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At first, I was going to throw this into Sports, but then I decided it probably fits better here because the discussion is bit more political than just regular sport talk.
Summing up: During an NPR interview, McEnroe said Serena is the best women's tennis player in history. The NPR reporter--a female--said, "Why add the qualifier, best woman?" Mac kind of flips--you know Johnny Mac--and basically spouts out that she is nowhere near the best tennis player ever when compared to men, going on further to say, she would not even rank in the top 700.
So, What's the beef? Serena would probably get smoked by any accomplished male tennis player, maybe even some kid playing college tennis on scholarship. It's a no brainier. Have we really reached a point where the obvious can no longer be stated because it's not PC?
Here's someone else's thoughts on this.
Hence, it's a Kerfuffle.
Summing up: During an NPR interview, McEnroe said Serena is the best women's tennis player in history. The NPR reporter--a female--said, "Why add the qualifier, best woman?" Mac kind of flips--you know Johnny Mac--and basically spouts out that she is nowhere near the best tennis player ever when compared to men, going on further to say, she would not even rank in the top 700.
So, What's the beef? Serena would probably get smoked by any accomplished male tennis player, maybe even some kid playing college tennis on scholarship. It's a no brainier. Have we really reached a point where the obvious can no longer be stated because it's not PC?
Here's someone else's thoughts on this.
But as a matter of public discourse, the premise should be rejected and the answer should have been: “who cares?” The best woman would not likely beat the best male or the 100th male or even the 500th male. The same way Alabama would not beat the worst NFL team...
McEnroe’s sloppy response played out, predictably. An old (white) man was diminishing the career of a younger (black) woman. That Serena was not there to defend herself because she is profoundly pregnant didn’t exactly help the optics either, underscoring gender differences in the most vivid way possible. (I think we can all agree: even the best man in his division would not rank in the top 700 in baby delivery.) Serena’s responding tweets were perfect but didn’t exactly douse the controversy either.
https://www.si.com/tennis/2017/06/28/serena-williams-john-mcenroe-men-women-gender-contest
Hence, it's a Kerfuffle.