Margaret Court says it was"very sad" the way Tennis Australia had treated her, claiming the peak body had discriminated against her because of her views on same-sex marriage.
Court was honoured at the recently-completed Australian Open to mark the 50th anniversary of her grand slam winning season but the 77-year-old - who once described homosexuality as an"abominable sexual practice" - wasn't impressed with the occasion.John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova slammed for protest to rename Margaret Court arena after Aboriginal sporting star
"They have pointed the finger at me and tried to discriminate in everything that I've done, and I think that's very sad," she told Channel Nine. But TA, which had made it clear that it would celebrate her milestone but rejected her stance on gay marriage and homosexuality, said it had done everything it could for Court, including paying for her and 16 family members to attend a fortnight at the Open.
The body said she had agreed to all the arrangements before coming to Melbourne, including not having a chance to speak on centre court.The Court situation escalated the day after the ceremony when former players Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe protested, calling for her name to be erased from Margaret Court Arena and replaced with that of Evonne Goolagong.
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What was that Margaret? You say you don’t like being discriminated against? Lemme go get my teeny tiny violin hypocrite
Dear old Margie has destroyed her own legacy
Well now the bigot knows how it feels to be discriminated against. Well done Tennis Australia.
So maybe now, with this experience, she can’t preach against discrimination rather than discriminating
Yes Margaret Court’s views are abhorrent!! Who cares that she’s great at tennis I’m great at cooking Remember we have a mind and a heart & both need to be used!
Yet the critics of Margaret Court complain about discrimination. Such breath taking hypocrisy. hypocrisy
Kind of like how she discriminates against same-sex couples.
Margaret Court advocates torturing children with 'gay conversion therapy'. She is garbage.
She can have her shitty opinions but that doesn't mean she is free from criticism. She can't have it both ways. This is a woman who is homophobic and supports apartheid.
It’s almost like adults are expected to be held accountable for their words. My seven year old grasps the concept, pity she can’t.
Yep it's time we stop accounting for when people are straight out WRONG and this is a good example. Same-sex marriage; anyone who is against is wrong. Plain and simple. Why do you ask? Well if you don't like same-sex marriage, don't get married to a gay person! Simple.
The so righteous left only their feelings matter
TA paid for Court and 16 family members to attend the whole tournament!! My goodness! No wonder tickets are expensive!
Sad how she was treated and discriminated against? Margaret?
Israel Falau comes to mind ...
I fully support Margaret Court views on homosexual marriage. Regardless of what infiltrated sport organizations can do trying to silence or gag people they don't do it because of the views of the majority of Australians. We have a Democracy and Freedom of Speech is paramount.
Oh the irony. Thoughts and Prayers Margaret.
diddums
Typical bully playing victim
One of the values of sport has always been respect and inclusiveness, that’s evolved as people have become educated on the actual meaning of it. It’s not respect if your opinion or value degrades another human let alone a child or teenager.
Don’t know why she has her knickers in a twist. According to her we will all burn in the fires of hell and I mean surely that is the ultimate revenge, right? Looks like Court can serve the hate but can’t handle the return.
I’ll say it again that’s ‘the pot calling the kelle black’ - what’s sad is Court starting a fight, and then true to her bully-hood calls it sad when people react to this filth
And she is right. I don’t agree with her but she has the right to her religious beliefs. These are not new beliefs but same beliefs western society has had for thousands of years. Tennis Australia needed to treat her as a sports person not an object of embarrassment
Are Margret Court and Channel7 in one team? They both great with homophobia
Hate speech is hate speech.
Like so many child abuse perpetrators, she denies the immense harm she has caused to so many children...
I guess she now gets to experience what she has made others experience.
Why is it when some minorities are given equality, freedom, respect and protection, they then turn around and try and take those very things from others ?
Nothing that thoughts and prayers can’t fix.
Yes, correct Margaret. Discrimination sucks, doesn't it?
Don't have to like or dislike her....don't have to like or dislike what she says or believes but that has nothing to do with what she achieved and that is what needs to be celebrated.....stop confusing the issues
For some people you will always struggle to normalise unnatural sexual behaviour - and that’s natural - not a phobia.
