Explaining how "every sportscaster reporting on Oudin feels the need to comment on how pretty she is" and "All-American," seems to "fail to recognize the racism that lurks behind these terms," Kelleher also looks at a New York Times column in which George Vecsey "says, unlike the Williams sisters, Oudin has fought her way up from the bottom": "The crowd always loves upsets, which is one reason Venus Williams and Serena Williams are not universally loved at the Open." Kelleher's response is to quote yet another sharp-witted Jezebel commenter: What a shame the Williams sisters don't have a rags-to-riches backstory. Full Article at Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting