One of my favorite lines in the Eddie Murphy movie, "The Golden Child," is from the Tibetan monk, who wistfully told his daughter, "These marvelous Americans, they have the power but they don't know how to use it." It was too much like stereo-typing, but then again, there are some that make the line the cold truth. Certainly, these three contribute to solidify the monk's statement.
Blood Boil
Some say that if not properly punished, the offender will be doomed to repeat the crime. Barely punished two years ago when she castigated and threatened a USTA official, Serena Williams again unleashed her fury, this time on a chair umpire who gave her opponent Sam Stosur a point due to a fault. Not satisfied with just arguing, Williams then accused the umpire of being the same umpire from the past, saying, "It was you." It turns out, not only is the umpire a different person, she's not even from the same country! That just reads too close to "Y'all look alike." for comfort for me. Being one of the few successful African American players on the tennis circuit, Serena is in a position to influence a tremendously large amount of minors who strive to better themselves through the sport. Instead of showing class on top of her physical gifts, she once again showed poor anger management, lack of courtesy and borderline racist behavior.
