So what's with this Venus Williams thing? I guess they were in some kind of tennis tournament, down in....where? Indiana? Not sure. Anyways, Venus was supposed to play Serena in the semi-finals. But at the last minute, Serena pulled out with an injury. I guess Venus went on to win the championship. But in the final, she was constantly booed by the crowd. The father/coach (Richard?) said that it was the worst example of racism he's seen since Martin Luther King was assassinated. Ummm.....WHAT?

Well, really, why was the crowd down on Venus? There was speculation that Daddy decided who was going to win that match, that Serena came down with this mystery ailment because Richard decided that Venus was going to win this tournament. Whether this is true or not, it wasn't what you would call a big crowd pleaser. The crowd wants the opportunity to see the sisters go head to head. Both are top five players, and the fans felt that they got gypped.

The next reason. Venus, Serena and Richard are first class assholes. They are arrogant. They are cocky. They are sluts. They have a chip on their shoulders. They're butt ugly. Nobody really likes them. And when they pull stunts like throwing the tournament, it doesn't exactly endear them to tennis fans around the world.

I'm sorry Richard. This has nothing at all to do with racism. It transcends racism. It's assholism. And hell, even if this hostility was motivated purely by racism, it still wouldn't have been worst example of racism since MLK. Ah...Rodney King might have something to say about that.

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