Tennis umpires are reportedly considering a boycott of Serena Williams matches. The public statement of boycotting Serena’s games underscores beyond any shadow of a doubt the specific nature of this particular tempest on a tennis court. Even in the twilight of her career, the disparate economic influence of the GOAT on the worldwide enterprise of tennis vs. the butt hurt bleetings of some expendable little men - will be most interesting to observe and measure.
There have been rumblings for years about replacing these overpaid and underperforming accessories to the match with computers, taking the element of human error (and human sensitivity) out of the equation. If the umpires go on strike, it will be a perfect opportunity to begin testing a new and improved HawkEye system which does a bit more than accurately track tennis ball ballistics.
In the interim, while the final and permanent disintermediation of highly fallible human umpires is developed, it will not be difficult to find other umpires to replace the ITF's little men with their panties in an ill-considered bunch. Technology has advanced to the point where umpires aren't really necessary.
In the interim, while the final and permanent disintermediation of highly fallible human umpires is developed, it will not be difficult to find other umpires to replace the ITF's little men with their panties in an ill-considered bunch. Technology has advanced to the point where umpires aren't really necessary.
The victorian-era rules of tennis are a little archaic and arbitrary to being with, the fact that they are selectively enforced means it's overdue time for a change.
medium | Serena’s
unhinged outbursts in yesterday’s US Open Championship, was an
embarrassment and an eyeopener to who and what she’s become. We can go
back and forth on what other male players have said and gotten away
with, one has nothing to do with the other in this case. Serena’s issues
over her career have not been because she was a woman but because she
was Black. It’s disingenuous of those who claim to be woke, to not
acknowledge that Serena used every liberal and feminists excuse, except
for the real issue that’s plagued her career; her skin color.
This
intersectionality game that Feminist play to ensure that White women
are the real benefactors in all things related to womanhood and civil
rights, is becoming irritating. The fact that Serena did not acknowledge
her Blackness as the real issue she has been constantly discriminated
against, was a slap in the face for Black women and more importantly
Black female athletes. Serena has attempted to use her giving birth and
being a mother as somehow a foreign thing in women’s sports. She has
also bought into the social media hype and White liberals newfound love
and praise for her because she’s a mother.
