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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 06:55 PM Original message |
Double Standard for Serena Williams (Important reading for all women and people of color) |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't think it's the same thing at all |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. +1. Thank you. I watched both matches. The incidents are not comparable |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I wonder if the people complaining of racism and sexism downthread even saw what happened |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. nasty threw a shoe at a ref |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
91. That's not true at all...he was disqualified...stop making things up |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #91 |
100. was he fined 10 grand? |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #100 |
120. McEnroe was fined $10,000 and suspended for two months for violations at the US Open. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
57. Some aren't even interested where right & wrong lie. |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #57 |
75. LOL as you yourself are also doing. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. Ah yes, I'm an Asian woman.... |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. I watched both matches. Agree with you. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
71. It's sloppy reporting like this that makes me question every outlet. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. i agree |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. I thought she threatened to shove a ball down the judges throat.. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
114. I think the threat involved a different orifice, but it was something like that |
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JimGinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
78. Exactly! |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
121. Serena threatened the lines woman Federer just bitched |
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Beer on a stick (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #121 |
139. Notice how the OP posted and then, apparently, evaporated. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. As described, those two situations seem very different to me. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Serena also used the F word. nt |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Roger said the word "shit." I saw it live and did not hear the F-word. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Thank you, I assumed at least that was the same. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. the call aga. serena was actually a shitty unfair call |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Even if it was a bad call, quasi-physical threats are not appropriate. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:56 PM Original message |
oh please |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
76. Still not appropriate. Bad calls by sports officials are something a pro needs to deal with. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
102. What, they don't have a right to call a foot fault? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. Especially big servers-- |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. Yep. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #27 |
146. I thought her foot clearly touched the line. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. yes |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Her outburst was unacceptable, but men get away with it. Sally Jenkins said something similar here |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
98. No, they don't and Serena didn't foreit or get kicked out of the match... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. And now everyone will nitpick any little difference to justify the complete lack of Federer poutrage |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. You must have a strange definition of "any little difference" (nt) |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
137. Everyone on this board knows your game. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
140. And now Bloo will make another empty, vapid, and cowardly post to justify his inability to think. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thanks |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. puhlease |
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dolphindance (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think Serena's conduct was slightly more severe, but the article is correct about ... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
130. mcenroe was booed plenty. |
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dolphindance (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #130 |
134. Yeah, but he was overseas. Serena got turned on by her own country. Shameful. (n/t) |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. "plenty" = that wasn't the first or last time. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. Serena threatened a judge, which neither Federer or McEnroe did. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I thnk Serena is a TERRORIST. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
68. Dude...that's stupid even by your standards. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
82. lol |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #68 |
138. Really? Have you read his posts? |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
144. Nah just a pretentious little rich girl with a bad temper. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. exactly |
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gbate (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
74. McEnroe never, ever threatened a judge? Really?? I find that hard to believe. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #74 |
84. No, never. |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. Black athletes are held to a different standard |
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ampad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Yup |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
94. Really? |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. You yourself refer to the Bucharest Buffoon as "Nasty." |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. because that was his nickname - I didn't give it to him |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Female tennis players are referred to by all kinds of names. |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I'm sure they are |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. bull |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
131. To be honest, I laughed a little at the sight of the tiny lineswoman running away. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. BS yourself |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. no sense? |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
69. Bullshit |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
89. YES- I bet if Pete Rose was a *white* guy |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
147. Tiger gets the shaft every week by the officials. It's cost him countless tournaments. |
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Indigent (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think a man would have been treated the same. Joe Wilson was rebuked, for example |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Boy do you have a lot |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Women aren't allowed to |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. rubbish |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
60. Did you ever see mcenroe |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. yes |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #60 |
79. Yes, and Billie Jean King, and Virginia Wade, and all the Virginia Slims tour pioneers. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #79 |
93. wrong, wrong and wrong...if you're such a big tennis fan you would know that Serena |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #93 |
106. She SHOULD have been forfieted. I know what happened, I watched it. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
