Monday, February 01, 2010

Why not cheer Serena Williams?

I wonder why majority of men (Indians, don’t know about foreigners) don’t like the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena), especially Serena. In every match she plays, irrespective of the opponent, I see people supporting and cheering her opponent. Even when she wins, people don’t appreciate her. They rather sympathize with her opponent. I think it is because we all have a soft corner for white skin (fair skin in the Indian context). We find every white woman attractive, don’t we? If Serena is such a bad looking woman, she wouldn’t be a fashion icon in the US. Another reason I think why we don’t like her is because she is bulky, strong and muscular. I guess men develop some complex and feel little insecure when they see a really strong woman. With all these biases in mind, we simply ignore the fact she won 12 singles, 11 doubles and 2 mixed doubles Grand Slam championships. We should at least respect, if not idolize, the great champion that she is.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Totally true...the hangover about fair skin is too much in India. You can see the way they treat dark skinned people before realizing their financial capability and after is way too drastic :)