# Unsexy, inexpressive, uncommunicative Asian women are killing the LPGA Tour! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 10, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsexy-inexpressive-uncommunicative-asian-women-are-killing-the-lpga-tour/206755 "2003-10-10T23:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsexy-inexpressive-uncommunicative-asian-women-are-killing-the-lpga-tour/206755/41 "2003-10-13T05:49:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh cut the bullshit that sex has no place in athletics. > > Look how extraordinarily well women’s tennis is doing with their sexy approach. > > It wasn’t too long ago when most of the field were manatees. Manatees? I must’ve missed this. > [@](#): > > But look at them now. Sleek, sexy, with figures to die for. Who was fat? Martina Navratilova? Billie Jean King? Chris Evert? > [@](#): > > And check out their share of the purse. Before, it was a fraction of what the men made. Now, the women’s take is the same or close to what the men get. And that is because these days, there are a lot more good-playing, good-looking women on the tennis pro circuit, and the world loves to watch them. There’s much more at work here than the attractiveness of the players. The US Open has offered equal prize money to men and women for 30 years now, since back when the women were “manatees.” I think the changing economics of sports and changing culture have an awful lot to do with this, not just looks. > [@](#): > > Anna Kornakova is a case in point. Her game sucked, but the men flocked to the stadiums - not because she played so well, but because she is/was (in their opinion) gorgeous. I made fun of her a lot too, but Anna didn’t suck. She was often in the Top Ten in the world, and was one of the best doubles players. > [@](#): > > Well, to a degree I guess you have a point. The thing is, Pete Sampras killed pro male tennis. He would stand on the baseline and win the game by serving really hard. He won it all, beat all competition, and made tennis incredibly boring. Your assessment of Sampras’s playing is flat-out incorrect. He was a serve-and-volley player. He didn’t stand at the baseline, he came into net on almost every point. Andre Agassi, on the other hand, DOES stand back and hit from the baseline all day - but he’s been the biggest star on the tour for his entire career. There’s more at work here than styles of play. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsexy-inexpressive-uncommunicative-asian-women-are-killing-the-lpga-tour/206755/42 "2003-10-14T15:39:55Z")
Who says that Grace Park is not sexy?, I think she is a hottie (just my inner caveman talking here). unclviny [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsexy-inexpressive-uncommunicative-asian-women-are-killing-the-lpga-tour/206755.md?page=2)