Sister Act VI: Venus and Serena Williams at Indian Wells: "Sincere Fictions" and White Racism  

Oleh:

Farred, Grant

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Sport and Social Issues vol. 28 no. 2 (May 2004), page 115-135.
Topik: Williams sisters; tennis; White racism; Indian Wells
Fulltext: 115.pdf (160.5KB)

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Venus and SerenaWilliams’ dominance of professionalwomen’s tennis at the dawn of the 21st century may well signify progress in a sport that typically privileges Whiteness. What happened at Indian Wells, California, in the spring of 2001 suggests otherwise. After advancing to the semifinals where they were scheduled tomeet,Venus defaulted to Serena and thus incurred the wrath of fans at Indian Wells. Two days later, when Venus and her father Richard entered the stadium to watch Serena play, they encountered boos and racist epithets. Similar to other “racialized incidents” that occurred in the United States during the 1990s, the episode at Indian Wells signals the continuance of racism in the newmillennium.Although contemporary terms have shifted from “scientific racism” to “cultural racism” and “commodity racism,” the underlying dynamics of White racism persist.

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