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Serena & Venus Williams: Russian fined for 'brothers' jibe

Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev has been fined $25,000 (£15,500) for referring to Serena and Venus Williams as "the Williams brothers" on a TV chat show.

Tarpischev also received a one-year ban from involvement in the women's tour.
Women's Tennis Association chief executive Stacy Allaster said the comments were "insulting, demeaning and have absolutely no place in our sport".

Read More: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/29672340

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-- BBC 2014-10-18

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In America, brother is a term used to refer to an African-American male. cf the original film The Longest Yard. 'do you know why you call each other brother? Cause half of you don't know who your daddy is, and you just might be brothers.'

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In America, brother is a term used to refer to an African-American male. cf the original film The Longest Yard. 'do you know why you call each other brother? Cause half of you don't know who your daddy is, and you just might be brothers.'

So next time my sister calls me brother I'm gone sue the hell out of her.

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Well, Russians are not known for having a sense of humor. If a New Yorker said the same statement, there would be laughter everywhere. But imagine a Russian telling a knock knock who's there joke and it just isn't the same. coffee1.gif

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It's a racial slur. Punishment is well-deserved.

It's a comment (joke) on their body type, not their skin color. Geez, what world do you live in.

It was a rude comment, but the fine was over-the-top.

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Sorry not a joke, or a comment on their bodies, the remark made was in respect of their 'gender' and was perhaps to suggest that these ladies were more masculine than feminine.

It was an insulting remark whether made in jest or not.

And please before someone makes a remark about being too PC. I am the least PC person you could imagine and am aghast that these days you can get into trouble for telling an Englishman, Irishman & Scotsman joke, as well as now children not being able to sing the nursery rhyme 'Baa Baa Black sheep'

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Sorry not a joke, or a comment on their bodies, the remark made was in respect of their 'gender' and was perhaps to suggest that these ladies were more masculine than feminine.

It was an insulting remark whether made in jest or not.

And please before someone makes a remark about being too PC. I am the least PC person you could imagine and am aghast that these days you can get into trouble for telling an Englishman, Irishman & Scotsman joke, as well as now children not being able to sing the nursery rhyme 'Baa Baa Black sheep'

Correct sir - on both counts.

I dare not let my kids wear the Robinson's jam gollywog badges these days. Remember collecting the little gollywog tokens? All because racists used that symbol in insulting ways.

Same that calling someone "a gay blade" was a compliment when gay wasn't a word now reserved exclusively for homosexuals.

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In America, brother is a term used to refer to an African-American male. cf the original film The Longest Yard. 'do you know why you call each other brother? Cause half of you don't know who your daddy is, and you just might be brothers.'

Initially I thought this comment was a little humorous... However, after reading the above interpretation I can see how the comment was racially insulting, the fine and ban seems fair enough..

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Sorry not a joke, or a comment on their bodies, the remark made was in respect of their 'gender' and was perhaps to suggest that these ladies were more masculine than feminine.

The only person who knows what aspect the remark was directed at is the person who made it. Everything else, including your (and my) opinion is just guesswork.

Also you contradict yourself.

You say it wasn't a comment on their bodies then say the comment was to suggest they were masculine.

Muscular physiques are an obvious sign of masculinity.

It's clear to anyone that the Williams 'sisters', especially Serena, has a muscular, masculine body.

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I've always fancied Serena.

I used to have impure thoughts about the ladies on the old East German Womens Olympic teams. They were BUILT!

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It's a racial slur. Punishment is well-deserved.

What is racist in Williams brothers sentence?

Exactly. "Racism" has become the catch-cry for ALL liberal leftists morons.

More accurately they are like heavyweight boxers taking on the lightweights;

perhaps tennis should have 'weight and strength' divisions...

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I could definately see Robin Williams saying it, and everybody would have laughed for days.

When are 'white people' gonna stand up and start law suits over racial slurs from others (because we know it happens all the time)...?

I support the Russian, very funny...!

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In America, brother is a term used to refer to an African-American male. cf the original film The Longest Yard. 'do you know why you call each other brother? Cause half of you don't know who your daddy is, and you just might be brothers.'

So next time my sister calls me brother I'm gone sue the hell out of her.

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his comment had nothing to do with race, he was saying they looked like men not women, dudes not dudettes, he's not she's, brothers not sisters, :-)

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