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JEFF POWELL: Serena Williams is NOT the GOAT, despite the worshipful cult of adoration to feed her ravenous ego. It is right to celebrate an amazing career at her US Open farewell... but don't forget her long list of sins, too
Daily Mail UK ^ | September 4, 2022 | Jeff Powell

Posted on 09/04/2022 12:21:54 PM PDT by Morgana

If Serena Williams did indeed drown her sorrows with the noise of her own voice by going to a karaoke booth after losing her maybe or make-believe goodbye game at the US Open, it is probably just as well.

If, instead, she had turned to social media in search of buckets more of the delirious deification which cascaded onto that twirling head in the Arthur Ashe stadium, those tears would have turned from 'happy' to horrified.

By no means everyone, it transpires, subscribes to the worshipful cult of adoration upon which Queen Serena was transported from Flushing Meadows to evolution.

'Good riddance,' best sums up the feelings of countless Twitterers. Many more posted messages of what can most politely be classified as distaste for the intemperate outbursts which have pockmarked her 23 years as the dominatrix of women's tennis.

Of course there are myriad tributes out there, as well, to feed a ravenous ego. But the adulation is far from universal.

That is likely to come as a surprise to those who watched – and more importantly listened – to the televising of Serena's third-round defeat by Ajla Tomljanovic. The rapture in the stands was surpassed by the genuflection in the commentary boxes.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: serena; serenawilliams; tennis; whocares; williams; womenstennis
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To: rod5591

“Yea, the issue I have is that I dislike seeing Serena Williams ugly face plastered everywhere in the media. It offends me!”

I agree with you. Ajla wins and who’s face to they plaster everywhere? Serena’s! Ajla won so plaster her face all over DM and the news, she won, she beat Serena.


41 posted on 09/04/2022 4:54:56 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: BatGuano

See my post 41. I thought they were very rude to the winner glad to see others agree.


42 posted on 09/04/2022 4:57:06 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: Chauncey Gardiner
Her (?) fame is due to steroids, drug supplements and those who chose to overlook it all.

Exactly. The question mark is appropriate. The steroids may explain the rage but everything else screams "That's man, baby!"

43 posted on 09/04/2022 6:03:33 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Morgana

That is some horrible prose. Where’s the editor?


44 posted on 09/07/2022 12:19:04 PM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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