Fox News’ Gretchen Carlson Wonders If Serena Williams Outburst Had ‘Racial Undertones’

Gretchen Carlson criticized Serena Williams’ outburst on the tennis court during Monday’s “Fox and Friends,” and wondered if her comments had a “racial undertone.”

(Williams said that the umpire at her losing U.S. Open game was a “hater” and “just unattractive inside.” She was later fined for the comments.) Carlson was not happy about the incident.
“This is what’s wrong with our society today,” she said. “That’s the entitlement generation right there.” Kilmeade disagreed, saying that tennis stars like John McEnroe or Jimmy Connors were always ranting on the court. Carlson said that such behavior was “sick,” and that Williams was acting like her children.
“If you’re not a responsible parent, to constantly say ‘no, you need to take your own personal responsibility,’ you end up saying things like that,” she said. “…And a ‘hater,’ I mean was that a racial undertone? I don’t quite get that.”

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  • whut

    i can't stand when white people try to play the race card. has she ever heard of John McEnroe?

  • La Vive

    Oh, Faux News, you never fail to make me laugh.

  • Kesha

    so what…these mf's have shown blacks a lot more than "racial undertones" for years!! smh….that back talk just doesnt seat well with white folks…..

  • be real

    stay in ur lane and don't try to analyze what u don't know. Hater racial…lol

    what is her racial stance to think one non racially charged word to make it racist? Old lady should have done some research on the term hater period!!!!

  • http://yahoo.com rose

    These white people need to sit down , how is a hater have racial under tones? ??? she didnt call her a white hater, get out of here!

  • http://yahoo.com rose

    How is a hater now a racial insult? anybody can be a hater from all races and walks of life.. ????????????????

  • martin

    for real??!!! Her comments are racial!!!!!

  • T.W>

    Yes indeed, White America doing what they do best….trying to silence us.

  • T.W.

    What offense was given or taken by her shouting Com'mon? Now had she had an outburst like "_uck" or _hit!! then I could see call her out on it. After she said what she said the heffa still kept looking at her, at this point she was for sure trying to make Serena loose her composure and forfeit the game.

  • Tonya

    So typical of FOX, so NOT surprised!

  • Taryn

    Hater- a person unhappy with another persons success. If you don't know what a term means- ask. Seems to me, the only concern with race comes from the commentators.

  • mikki

    fake Jews calling a real Jew a hater, these white folks down blk women but then go around calling themselves us & getting butt & lip injection to look like us, so who's the real hater?