She should have behaved better.

She's an incredible sportswoman.

There are issues in the sport, in sport generally with how women are perceived, treated and responded to.

All these things are true. It's not black and white.

This from Martina Navratilova is very good...

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Posted By: norway on September 10th 2018 at 22:19:42

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NBTTT - genuine question... (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:06:23
- The key point is they insult umpires just like Williams does (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 22:56:09
- Only in bed.... (n/m) (Other Sports) - usacanary, Sep 10, 22:38:02
- I remember Vitus Gerulaitus telling the umpire to fuck off (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 10, 22:33:48
  - That would have been decades ago (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 23:01:03
    - Bit like health and safety didn't exist decades ago, like I've just read up on how he died (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 23:02:03
  - And around the same time racist chants could be heard at every ground... (n/m) (Other Sports) - usacanary, Sep 10, 22:43:32
  - Great name. (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:37:13
    - THere's a light bulb going off in my head. For 19 years my mate has been saying (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:46:30
    - yes, I don't think he suggested he was cheating, so not really comparable (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 10, 22:39:06
      - :( (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:40:20
        
        I did find this though, quite amusing! (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 10, 22:47:12
        
        ha ha ha, brilliant (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:49:20
- Is that a yes or a no? (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:22:07
  - Yes. Anyone called me a cheat and they were off... (Other Sports) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 10, 22:25:25
    - So what is your top dollar number for throwing a game? (n/m) (Other Sports) - usacanary, Sep 10, 22:49:39
      - 9 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 10, 23:16:23
    - So the reason for my question is... (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:27:53
      - A lot of refs take a lot but don't like being called a cheat. That said if you find the (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:53:14
        
        Here ya (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:56:49
        
        Nice one, remember that well. What an own goal by the FA (n/m) (Other Sports) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 10, 23:18:00
- YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS! 😉 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 10, 22:21:00
  - The ball was on the line! (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:23:26
    - Pits of the World (n/m) (Other Sports) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 10, 22:26:11
- That's not a genuine question, obviously, from its very specific terms. (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Sep 10, 22:20:20
  - 7 men docked a game in last year (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 23:05:01
    - Good stats (n/m) (Other Sports) - Charles21, Sep 10, 23:20:09
  - It is/was a genuine question. (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:33:27
    - Any sports person who goes too far usually apogises the next day. for example (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:39:29
  - Men have certainly been docked games. (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 10, 22:24:41
    - Okay, that tells me that, as usual these days, people spouting in the media (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Sep 10, 22:29:50
      - My feeling is that Serena is flawed and so is the treatment of women. (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 10, 22:32:11
        
        Except the treatment of women isn’t relevant to this case (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 23:10:33
        
        It was a false flag and some of the support for her has been lazy. (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 10, 23:31:00
        
        Same as the USTA but it’s entirely expected (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Sep 10, 23:35:31
        
        Yeah... fair enough. And as I said, I think Martina's take is excellent. (n/m) (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 10, 23:38:32
        
        Yep, and then 'Psychic' Sally the other night told Hardeep he could maybe use his turban (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 23:21:29
        
        Oh she's still prattling on about it too (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 23:24:33
  - Serena* (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dog, Sep 10, 22:22:56
    - oh, sorry (n/m) (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Sep 10, 22:30:51
- She should have behaved better. (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 10, 22:19:42
- I'm still overwhelmed how this defence has become the support for Williams (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:14:30
  - it's not exactly a rosa parks moment is it? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 10, 22:21:03
    - Fuck me..... (Other Sports) - usacanary, Sep 10, 22:47:33
    - Because a topic has come up on a forum and I've responded. It's what forums do (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:35:35
      - I'm not criticising at all, by any stretch (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 10, 22:39:13
        
        Sorry you feel that way (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:41:26
        
        No problem at all (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 10, 22:48:38
        
        Cool, people talk on forums, just like people watch football and get upset (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 22:59:38
        
        i shink you genuinely afford to much import to shithouse tinternet forums (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 10, 23:12:08
        
        It's up to you to have such a low value and opinion of here (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 10, 23:28:57

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