Tennis tournament CEO forced to resign by feminists PC language police because he said female players, "ride the coattails of the men"

Archibald_Andino · 2016-03-24T01:50:20+00:00

Women play 3 sets vs. 5 sets by men.
Women's matches draw much less ratings and much less advertising and ticket revenue.
The top female would barely finish in the top 500 among men, meaning there is a premium for the huge talent gap.

Another event dubbed a "Battle of the Sexes" took place during the 1998 Australian Open between Karsten Braasch and the Williams sisters. Venus and Serena Williams, aged 17 and 16 respectively, had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager." The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park, after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two beers. He first took on Serena and after leading 5–0, beat her 6–1. Venus then walked on court and again Braasch was victorious, this time winning 6–2. Braasch said afterwards, "500 and above, no chance." He added that he had played like someone ranked 600th in order to keep the game "fun." Braasch said the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier, and that men put spin on the ball that the women can't handle. The Williams sisters adjusted their claim to beating men outside the top 350.

jimmywiddle · 2016-03-24T08:33:41+00:00

Its getting very 1984 isn't it..... Speak the truth and you get bombarded with PC rubbish, and then ultimately fired / forced to resign. This is what the world has come to these days, its a little scary if you ask me.

Archibald_Andino · 2016-03-24T01:55:55+00:00

Novak Djovick forced to make a fake apology too. Sad.

Here was his crime and conviction from the thought police:

He said the men's tennis tour "should fight for more" and that prize money should be "fairly distributed" based on "who attracts more attention, spectators and who sells more tickets".

Whoa. How incredibly bigoted and sexist of him.

lostapwbm · 2016-03-24T03:36:06+00:00

What is with feminists in particular and social justice types in general, that they feel the only way to refute comments they find personally offensive is to try and deprive the offending party of their livelihood?

thrway_1000 · 2016-03-24T03:33:35+00:00

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2016-03-24T20:13:24+00:00

I follow tennis closely and he resigned of his own volition. I'm sure some feminist groups said stuff, but so did every male player and male commentator. Everyone thought his comments were disrespectful.

He didn't just say they "ride on the coattails of men." He said the women players should "get on their knees and bow down to Roger and Rafa because without them no one would care about the women's game."

jdksn5 · 2016-03-24T04:13:04+00:00

Political Correctness fanatics go-to tactic is financial destruction for non-PC speech.

Title	Tennis tournament CEO forced to resign by feminists PC language police because he said female players, "ride the coattails of the men"
Author	Archibald_Andino
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Date	March 24, 2016 1:44 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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