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15. The money was not my point.

Reply to stopbush (Reply #11)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 03:32 PM

Sep 2018

Roger is packaged as a preppy, gentleman who wears expensive watches and drives luxury cars. She is not portrayed in the same manner. If that is how she is portrayed in advertising, then yes I am ignorant because I don't see it.

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Serena Williams & the Silencing of Women [View all] Reader Rabbit Sep 2018 OP

Didn't seem like much silencing her? She seemed to speak her mind. hexola Sep 2018 #1

+1000 Pachamama Sep 2018 #4

Back when I was playing competitive tennis, you were taught to mix things up stopbush Sep 2018 #13

I'd be ok w/ the umpires treating the men as they did Serena MissMillie Sep 2018 #2

That's the rub...seems like she wants equal corruption for women... hexola Sep 2018 #3

lol at "silencing" Loki Liesmith Sep 2018 #5

She is not only dealing with sexism, it is also racism disenfranchised Sep 2018 #6

Absolutely. Reader Rabbit Sep 2018 #8

Serena's endorsements earn her more than double her stopbush Sep 2018 #11

The money was not my point. disenfranchised Sep 2018 #15

I can't believe anyone is defending her Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #7

You mean the Australian press who printed the racist cartoon? Reader Rabbit Sep 2018 #9

As much I'm not surprised anyone is so invested in calling sexism... LanternWaste Sep 2018 #10

Serena has an endorsement deal with luxury watchmaker Audemar Pigeut, stopbush Sep 2018 #16

Serena is known for poor behavior. Lucky for her, she usually wins, or we would see more of it. Tipperary Sep 2018 #17

Serena is many things, but powerless she is not. cwydro Sep 2018 #12

Here is a good example of Serena Williams' mean spirited personality Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #14