Serene Williams body is too much for European and American standards of beauty.
Serena Williams' body is too much for European and American standards of beauty. Michele Eve Sandberg / Shutterstock.com

Serena Williams, who is black, 34 years old, and ranked number 1 in women's singles tennis, told reporters that Maria Sharapova, the Russian superstar who has been in her shadow for years, showed "a lot of courage" by being "upfront and honest" about her failed drug test.

This was very gracious of Serena Williams, whose black body, by the way, has been the object of mockery and harsh criticism. The media has nothing but praise for Sharapova's body, and our white-spectacle society rewards this body handsomely. Williams might have the most wins and break all of the records, but she will never make as much money as Sharapova, the highest-earning female athlete in the world.