She should keep her views to herself.
Calling out your bigotry is not discrimination.
Oh boo bloody hoo. She rants and discriminates others and is peeved when called out on it.
Its very sad the way she views same sex marriage, what does she expect!
May these two grubby outspoken fossils never be allowed to return in any official media capacity. Past their use by dates, unapologetic and not wanted in Australia despite their playing records TennisAustralia
Gratitude obviously not part of her religious teachings. I think she got grander treatment than is necessary for her... not bc of her views, but bc 11 of those 24 grand slams were tinpot. Grab the glory before you get revisited, lady!
This is satire right?
Get with the times Margaret Court! Gays and same sex marriage should have always been allowed! So backwards were the views of older generations. Keep your racist, sexist and homophobic views to yourself. And more importantly take a deep think about why you hold those views
Awwwwww, it's not nice to be discriminated against? Sending thoughts and prayers X
Shut up Margaret!!
So, she’s saying it’s okay for HER to discriminate against others, but when people call her out on it and stand up to her, that’s suddenly unacceptable and “discrimination.” Righto. The nutter.
She was given an amazing amount from tennis for the AO including flights, accommodation, tickets, Meals and a bunch of stuff for a large number of family too. What a nasty woman
So she discriminates against people and then complains she is being discriminated against. Doesnt one cancel the other out? If you believe you are entitled to share your views openly margaret you really cant complain when those views are queried openly.
Awww, poor old crab Margaret Court needs to suck on a lump of sugar, so she isn’t so bitter! Lol
Hang on? Let me get this straight. Margaret Court feels discriminated against. You can’t make up this level of dim wittery.
Why do these religious zealots/bigots like MargaretCourt and LyleShelton continually focus on only one aspect of human behaviour ie human sexuality. One might think that it is the Kama Sutra hidden inside their Bible, not “holy scriptures”. auspol
Wow, she finally discovered what the affects of discrimination are & doesn't like it. Wonder if she'll think about that? Nah of course she won't.
Margaret Court is not clear about the basis for the discrimination she claims. I can only assume she thinks she should have the right to speak at the event. Sadly she has shown she cannot be trusted to respect others by not exposing them to the harms her religious views can cause
Discrimination. She needs to sue.
She doesn't like discrimination?
Not so nice when people return the favour hey Margaret?
Dear Margaret, please return yp the howling wastes of your soul that you came in from. Sincerely, Australia
Should be barred from Australia for life....The Pair of them....McEnroe and Navratilova.....after their Protest at The Australian Open.....foreigners ....
Diversity, just not diversity of ideas
Just like she’s discriminating against the LGBT community? lol cry me a river
Everyone has a right to their opinion but I never could digest how two foreigners insulted not only Australia's but the world's greatest tennis player on the very soil of Australia.australiaopen
Boohoo. We reap what we sew.
It kinda sucks when the boot is on the other foot hey?
Should we add racist to the list?
How times have changed. Margaret. What a shame. God bless you
What goes around comes around. Maybe you should keep your big mouth closed.
It always tragic when a discriminator feels discriminated against. Life can be so unfair.
Boo hoo?
Perhaps now Margaret will get how homosexuals feel- shunned by some of society!
The are both bullies
Racist? ✅ Homophobic slurs?✅ Publicly supports apartheid?✅ Supports a convicted paedophile? ✅ If you make public statements that are hurtful to others, be prepared to accept criticism. You are not the victim of your words Margaret, the people you speak ill of are.
Ha! she can't claim immunity from discrimination!
Only if she didn't discriminate, she wouldn't be discriminated. Thought that was rather simple, no?
Compromise TennisAustralia ? Can we rename it the Rainbow Court Arena? 🌈 LGBT tennis MargaretCourt ?
I respect her achievements in tennis, but do not support her views or values outside of those achievements.
Shame how they don't support bigots. sO sAd wIlL gEt OuT mY TIny ViOlIn
like who cares,the planet is being destroyed by the human termite who just can't stop gobbling up more than it needs, no wonder the rush is on for mars and elsewhere
When the victimiser projects
Margaret, you have hurt vulnerable people with your words. You are not the victim.
