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In reply to the discussion: Billie Jean King: "Thank you Serena Williams for calling out double standard-More voices needed..." [View all]MuseRider
(34,111 posts)there always has been and it has been slowly whittled away but is long from gone.
That says nothing about the match yesterday. She was not penalized because she is a woman, the rules were broken and she escalated. This has been applied to men but so rarely it is hard to remember.
The penalization was the correct response to the situation but it is certainly not used equally. It does not change the outcome and should be a warning to all of the players that perhaps the coaches are getting tired of players who cannot let it go. Each penalty was appropriate, a few words even if angry are expected but the judge was not a thief and coming on the heels of 2 other penalties it was a proper response.
Women are not treated fairly that is for certain however getting called on rule breaking is not inherently sexist, it is applied with a heavier hand to women as most things are in the sport but the rules were broken. This was not a new judge either, he is well respected.
Billie Jean King is my forever hero.