Women Should Not Grunt?

[Liar]

Today's top headline is brought to you by the weird and wonderful world of ladies' tennis.

Personally, I'm all in favor of loud grunting. Could it be that those fit, sweaty, grunting, short skirted girls are making the poor ref...ahem...too disctracted to focus on the game? Some plot bunny...

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Wimbledon referee makes a noise over grunting

LONDON (AFP) - Grunting noises made by female tennis players as they strike the ball are getting out of hand, and rules should be changed to crack down on the practice, Wimbledon referee Alan Mills has said, according to a report.
Mills, Wimbledon's chief official for 22 years who retires after this week's tournament, which begins on Monday, told The Sunday Times he believed coaches were teaching young women players to grunt.
"I don't like it at all. Today there is probably more grunting than there has ever been," he said.

"If I was playing an opponent making so much noise, I think I'd just laugh. But it's what young players are being coached to do.

"Many of the non-grunting players are unhappy about the noise pollution and a kind of counter-grunt culture has emerged in recent years whereby offended parties ape their opponent's noises."

He added: "Officials can only act if the player is shown to be making the noise on purpose, which is virtually impossible to do.

"As far as I am concerned it is certainly a specific matter that the rule makers should address."

One of the loudest of the modern grunters is defending women's champion Maria Sharapova, who, according to the paper, makes a 100-decibel grunt, roughly the same volume as small aircraft landing nearby.

 

[LadyJeanne]

One of my friends is a big tennis fan and we always end up watching some of the various matches, so I've noticed the grunting. Yes, it's increased dramatically in recent years. I believe Monica Seles was one of the first grunters I noticed.

I can see how it would be distracting since they grunt with every hit. I'd venture to say it's about as loud as a woman in labor.

So unladylike...

 

[AppleBiter]

"Many of the non-grunting players are unhappy about the noise pollution and a kind of counter-grunt culture has emerged in recent years whereby offended parties ape their opponent's noises."

*snickers* "counter-grunt culture"

 

[Guest]

i wonder if i would have gotten a penalty for the noises i was making last night...
GRUNT...
yes, please again...
Set, SCORE, match!

 

[Liar]

So unladylike...

Been thinking about this. I like tennis, and have been following the sport the last 15 years or so. It seems to me that the grunters are also the players that play forcefully. The main body of grunting (ok, that sounds weird) is probably due to the fact that more players these days are coached and trained to hit the ball really friggin hard.

The Williams sisters were maybe not forst, but their success set a standard. They play more like the guys these days than ten years ago.

 

[Liar]

i wonder if i would have gotten a penalty for the noises i was making last night...

Is that's not what you're aiming for?


Starts with Love All.
Good serving.
Solid footwork.
A backhand cross. (sounds kinky)
A little net play.
Smash and score.
A wonderful game.
And a perfect match.

 

[LadyJeanne]

Been thinking about this. I like tennis, and have been following the sport the last 15 years or so. It seems to me that the grunters are also the players that play forcefully. The main body of grunting (ok, that sounds weird) is probably due to the fact that more players these days are coached and trained to hit the ball really friggin hard.

I think you're right about that, hence the same decibel level as during labor..ok, give it eveything you've got...push, gruuunt, push...

The Williams sisters were maybe not forst, but their success set a standard. They play more like the guys these days than ten years ago.

Ms. Navratilova might have a viewpoint on that...

 

[BlackShanglan]

I put this one in the same bin as the female footballers' chief (male, of course) suggesting that they try to be "sexier." This whole "women playing sports" thing really isn't getting through to some people, is it?

 

[rgraham666]

I like it when women grunt.

And scream, moan, hiss and especially babble.

And I like it even more when she elicits the same reactions from me.

But we're not playing tennis.

 

[Liar]

But we're not playing tennis.

Balls r involved tho.

 

[LeahLo519]

Today's top headline is brought to you by the weird and wonderful world of ladies' tennis.

Personally, I'm all in favor of loud grunting. Could it be that those fit, sweaty, grunting, short skirted girls are making the poor ref...ahem...too disctracted to focus on the game? Some plot bunny...

