Who is the jerk anyway?
A former tennis champ has decided to share his opinion and make himself sound like a sexist jerk as the same time. Michael Stitch doesn’t like the grunting female tennis player do and thinks they’re only on the court to “sell sex.” So, what, the men are athletes, but the women are eye candy? I can’t agree.
http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2009/06/21/michael-stich-says-wimbledon-women-are-just-there-to-sell-sex/?icid=main|main|dl4|link3|http%3A%2F%2Ftennis.fanhouse.com%2F2009%2F06%2F21%2Fmichael-stich-says-wimbledon-women-are-just-there-to-sell-sex%2F
First of all, all tennis players are on the court selling something. From the Nike swoosh on their headbands to the soles of their Reeboks to the bottle of Evian they pick up between sets. Stitch says that since the women are only there to sell sex, they should stop grunting. I watch a lot of tennis, just watched Federer finally win the French Open, in fact. Let me tell you, the men grunt too. If the women must stop, then so should the men. Personally, I don’t find anything sexy about the grunts, screeches, screams, and squeals.
Maybe someone should bring up the wedgie picks and the scary faces the men make. What about jock straps to keep the jiggles to a minimum?
This guy is obviously in need of attention, but that doesn’t give him the right to downplay the athleticism and dedication of female tennis players. It doesn’t give him the right to make light of the hard work, blood, sweat, and tears that it takes to get into a tournament like Wimbledon. It doesn’t give him the right to make anyone, male or female, appear to be a sex object. He should stop watching asses and start watching the damn ball! I mean, the fact that they work so hard to be good at what they do means they will have amazing bodies!
Just for the heck of it, lets see tennis players are selling!
July 6th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Nice!
February 10th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
haha, Fed is so talented! I love him.