Different standard?: pro sports penalties for cussing, unsportsman-like behaviour

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I haven't seen the behavior that Serena got fined for, but John McEnroe was another 'ungentlemanly' tennis player. I wonder if her behavior was worse than his, or if he ever got fined?

Good point, oxy. Serena deserved to be fined, I'm not arguing on this.

I still don't excuse hockey violence as an acceptable and natural part of the sport culture, though I agree it's a contact sport which makes it abit different. Players should be (and they are, though I haven't kept up on the degree of penalties, even jail sentence) but how much $$$.

Hockey on ice fighting wasn't always so much like that. Dearie gave up watching NHL hockey years ago when brawls on the ice became more regular.

Smilingcat...race can be divider....at sport cultural level. Every sport can be cliquish....even in cycling...it's how one develops friendships with other cyclists, develps rapport, understands the language of cycling, etc. Otherwise why are there studies now being done in Portland and Toronto on why cycling population is still quite white? Studies being done this year...in the 21st century. I'm just talking about non-competitive cycling. Stark reality is even more in competitive cycling in North America cycling circles.

For instance there are huge East Indian-Canadian population in Vancouver and Toronto. Haven't seen these folks cycling in droves and there's enough who are Westernized/assimilated enough to get out of the car-centric mentality. Or maybe not.

Sorry for digression. Carry on.