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Feministing ask an interesting question;- Why is Serena Williams being fined so much ?

After all, John McEnroe wasn't a saint and others have been at least as bad. Yet she gets huge fines.

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Dec 2nd, 2009 at 02:21:36 PM EST
Well, wait: Per the comments, Tarango's fine is roughly on par with Serena's when adjusted for inflation.  And the big foul in McEnroe's case wasn't committed by McEnroe, but rather by his undoubtedly-just-as-much-egomaniacal-and-obnoxious-gutter-trash-as-he-is wife, who physically assaulted the judge.

Plus, it's a bigger sport these days, and she's a bigger star than McEnroe.  There were literally dozens watching at home who might've been offended.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Dec 2nd, 2009 at 06:27:57 PM EST
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...adding: The real issue is threatening the line judge.  You can't threaten the refs.  They'll rightly fine you for it every time.

Cuss at them, throw your racquet/helmet/bat/whatever on the ground, etc -- that's all fine by me and (I think) most fans.  Sports are intense at that level, so you can forgive outbursts.  But threatening the ref, you deserve what you get.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Dec 2nd, 2009 at 06:37:25 PM EST
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