Sunday, January 14, 2018

The missing link?

I've had occasion in the past to comment on connections between things being made by other people which escape me.  Here's another one - part of Melbourne Park which hosts the Australian Open Tennis Championship is named the Margaret Court Arena in honour of the Australian player of that name who dominated the women's game in the early 60s.  Billie Jean King - one of the other major players of the same era, has now gone on record to say that Court's name should be removed.  And why?  Nothing to do with tennis  The problem - as King see it - is that Court, who is now a Minister in the Pentecostal Church has spoken out against homosexuality.  King makes no secret of the fact that she is lesbian, and takes exception to Court's pronouncements.  So what's that got to do with tennis?  Can you see it, 'cause I can't.

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