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Wimbledon referee makes a noise over grunting

LONDON (AFP) - Grunting noises made by female tennis players as they strike the ball are getting out of hand, and rules should be changed to crack down on the practice, Wimbledon referee Alan Mills has said, according to a report.
Mills, Wimbledon's chief official for 22 years who retires after this week's tournament, which begins on Monday, told The Sunday Times he believed coaches were teaching young women players to grunt.
"I don't like it at all. Today there is probably more grunting than there has ever been," he said.

"If I was playing an opponent making so much noise, I think I'd just laugh. But it's what young players are being coached to do.

"Many of the non-grunting players are unhappy about the noise pollution and a kind of counter-grunt culture has emerged in recent years whereby offended parties ape their opponent's noises."

He added: "Officials can only act if the player is shown to be making the noise on purpose, which is virtually impossible to do.

"As far as I am concerned it is certainly a specific matter that the rule makers should address."

One of the loudest of the modern grunters is defending women's champion Maria Sharapova, who, according to the paper, makes a 100-decibel grunt, roughly the same volume as small aircraft landing nearby.

My best friend and I watch tennis and laugh our silly asses off...for that reason.

 

[rgraham666]

Balls r involved tho.

Gently I hope. I'm kind of attached to mine.

 

[Guest]

I put this one in the same bin as the female footballers' chief (male, of course) suggesting that they try to be "sexier." This whole "women playing sports" thing really isn't getting through to some people, is it?

I think that may be the case.

Women are supposed to wear cute little tennis skirts with matching undies, prance daintly about the court and gracefully lob the ball back and forth.

That way everyone can watch their pony tails bob up and down and their perky little tits jiggle.

(DOWN you perverts!!!)

Unfortunately, women athletes are muscular, strong, work hard, hit hard and tend to perspire. AND, when they serve or return, they put their talents and strength behind it, hence the grunt. And yet some still manage to be gorgeous and feminine.

Maria Sharapova

You go, girls.

 

[R. Richard]

I might point out that the purpose of grunting is to expell air. When a player grunts as she hits, her internal muscles contract to expell air. If the internal muscles contract along with the external muscles, it is possible to hit the ball harder. The tactic is the same general idea as the "ki-ai" used in martial arts.

 

[LadyJeanne]

I think that may be the case.

Women are supposed to wear cute little tennis skirts with matching undies, prance daintly about the court and gracefully lob the ball back and forth.

That way everyone can watch their pony tails bob up and down and their perky little tits jiggle.

(DOWN you perverts!!!)

Unfortunately, women athletes are muscular, strong, work hard, hit hard and tend to perspire. AND, when they serve or return, they put their talents and strength behind it, hence the grunt. And yet some still manage to be gorgeous and feminine.

Maria Sharapova

You go, girls.

I always wondered why they had to wear those short short skirts with their spankies showing. Are female tennis players allowed to wear shorts? If not, why not?

 

[impressive]

Balls r involved tho.

Fuzzy ones, too.

 

[herecomestherain]

Implosion or explosion is the alternative and that's not very ladylike or attractive either.

 

[Couture]

The grunting is okay, but I prefer my women to talk dirty.

Oh you bad balls....you naughty naughty balls...you want me to smack you?

 

[R. Richard]

I always wondered why they had to wear those short short skirts with their spankies showing. Are female tennis players allowed to wear shorts? If not, why not?

A few years back Serena Williams wore a black catsuit with mid-thigh legs at the US Open. [Which leaves us with the question, "What did her cat wear?"] However, I believe that she was not allowed to wear a similar outfit a Wimbledon.

 

[English Lady]

My nanna really doesn't like the grunting, but she's in her seventies, so that might be understandable.

 

[Couture]

My nanna really doesn't like the grunting, but she's in her seventies, so that might be understandable.

I've heard your nanna in the loo, and she doesn't have any room to talk.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Obviously, the gentleman in question has not ever been to a softball game. I will guarentee some of the noises coming from the batter's box when you r pitcher is on and you have the lead would put schreeching Porn starlets to shame

 

[TheEarl]

A few years back Serena Williams wore a black catsuit with mid-thigh legs at the US Open. [Which leaves us with the question, "What did her cat wear?"] However, I believe that she was not allowed to wear a similar outfit a Wimbledon.

That's because Wimbledon rules specify an all-white outfit. If she'd tried running a white catsuit past the committee, she would've had a better chance of success.

The Earl