Serena Williams had a disagreement with a ref during the U.S Open, and she made some strong statements.
Serena Williams is one of the greatest athletes in the world and the greatest tennis players in the world.
Serena Williams is a Black woman.
Serena Williams is one of the most drug-tested athletes in the world.
Serena Williams almost died giving birth to her daughter.
Serena Williams made it back to the US Open stage.
To be Serena Williams, it has to be one of the most difficult tasks in the world because she is constantly under public scrutiny. She can't say anything or do anything without backlash. She can't object to anything because if she does she will be dragged by the public; however, people judge her anyway. It's like that saying that goes "damned if they do, damned if they don't," so she should ahead and stand up for herself.
She finally did, and I am so proud of her for it. While she does get a lot of negative judgment from people, she's a symbol of strength and power for women and for her to speak up about sexism in tennis is extremely important. It will create dialogues for people to further open their eyes to sexism and realize that it still exists. Something needs to be done about it because when a female tennis player gets angry about getting treated unfairly and gets negative backlash, but when a male gets angry about a penalty and gets called "passionate," there is definitely a problem there.
Sexism still exists, and we need to talk about it.