That Margaret Court cannot see the irony in herself discriminating against same sex attracted individuals shows she's already beyond the point where she should get ANY more media coverage
Shame she'll never see the irony in this.
Well fuck me dead its terrible for Tennis Australia to discriminate against her, after all all she wants to do is discriminate against the gay community and surely second rate people like gay folk warrant discrimination. Well at least that seems to be her fucked up logic.
I find it amusing that non Australian visitors were denigrating the greatest female tennis player of all time.
And now the 50th anniversary is over she can bugger off back to her parish and dissppear into obscurity. Evrry year at AO time she seems to drag out some outdated view to get headlines again.
If she was someone of 'another religion ' who had expressed similar or even more extreme views, what would have been the reaction? ................................................. .. ...............................................crickets😡
Does Court never stop whining? The whinging 'what about me' type is hardly Christian 🙄
It’s not a good feeling when people discriminate against you.
Narcissistic trait,not being able to be empathetic to others, yet poor ole me when others don't kowtow to them.ironic really.
She discriminates. Shoes on the other foot now!
Karma 😏
We all stifle a yawn + there's this mad old white cow attacking Bruce Pascoe for not being a dinkie-die blackfella. Are you arguing with my grandmother or what? Nigella Lawson was sumptuous as ever tonight, SBS auspol
Oh please ! Martine and John have an opinion!
'They discriminated against me because of my discrimination and its just so unfair' she cried, not being very on board with the concept of irony or sucking it up
Nawww poor hurt bigot.
Terrible thing discrimination, perhaps she should consider her position?
bill_dobell They sure did
bill_dobell Too damn right it was.
Ahhh irony thy name is Marg.....
May I say we shouldn’t do what they do - it’s a case of have mercy on them they know not what they do. I love it when McEnroe now plays nice guy - there’s always hope - religion must modernize or become irrelevant ....
She's disappointed about discrimination? Pot. Kettle. Black. 🙄
Are you sure it wasn't for supporting apartheid Margs ? 🤔🤔
She's claiming discrimination? Oh FFS. Where are the god-botherers now? Why is it ok for her to claim discrimination but no-one else? Don't come crying poor mouth now MargaretCourt. As you sow, so shall you reap.
She is a horrible person. Having been a great tennis player doesn’t make her outbursts any less repellant.
how did she ever play tennis with both her arms nailed to the cross
Margaret thinks people like me shouldn’t have equal rights under the law simply due to our sexuality and yet somehow she’s the one being discriminated against. Strange hill to die on but oh well, RIP Margaret.
dinosaurs should be extinct
Yes she was treated abysmally by Tennis Australia. She should have presented the Women's Open title trophy on the 50th anniversary of her Grand Slam, but no they had Lindsay Davenport.
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Hey Margaret, stop being a cunt. Please.
I’m glad they did it
She's entitled to her opinion & to espouse the teachings of her religion, provided these do not incite violence. Woke scolds are trying to deny her human rights.
So it’s ok for HER to denigrate others... but not for others to be critical of her. Riiiigghht.... It don’t work like that.
So she is sad because she was vilified for her beliefs. I’m sorry but I can’t be empathetic to this.
Discriminated against for discriminating 🤨
Such a snow flake
Yawn
I say this in the nicest possible way. But fuck Margaret court.
Its awful when someone discriminates against you. Isnt it Margaret?
Maybe it would pay to be less vile Margaret?
Not as said as Margaret Court's publisher
It is very wrong and disgusting. Margaret Court is right, same sex marriage is not normal.
No just because you’re a vile hate filled windbag BTW Margaret how about 2 Timothy 2:12 “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.” That bit of the bible she has no problem with.
Court, it was 'very sad' the way Margaret Court treated Australians, claiming she has peak religious rights to discriminate against others by voicing her bigoted views on same-sex marriage. Fixed your headline ✔️
Maybe try not to be a bigot...?
Spot on
Yeah, the boards of organisations are entitled to promulgate a point of view for an organisation. That's how corporate entities are managed. The board thinks Margaret Court's views are abhorrent and that she has used her tennis 'platform' to air them. End of story.
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