Russian Tennis Official Suspended For Calling Venus And Serena 'Williams Brothers'

From ThinkProgress Mon Oct 20 2014, 20:48:28

Serena Williams blasted the comments as "racist and sexist," and even if they were meant as a joke, the comments are rooted in pernicious stereotypes about women athletes and their bodies.

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