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25-02-2021
Column: Relationships - BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Column: Relationships - BATTLE OF THE SEXES
There has been an ongoing discussion about the ability of the top women compared to top men players. Exhibition matches promoted as ‘Battle of the Sexes’ began as far back as 1888 at Wimbledon when Ernest Renshaw defeated Lottie Dod. The most well-known match, thanks to a movie, is the 1973 match between Billie Jean King and Bobbie Riggs which King won in straight sets.
The movie Battle of the Sexes portrayed men and women pitted against each other as bitter adversaries. This was indicative of the culture at that time, when women were understandably fighting for equality and recognition. The prevailing feminist belief was that for women to lift themselves up, they needed to denounce men as sexist chauvinists who could be beaten in a competition for power. The dynamic between men and women in the movie was a win-lose battle; if one wins, the other inevitably loses. Often unwittingly, this attitude can invade our closest relationships, squeezing out equity, admiration, encouragement, and mutual influence.

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