77. You may want to look up Billie Jean King; pioneer of women's tennis; who paved the way for |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #77 |
132. known for her temper? i don't think so. pioneer? not exActly. |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. Either Racism or Sexism or both, she said Freakin' not F-Word.. |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Sorry. She said Fuck. |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. who fucking cares |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. So what? |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. I'm comparing behavior not stats |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
26. yeah i saw that too...nothing aga. federer but WHEN will women be equal? |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. rubbish |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
123. Women will be equal with men in tennis when they play 5-set matches in GS tournaments. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
30. Good grief, they were totally different. n/t |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. My take |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. um, Federer is considered the best player in the game, ever. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Nope |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. You are very wrong. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #54 |
62. I just asked a Friend of mine if she knew each name |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:48 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. I see. One other data point is convincing argument. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Yeah |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #72 |
103. If you like, you can make it 6 - 0 . . . |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #103 |
124. No, you are wrong too |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #124 |
135. In that case . . . |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #62 |
118. That just means your friend is ignorant too. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #118 |
122. Of copurse we are ignorant |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #122 |
133. Federer is a superstar. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #133 |
141. I just asked my sister too |
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Threedifferentones (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #141 |
149. What's funny is that you think you get to decide who a superstar is based on who you have heard of. |
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ncteechur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. wrong analysis I believe |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. A double standard would assume the exact same circumstances |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. Did Federer wave his racket like a club and threaten to |
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Holly_Hobby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
48. Tiger Woods says, "Fuck!" on camera at least 5 or 6 times every |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Shhhhhh!!! |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #48 |
66. "No outrage from golf world"? BULL! FUCKING! SHIT! |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #66 |
97. HA. My pop won't watch a tournament if he's playing. "Ruined the game with his FIST PUMP". n/t |
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Holly_Hobby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
127. Um |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #48 |
148. I never heard him threaten to shove a club down someones throat. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
49. I think the outrage a bit faux. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Interesting point. If there exists an extra layer of expectations of suppressed "ladylike" behavior |
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brindis_desala (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #53 |
64. :thumbsup: perceptive mind meet crux |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #64 |
115. Painful to imagine the power in that toned instrument |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
50. If this is double standard... |
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Seeking Serenity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Woo-hoo! More division! More! More! More! |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
56. please |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. There is also a big difference between the chair judge and a line judge |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
65. federer said 'shit'. he didn't threaten to 'shove the ball down his fucking throat'. |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
67. I thought Serena deserved punishment... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. EXACTLY. I've been a competitive player in my youth and was coming |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #67 |
104. Serena was very threatening towards that official |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
70. It wasn't about the expletives so much as the actual threat, from what I understand. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
81. Threatening physical harm to an official will get you thrown out of a game in almost any sport |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
85. Federer didn't threaten an official. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
86. Let's see.......which one sounds worse |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
87. "I swear to God I’m fucking taking this ball and shoving it down your fucking throat" |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
88. "I'm gonna take this fucking ball and shove it down your fucking throat." |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
90. What a load of crap...if you can't see the difference between someon |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
92. Threads like this demonstrate why the Unrec feature was such a good idea |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #92 |
95. What bothers me is that these "fans" know nothing about tennis.... |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. NOTHING NEW UNDER THE TENNIS SUN |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #101 |
105. I think we can all agree that McEnroe was being hypocritical |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #105 |
108. He adds nothing in his commentary...nothing at all... |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. I agree! n/t |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #101 |
107. McEnroe should know...he was defaulted out of a match he was winning |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #92 |
96. What bothers me is that these "fans" know nothing about tennis.... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
99. All I know is I watched a lot of McEnroe and Connors in the day |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #99 |
116. Dunno about that double-standard... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
112. this article is dreck. It is a shame that the Nation printed it. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
113. NO Need tp explain the double standard.. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
117. No surprise there. |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. Some feel the need to protect their own. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
125. To everyone here talking about rules and consequences confined to the actual sport. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #125 |
126. Serena acted like a jerk--but EXACTLY what you said. This is the media's current shiny |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. It's hard to compare to 1980 as the coverage of all things sports has skyrocketed since then. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #128 |
142. That's a thinker... |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
129. Well, here was my own personal reaction to the news. |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
143. maybe you shouldn't call them colored people. nt |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
145. The double standard here is non-existent. |
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