Serena Williams - plays the race card?

[Deleted member 63160]

She has a strong personality, and has succeeded despite racism.

One could argue that she has succeeded because of "racism"

Never. Supreme athlete and her sister. Good example that max effort and talent are above all prejudice. They would be top of the tree if they were sky blue pink with orange spots.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Wasn't/isn't it because of their father? So breeding.

Same with Tiger Woods.

 

[WalksWithTurkeys]

It doesn't sound to me like she has a chip on her shoulder. The message here seems to be "Shut up silly women, racism in America does not exist". She has a strong personality, and has succeeded despite racism.

Love it. In black and white you concur she plays down racism but you still confirm it an issue. She'll appreciate your support I'm sure.

I have no idea how you drew those conclusions. I said she didn't seem to have a chip on her shoulder, and has succeeded despite racism.

 

[Deleted member 63160]

It doesn't sound to me like she has a chip on her shoulder. The message here seems to be "Shut up silly women, racism in America does not exist". She has a strong personality, and has succeeded despite racism.

Love it. In black and white you concur she plays down racism but you still confirm it an issue. She'll appreciate your support I'm sure.

I have no idea how you drew those conclusions. I said she didn't seem to have a chip on her shoulder, and has succeeded despite racism.

Well, you said her message was " racism in America doesn't exist". You then said "she succeeded despite racism". From that I concluded that, in your opinion, she thought "racism in America doesn't exist" but you confirmed it did. So I said she plays down racism by saying "it doesn't exist" but you confirmed it does. I thought it was a quite straightforward observation.

 

[WalksWithTurkeys]

It doesn't sound to me like she has a chip on her shoulder. The message here seems to be "Shut up silly women, racism in America does not exist". She has a strong personality, and has succeeded despite racism.

Love it. In black and white you concur she plays down racism but you still confirm it an issue. She'll appreciate your support I'm sure.

I have no idea how you drew those conclusions. I said she didn't seem to have a chip on her shoulder, and has succeeded despite racism.

Well, you said her message was " racism in America doesn't exist".

I said no such thing. Reread my post.

 

[Deleted member 63160]

Who did you mean said racism in USA doesn't exist then?

 

[WalksWithTurkeys]

Who did you mean said racism in USA doesn't exist then?

The message here here seems to be "Shut up silly woman ...".

 

[Deleted member 63160]

Who did you mean said racism in USA doesn't exist then?

The message here here seems to be "Shut up silly woman ...".

You said "Shut up silly women" as in a message to women in general not the singular, as in the subject person. Changes the meaning completely.

 

[JBR]

Wasn't/isn't it because of their father? So breeding.

Same with Tiger Woods.

Oh, I suppose her mother had a hand in it too.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Only a little bit.

 

[WalksWithTurkeys]

Who did you mean said racism in USA doesn't exist then?

The message here here seems to be "Shut up silly woman ...".

You said "Shut up silly women" as in a message to women in general not the singular, as in the subject person. Changes the meaning completely.

That was a typo, sorry, but I can't see how you got your meaning from it. But it seems to be the general attitude here of some to put down various people, such as the tennis player. The suggestion that there is no racism in American, and that the problem is only with those who 'whine' about racism is a tad unrealistic, shall we say.

 

[Dextraneous]

You object to her statement, below? It's wonderful that you've read the whole issue of the magazine and so far only found half a sentence that isn't to your taste.

And how do you draw the conclusion that I object to the statement?

I asked a question and you have jumped to a conclusion

I agree. You have asked for an explanation of what she meant by one of her comments. JD has jumped to a conclusion (judging others by his own standards no doubt). Don't bother waiting for an apology as he's incapable of ever admitting he's wrong. This thread will probably be locked soon or the evidence neatly removed.

In answer to your question, historically tribal games and pastimes were invented with specific tribal behaviour patterns in mind. Inter tribal competitions naturally developed as a way of engaging in "battle", as is our species' ilk. There are no doubt many such examples - snooker, football, rugby etc etc etc. Since at the time of their inception, the inventing tribes did not include peoples of different colours and no doubt didn't foresee the chance in tribal population mixtures, she is entirely correct in her claim. Indeed, there are numerous examples of certain historic tribal traits that I wish I could succeed in but which sadly I haven't either the aptitude nor drive to pursue.

Nice to see my post on the other thread has been removed before JD locked it. Here's a reminder of the evidence of his being a racist in denial. Be quick though, this will no doubt go soon too. JD, if you had anything about you, you'd reflect upon your position and realise that you're not really best suited to be a mod as your bias comes through.