There is a point on the scale where the transgression-recording meter begins the 'cleansing' process sometimes not stopping until 'infringements' are so overwhelmingly enveloped that the subject emerges with close to 'angel-like' glow. Heard of Ali. He refused to serve his country, married and screwed a thousand women - a day, abused his opponent verbally and sometimes needlessly, tortured his opponents in the ring............
Granted Serena may not be close to the 'final' product but there are 'interventions' to the transgression meter that are too blatant to ignore suggesting - in the very least - that the 'cleaning' process may have started, if not nearing 'enveloping' stage.
It's not easy to be black and do ANYTHING. Heck, these days it's not even easy to survive @ NBA given the influx of 'foreigners'.
Try that notion @ tennis - the whitest sport. Heck, Djokovic and Nadal are struggling.
She has faced the 'music' ever since she picked up the tennis racket just like Tiger Woods did.
Heard of the Indian Wells incident where she faced racist and other derogatory remarks from the fans.
Heck, Sharapova 'deliberately' hit her with the ball.
Hinges tried her luck at berating Serena multiple times.
That Russian coach called them the 'Williams brothers'.
And she came from a place called Compton. For rock people, that's the ghetto of ghettos of Los Angeles.
So not only are you massively compromised from within (black, Compton, white sport, money.....), you are also being rudely and bluntly reminded of it regularly by fans, fellow players and the media to make sure you stay 'afflicted' forever.
To add fuel to the fire, you start beating up on EVERYONE thereby evoking even more vitriol, jealousy and outright hatred.
To barely function within that toxic setting should be considered a feat in itself but to excel to the degree where you are considered by many to be the greatest female tennis player of all time 'triggers' the 'cleaning' process - lavishly. Is it enough to overwhelm the 'transgression' meter yet?
It may be close, if not already there.
Major part of the 'transgressions' movement is the PED accusation given her body transformation through the years.
Now that she is at the end (near-end?) of her career, when you factor in everything that churned her career - good and bad - it's impossible to not allow the 'cleansing' process to slide VERY close, if not past, the 'transgression' meter.
You try operating under similar conditions. Heck, it may be close to excelling in a sport with your life on the line like boxing, NFL, cricket? etc. Too much? Had to - because nobody believes me until I push it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Add to all that her flourishing clothing business, motherhood etc. and the scale could be tipping any moment now?
