther suit Your beauty Your millions You venting to a umpire A broken racket Or a demand of proper medical care It’s your blackness that offends Your power when you should be powerless Your confidence When you should always grovel Always remind yourself That you should thank them for allowing you To be on the courts at all As if a Queen tells the jester thank you for her Throne You are the living breathing embodiment of #blackgirlmagic The dream of our ancestors The power of our foremothers The strength that the Middle passage Slavery Jim Crow and America Could not break Your are more than the GOAT You are goddess Fearless More than tennis You are a living black legend And they hate you for it #Serena #GOAT #USOpenTennis #JustDoIt #FistAndFire #Buymybookifyouwanna -Lesle Honore |
This. Serena Williams is no role model for girls. Never was, and never will be. |
LOL. Hope she gets suspended for a long time. |
| Oh, please. Serena whipped the crowd into a frenzy during the match and stole osaka’s moment. You don’t get to take that back by asking the crowd not to boo at the trophy presentation. Plain and simple, she acted like an entitled prima donna and bully yesterday. Great athlete, no class yesterday. |
+1. Osaka outplayed Serena in every facet of the game. |
I agree. Serena knew she was losing in the second set and used the penalties to stir up the already partisan crowd in the hopes that it would both energize her and disrupt Osaka. I also thought Serena’s weak compliment that her opponent played “well” was a tremendous understatement and was disrespectful of the match. |
Amen. But women have always torn other women to shreds while making excuses for men who for do the same crap and worst. Women, unfortunately always show their true nature towards other women - catty and biatchy. It’s the nature. |
Trying to turn the fact Serena lost a match to a young woman of color into a race/gender bias issue is idiotic. |
That’s laughable. Over the years, Chris Everett has famously derided and spoken ill of Serena Williams. Now you are claiming she was bias in favor of Serena. Girl bye. |
| You know, sometimes an issue isn’t men vs. women or black vs. white. It’s about a person’s behavior during a tough moment. That’s what this is about. Serena’s behavior during a tough situation. She didn’t handle it well. And, she doesn’t get a pass because she’s a mom, or a black woman or a super athlete. |
This is beautiful. Yes, people feel threatened by a strong black woman. |
| Did you see Nadal touching his bowls? And what about the noise he makes probably to distract the opponent? |