Fiero425 said:
RJD11 said:
Fiero425 said:
RJD11 said:
I agree Special: The inference that Serena was under the influence
of drugs or whatever is insulting. She is probably the most tested
Tennis player in the game. And after nearly 20 years of scrutiny
any drug prob would have been detected long ago. Instead of
concern for her health with her illness there are always the detractors
who just want to bring her down.
More victimhood huh? :nono Why would Serena be the most tested tennis player in the game; cause she wins? Spare me please! If she comes out staggering around like that, what do you expect people to think? Blame her family and handlers for allowing her to come out like that! The commentators were only voicing the obvious; esp. that she no longer gets the benefit of the doubt because of her wretched history of pulling stunts after a loss! :nono
uzzled :angel:
Come on Fiero, you of all peeps should know how Serena has
complained in the past how the drug testers have invaded her
privacy in the past so many times to test her. You follow the game.
They have been trying for years to bring her down because she
doesn't look like their idea of the ideal tennis Tennis champion.
The biggest example is a while back when Wimb admitted to putting
her out on court 1 or 2 because they wanted the beautiful
blondes on center court. Which they continue to do. ( compare
how many times Fed, Nadal, and Murray have played on outer
courts to how many times Serena has. Shabby way to treat a
10 time Wimb Champion.
And don't even get me started on the " random draws " and
the new " cliche " for them the Media has come up with.
Nope! I've told you guys, I have no idea who these new players are since I just don't watch the them much these days! It's just unwatchable for the most part; not to mention all the squealing and grunting which is so unlady-like! I never missed past #1's like Henin and Hingis! As for the apparent victim-hood of Serena, I'm sure others are tested enough; they just don't whine about it!
The Williams' have always felt "
put upon" from the very beginning! I always said
"cry me a freakin' river" when the entire family were so abusive of Hingis; such a little girl at the time! Even Richard had some juvenile comments referencing the #1 player back in '97! I'm quite aware they may not have been welcomed with open arms, but they didn't help themselves with some of their own behavior! Both would say some of the tackiest stuff at press conferences after a loss;
"she didn't beat me, I beat myself!" I'd tell them to
"keep walking b!tches" if I were a fellow player of the WTA! Shriver did her part to make them feel a part of the tour, but they still complained; usually playing the race card! If you're looking for resistant, you'll find it even if it doesn't exist! Being Black myself, I never felt anything like the stuff voiced by both the girls, but I guess it helped coming from a mixed family (step-father Jewish), so I just never thought about it!
Fiero: I also came from a mixed family. And I couldn't help but feel the things
they felt. MY Great Grandfather was a German immigrant. But I was raised in
south Louisiana, I remember going to the doctors office and having to wait in
the colored waiting rm. I remember the separate water fountains that said
white only. I remember going to Woolworths and not being able to sit and eat
at the lunch counter. I remember not being able to go to the local drive-in
and having to get get out of the car and going around to the back of the
building to order a burger. I remember me and my cousin in high school as
members of the track team taking the city bus back home and seeing an ad
for a burger deal and being told " We don't serve colored ", because my cousin
was dark skinned. I suffered his pain even tho I looked whiter than the racist
redneck who told us that. These childhood experiences helped shape my life.
I remember being suspended from college when they refused to lower the flag
to half mast after a presidential order for Martin Luther Kings death. We marched
to the courthouse steps and gave our speeches and they finally capitulated
But we got suspended anyway. For inciting a riot. Even tho no such thing happened.
I just wish you, Fiero, had been brought up in the deep south and been subject
to some of the racism I did. Your mixed race thing would have meant nothing.
as mine wasn't. Then maybe you would have a better understanding of how these
things can affect people like us. Hell I'm not saying Vee and Ree are right in
everything. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt from my observations and
over the words of a media hound. With my experience I am sceptical about
about everything. Especially when whites are involved, but I also keep an open
mind. I know that you have to judge people on their own merits. That's why I think
You are a kindred spirit, just a bit naive. And thats why I take time to converse
with you and not just brand you a detractor and be done with ya. Your response will
dictate if I'm right or wrong and if I will continue to respond to your posts.
or ignore you. I hope you come correct. will miss the repartee
