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Default BBC angle on Serena Williams tantrum

On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:12:58 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:26:49 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:28:22 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On 2018-09-13 3:51 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> >>> On 9/13/2018 3:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>> But there was no double standard. Some people have suggested that thee
>> >>>> is but the fact is that a lot more men than women have been sanctioned
>> >>>> for similar violations. She got caught violating the rules and she
>> >>>> acted like a spoiled child.
>> >>>
>> >>> Male tennis players, not just one, have come forward to say they do
>> >>> the same thing and nothing happens.
>> >>>
>> >>> Regardless, the judge is a grown man, boo hoo, Serena yelled at him.
>> >>
>> >>I provided a list of male players who were suspended code violations,
>> >>and that is more severe than what she got. I also referred to an article
>> >>that showed that of 32 similar incidents, 23 penalties were assessed
>> >>against men and only 9 against women. It may be that some men got away
>> >>with things, but there are many where they were penalized.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >so you've read some articles, Dave to support your position. If you
>> >were a tennis fan and had watched the matches, both men and women, for
>> >years your arguments would carry more weight..

>>
>> Good point - I don't watch tennis but over the years noticed the
>> countless times McEnroe was shown misbehaving. As far as I know, this
>> was a first for Serena.

>
> Not at all; it's the latest of many
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...ething-serena-
>williams-past-us-open-episodes/2018/09/08/0c84e1be-b3d6-11e8-8b53-
>50116768e499_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e 9d1b4c8cf34


<lucretia>
Wait, you're a woman, Serena's a woman and Lucretia's a woman. You
three have to unite against male domination, as expressed by the
referee and Dave Smith.
</lucretia>