Mark1968 wrote:

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Coup Droit wrote:

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Mark1968 wrote:

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Only the looney left could sabotage a thread about wild cards and turn it into an issue of race. Where on earth do you people get off? You just seem intent on causing division.
We are in 2024 and one's race or heritage is completely irrelevant as to whether they will succeed in tennis or not. Financial backing may, but I suppose you will say that certain people from certain backgrounds are financially disadvantaged because of who they are which is absolute nonsense, the sort of propaganda spread by the BBC.
Let's get back to the tennis shall we. The cream will rise to the top regardless of the colour of their skin.

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I don't know what world you live in but it's not the same as mine 

(And I've sat in actual federation meetings that can tell you this is most definitely not true in tennis either - and this is further down the line than where it has the biggest impact anyway)

Indeed, I sort of wonder if you're deiberately saying this tongue in cheek, just to get a rise ? 

But it's true that it could probably have a thread of its own - however, when a thread is no longer hugely active (because we know who the wildcards are now) then there's no harm if if goes off on a different path 

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 There was certainly nothing tongue in cheek whatsoever in what I wrote or was I saying this to get a rise, even though those on the political left get triggered at the slightest thing, heaven forbid you should challenge the ideology with facts or logic.

As for the world I live in, I live in the real one, not the leftist world of woke which is having a pernicious effect on society and exists to divide, put people into boxes and constantly invent problems and issues where there are none.  In terms of being disadvantaged, white working class boys are now bottom of the pile, they are the lowest achievers. 
I won't apologise for any of the facts in my two posts  to those of you who exist in a post truth world. 

Let the tennis begin.

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Whew, these daily mail buzz words! 10/10 for performance art!

(I actually do think class remains the biggest barrier to people playing tennis but to dismiss race as irrelevant feels like something youd have to ask Jubb about and see if he agrees I guess?!)

Lets get onto more woke issues- where are the GAY MALE tennis players? GB or abroad- all thoughts and takes are welcome!