Serena Williams - Disgraceful

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Lord Tyrion said:
Why do they take the abuse? Good question. You can ask the same question in football. There are rules there to stop it, they just don't apply them.
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Totally agree with this. Would love to see a football ref get surrounded by players arguing and abusing him because of a decision and watch him take out his yellow card and just show it to each one of them in turn. Five players protesting and arguing the ref's decision? That'll be five yellow cards for your team. The rules (or laws if you prefer) are there and the refs have it in their power to stop these situations happening but for whatever reason (maybe they don't have the cojones to do it) don't apply the laws as they currently are. It would be a quick and easy fix for the refs to eliminate it but for some reason it's never done.
 
Grant85 said:
Have to say it doesn't look good for Serena.

Plenty of others have had a go at officials, but she just wouldn't let it lie and ultimately the penalties escalated with every offence.

Plus, arguing with an official is one thing, openly calling them a cheat is a further step. At one point she said to the umpire 'don't talk to me' then 10 seconds later, she starts chuntering at him again.
Also giving the whole 'you will never referee another one of my matches' as if she is bigger and more important than Ramos. Very classless and not befitting of the great champion and competitor she is.

I don't think it is right that she has played the sexism card. She has broken the rules and I think the umpire would have made the same decision with repeat offenders, regardless of gender.
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She never called him a cheat, never, not once!
 
She does seem to have lost the plot somewhat. At 36 I'm not really sure why she's come back. What does she have left to prove at this point? Might be time for her to bow out if the pressure if getting a bit much.
 
Orikoru said:
She does seem to have lost the plot somewhat. At 36 I'm not really sure why she's come back. What does she have left to prove at this point? Might be time for her to bow out if the pressure if getting a bit much.
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Same could be said for Federer, or Woods.

The best want to compete for as long as possible. She is still more than capable of adding to her trophy haul. I’d imagine she’ll be even more driven now. She certainly won’t want this as her last ever final.
 
Papas1982 said:
Same could be said for Federer, or Woods.

The best want to compete for as long as possible. She is still more than capable of adding to her trophy haul. I’d imagine she’ll be even more driven now. She certainly won’t want this as her last ever final.
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But Federer and Woods haven't lost the plot mentally. Also, Federer is still smashing everyone by the looks of it, not sure he's actually human.
 
Woods has had a big enough emotional stress to say he could have walked away.

Federer had a longing period without success than Williams has. She had a meltdown granted, but ability wise she’s still imo more dominant than either of those two mentioned. Far to early to call it a day.

If she goes a year without a win, or had another breakdown then I’d agree she may wanna step aside as she would the appear to have other priorities.
 
Whatever you think about serena & her behaviour, the cartoon is appalling. I expect the usual apologists will defend it, but if you can’t see the overtly racist overtones then you are part of the problem IMO.
 
therod said:
Really??? You repeatedly give the impression of being ‘challenged’, your endorsement of this confirms it. Read the comments on the link & make up your own mind.
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The comments are split between those being outraged and those not.

The photo certainly draws on stereotypes of those with African roots, the artist may well be a racist, but it’s a caricature. All pics of that sort are of a similar ilk.
 
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Papas1982 said:
The comments are split between those being outraged and those not.

The photo certainly draws on stereotypes of those with African roots, the artist may well be a racist, but it’s a caricature. All pics of that sort are of a similar ilk.
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if it draws on racial stereotypes then it’s certainly racist. If you can’t see that you need a history lesson
 
I’m sorry, but a facial expression or trait is not a racist stereotype.

If it had contained for example chains I would agree as it would have depicted historical mistreatment.

But a common physical trait, nah not for me. Would be the same if it had shown a black women next to a white women, with one having more “booty” than the other.
 
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