After Eugenie Bouchard won a match at the Australian Open this week, the post-match interview got a little bit weird. When the male commentator asked her to "give us a twirl" to show off her outfit, people were enraged, saying it was outright sexist.To put it in context, he said it because Eugenie had tweeted that she liked Serena Williams' outfit the day before. Serena was also asked to give us a twirl and people are pretty pissed. Why are we asking the girls to twirl and not strictly talking about the tennis?!
When Serena was asked about her twirl, she had the perfect response.
As for Eugenie, she's taking it in stride, too, tweeting:
It could have been worse guys 🙈 #lol #twirlgate pic.twitter.com/lSJ4qGm4yE
- Eugenie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) January 23, 2015
Still, Twitter is pretty upset...
Eugenie Bouchard deserves better than sexist 'twirl' request http://t.co/jY12zvPOWL
- Venessa Wells (@Venessa_Wells) January 23, 2015
Eugenie Bouchard asked to twirl in post-match interview. What a joke. As if anyone would ask Federer that! http://t.co/rYRCLDxm0J #sexist
- Tom Minear (@tminear) January 21, 2015
@CBCNews Last year the Aussie press wanted to know who she'd like to date. This year "twirl". Sexist and insulting!!
- nancy sheldon (@nancysheldon1) January 21, 2015
@CBCNews She should have told him she was there to talk about tennis and until the men twirl, she won't either #sexist
- Amanda Batty (@TTantrums) January 21, 2015
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