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Serena Williams fined $17,000 for U.S. Open final code violations following controversial loss

In reply to birdseye

Why is this about Color?
More about gender
By the way Ump is Hispanic

Your color bias exposed

In reply to jaip

I don’t know the why – I just know what is ---- may be some sexism which would have played out differently if her color was different – history taught me that.

In reply to birdseye

History?
Don't you think we have come a long way?
Blaming history for your shortcomings and lack of effort/opprtunities is not rite.
Guess u haven't learnt anything from history

In reply to jaip

Being Hispanic is not a race.

Caucasians can be Hispanic.

Just saying

In reply to jaip

So then I expect some of you "Indo Guyanese" to stop complaining about Burnham and Afro Guyanese as the reason for Guyana problems

It is my understanding that this same
Umpire did the same thing to Venus some years ago .

I have seen Jimmy Connors ; John McEnroe and others berate Umpires , break Tennis Rackets , and did not have a game taken away from them .

This is where like it or not Sexism
comes into the Picture . I also saw
that Billy Jean King implied that it
was Sexism .

In reply to Emir

Not a man move!

In reply to Emir

I agree-TOTALLY

In reply to jaip

And you are assuming i am Indo- Guyanese?

In reply to Chrissy

Shot Malaise Burnham.

Serena is the Lara of Tennis.

Should I repost your "Wismar" leadership qualities?

In reply to Emir

IAM GUYANESE-FULL STOP

You guys need to refrain from this race baiting shit

thought that died with Jagan

Forget the rules and Serena shameful unprofessional behaviour, instead just focus on the "white man"

In reply to problemjay

Serena is a whiny brat ALL the time. She seemed so nice and helpful and kind...as long as she was getting her way or being admired. As soon as attention veered from her she'd become a total nut job.

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

When you are the greatest of all time- should be allowed some leeway(my opinion)

Ramos was within his rights. Serena was understandably upset by the coaching warning but she went on too long and escalated the incident. Had she said her piece and then settled back down all would be well.

Having said that tennis needs to move away from that quaint to the modern sport.


Also once the match was over Serena displayed tremendous maturity and class.

In reply to jaip

Nonsense you can't call the umpire a thief and not be penalised

In reply to jaip

Somebody said Trump got 62 milliom votes for president - a presidential race propagated on the knowing falsehood that Obama couldn’t have gone to Columbia and Harvard universities – that he was not a US citizen – his birth certificate was forged ---- yes we have made some progress, but whites in congress is set to send a man to the supreme court who believe In racial profiling – you could probably learn somethings from
Anand Giridharadas

In reply to birdseye

Lots of blacks voted fro him.

Just saying.

In reply to problemjay

Yep – they still pissed that this former projects dweller have co-opted their once privileged domain and been controlling it ---- oh are they pissed – the umpire veil split last night spilling his true “colors”

In reply to goofballs

Lots a female slaves were wet nurses for their madam (owners)

In reply to Emir

JACKASS!
Burnham was what he was. I don't need to go into details again about his blatant discrimination, racism and looting of the wealth, placing all his family and people in positions they were not qualified for, just to eat out de money and screw up anything they touched.
Well, some are delusional or blind or just dishonest to say nothing like that happened.
Indo Guyanese blaming Burnham?
Nah man, irregardless, we find a way to survive and even prosper rather than just sit and cry.
Big difference.

Does not detract from what he did.

Serena says she is standing up for women. It is now a women’s right issue.

Her behavior as a professional athlete iwas regrettably poor. And good luck to anyone who tattempts to rationalize irrational behavior. Furthermore, the crowd really did a job on the young, new US Open champion. Sad really.


Go figure!

In reply to runout

Honestly – I cringed at her behavior – I thought it was poor and somewhat below her standards --- but don’t lose the forest for the tree --- the umpire threw the first stone, publicly. Though I have never seen that call before – I don’t think Serena coach was the inventor , and I don’t think it’s the first time that umpire encountered it - would be interesting how many times said umpire have warned a player

In reply to birdseye

Agree!

The topic has now evolved to Serena's behaviour being defended in the context of slavery

The mental slavery inferior complex is telling

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy

She hijacked the moment from the winner.....no class there

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I don't watch tennis or CNN or Fox except in election time when I flip the channels as I get disgusted at the propaganda presented by both sides in the guise of journalism.

The headline caught my attention and it was disappointing.

<b>White man shows again who is in charge</b>
Did a referee or umpire make a bad call?
Did she get fined or disciplined for behavior?

Happens (penalties, fines) in all sports by many different races acting as umpires.
The white man part was very disappointing.
If we look for color, we will see it in everything we encounter in life.
I respect Birdsey a lot. I think recently he also mentioned seeing color in something else.
Difficult times, but we shouldn't be blowing the color trumpet just like that.

When Serena called the umpire 'a thief' he was forced to act in order to maintain some credibility, Serena crossed many lines and it had very little to do about race or gender. Serena has a history of sometimes verbally abusing umpires and lines officials and the reputation finally caught up with her.

In reply to jaip

Free OJ is ok!
Rodney king riot is ok?

Fairplay knows no bias.

Serena was uncouth & boorish. That's all. Never mind that she tick & solid!

Dis ting bothering me:

It would be like if one of an Indian race was drunk and disorderly (not trying to stereotype) and was arrested by a black police and fined by a black or Amerindian magistrate.

I don't hear people blaming one race or the other for for that.
Serena was fined for disorderly conduct.
Nothing to do with race, from my perspective, and no big ting compared to the monster that was Burnham.
Calling an ant a dinosaur.

I fired a shot and the old #KYS took flight with her broom.....

In reply to BeatDball

Isn't that what you like and applaud?

In reply to JahJah

That is ok in the back alleys ..

Or riding a moped.

Both are fun but you dont want tour friends to catch you riding

In reply to goofballs

Just ignore that Imam, he loves to attack Indians anywhere.

He is a PNM till I die supporter in T&T, hope you understand.

Serena a great player, but she overreacted on the court,
then at the presentation the boorish Americans showed their
uncouth behavior, by booooing the winner.

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

I was surprised by her comment, expected better.

In reply to sgtdjones

She is notorious for that language.

She would be fired by any bona fide university for comments like that..UWI is cowboy school...not sure if it is on the world university body list.

Wont be surprised if she is from Wismar

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

Sorry, but I am speaking to BeatDBall for a specific reason. Your answer is noted, but I am not sure what I can do with it since I am can't remember you stance on another subject/person.

In reply to JahJah

Ok....for the record... i have a stance

In reply to Dan_De_Lyan

Check out the PM's in the Caribbean, majority
Grads of UWI

No leadership vision, as they lead islands to beyond 3rd world status.

In reply to birdseye

Yep. Can you believe the audacity to beat up on the Indians?

In reply to jaip

you mean Burnham...

In reply to birdseye

Women have been held to a different standard.

Didn't a white female player got penalized just for changing her shirt while men paraded shirtless all the time?

Its about sexism and not race! Even Serena said so...