From AOL Fanhouse Via Racialicious:
There’s a bit of a controversy going on at the Australian Open after a TV camera lingered on Venus Williams’ behind and the Australian tennis coach Roger Rasheed, who was working as an announcer for an Aussie TV station, commented on it.
Racialicious sums it up by noting “the comments on this page are even more priceless: ‘if she doesnt want to be objectified, then she should not dress like a ho’”
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two comments
Am I the only one who wouldn't be so furious as all that if only they'd air similar comments about the loveliest of the male players?
Posted by Thene
January 19, 2008, 12:47 PM
To Theme,
You're not the only one. All or nothing, that's what I say.
Posted by Phoenix
January 19, 2008, 1:03 PM
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