The kids got an #equity lesson last night watching the ATP part of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. When it was their bedtime, I explained that at this point (2 sets won) Medvedev could go home if he identified as a woman and played in the “women’s tennis” tournament (3 sets per match). But because he identifies as a man he will have to keep working for the same money (5 sets per match in the ATP tournament).
Ultimately, Medvedev was forced to play 4 sets to earn the same compensation that a woman in the female-only part of the tournament would earn for playing 2.
The unvaccinated Djokovic beat the 20-year-old University of Florida tennis star Ben Shelton. Because coerced COVID vaccination is illegal in Florida and tennis players have a record of Science-rejection, it seems likely that the entire court was Moderna-free on what was “Moderna night” at the U.S. open.
Here’s a head-scratcher: for whom will the righteous root in the ATP final? Djokovic, the vaccine-rejecting Deplorable? Or Medvedev, the Russian national (presented on screen as a player without a flag or country; both he and Djokovic live in tax-free Monaco)?
Related… “Fifty years ago, the US Open became the first sporting event in history to offer equal prize money for men and women competitors, and this anniversary will be the central theme of the 2023 US Open.” (source)
Project for loyal readers: See if you can find us a photo of Djokovic standing in front of a Moderna ad!
Here’s something confusing… the latest ATP rulebook says that players have to identify as “male” to play. No surgery or hormones are required, but the gender ID must be “male”. If the Women’s Tennis Association is restricted to “women” and ATP is restricted to “male”, where can players who identify with the other 72 genders recognized by Science compete?
What are the open-to-all-genders sports leagues, then? NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, NHL, FIFA Soccer?
Related:
- “No U.S. Open Men’s Semifinalist Will Say If He’s Been Vaccinated For Covid—And 3 Have Voiced Skepticism” (Forbes 2021): No. 2 ranked Daniil Medvedev, who advanced to the semifinals Wednesday, declared in February, “As for me personally, I will not be vaccinated for medical reasons related to vaccines,” according to RT.com. … No. 4 ranked Alexander Zverev, who is making his second straight trip to the semis of the Open, told reporters in April he had not yet been vaccinated and he believes “everyone should act as they see fit,”
Philg sire ,
Off topic but I was really hoping that you would give expert opinion on the divorce of liberal god jesus king justin Trudeau .
https://babylonbee.com/news/trudeaus-divorce-leaves-nation-in-shock-that-he-was-married-to-a-woman
Anon: Based on http://www.realworlddivorce.com/Canada , I’m pretty sure that Sophie Grégoire won’t have to work for the rest of her life. But that’s kind of a dog-bites-man story.
Where Canada gets interesting are stories such as the following, in which a plaintiff gets $600,000/year alimony by refusing to sign a prenup (that would presumably have limited her alimony profits) and, thus, never getting married…
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/no-home-or-kids-together-but-couple-still-spouses-appeal-court-rules
A wealthy businessman will have to pay more than $50,000 a month in spousal support for 10 years to a woman with whom he had a long-term romantic relationship even though they kept separate homes and had no children together, Ontario’s top court has ruled.
Under Ontario law, an unmarried couple are considered common-law spouses if they have cohabited — lived together in a conjugal relationship — continuously for at least three years. But that doesn’t necessarily mean living in the same home, the court found.
Latner proposed several times and Climans accepted. He often referred to her by his last name. However, he insisted she sign a marriage contract and came up with several drafts. She refused.
Wow! Gotta warn my friends in Ontario to watch out!
Long time ago, there were jokes about father coming to church with a shotgun to make sure that some guy who impregnated his daughter marries her. Nowadays neither gun nor pregnancy needed, not even having same home, the state has shotgun pointed at you all the time.
Slightly related, your kids might enjoy a lesson in #dunces by watching this short video of Bernie:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjCvLT6naCBAxWQkIkEHRaHDsoQFnoECBMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DpslullfpQnQ&usg=AOvVaw2-whhF06dUtZXj4TM-qcVg&opi=89978449
Just watching the U.S. Open men’s final. Here’s my simple question (help me out sports fans): Djokovic was up two sets to one. Why did he not simply identify as a woman and declare victory? Would he not have been celebrated as a hero in New York (and also MA, where a senator is celebrated for “identifying” as a native American and has published her “ancestral” recipes in the acclaimed “Pow wow chow” cookbook)?
I had missed Elizabeth Warren’s cookbook! https://www.masslive.com/politics/2012/05/elizabeth_warren_family_cookbo.html
I hope that we can all agree that Djokovic played pretty well for someone who has been disabled by Double Long Covid Without Benefit of Vaccination.
Thank you so much for this post, Philip… this was my first year attending the US Open in person and this sort of post was very much what I was saying under my breath to my partner.
That said, 3 days into my time at the tournament, after watching Djokovic win his match in the quater finals, I retreated to my hotel room, not to emerge for a few more days. Nice business they have, letting us stay over a few extra days in NYC at $700/night to recover in bed from catching COVID… if only Moderna could help me now!