tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post14824142483117457..comments2024-01-12T15:30:29.411-05:00Comments on After Atalanta: Please teach Dick Enberg...kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975351996302093224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post-366043295309465822007-01-25T15:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T15:00:00.000-05:00I had mixed feelings when I heard Enberg say that....I had mixed feelings when I heard Enberg say that. In the end, I decided it wasn't his job to go out of his way to use other words, though--were I in his place--I think I would have used other words. It was hard, though, to <i>avoid</i> using the word "primal" during Serena's performance. And there has been no uproar about it on the women's tennis board, though there are multiple threads about how "racist" other commentators are because they have criticized Serena.<br /><br />My reaction is that the real racism is the lack of people of color in the announcers' booth. <br /><br />And just when I think Engerg's public lust over certain players has decreased, he tells us Sharapova should have at least "bussed me on the cheek" after he retrieved her trophy lid at the U.S. Open. Taken on its own, it's only moderately offensive, but given all of his other statements, it made me cringe.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.com