Serena Goes In Reverse Over Steubenville Comments

Of course, she does...

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine and Stephen Rodrick, Serena Williams had the audacity to say the following when it came to the victim in the Steubenville High School rape case:

From Deadspin:

"We watch the news for a while, and the infamous Steubenville rape case flashes on the TV—two high school football players raped a 16-year-old, while other students watched and texted details of the crime. Serena just shakes her head. "Do you think it was fair, what they got? They did something stupid, but I don't know. I'm not blaming the girl, but if you're a 16-year-old and you're drunk like that, your parents should teach you—don't take drinks from other people. She's 16, why was she that drunk where she doesn't remember? It could have been much worse. She's lucky. Obviously I don't know, maybe she wasn't a virgin, but she shouldn't have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that's different."

The HQ just has to say, "Really...???"
"Really..."

Yup... really...

We have no earthly idea what Serena was thinking about the whole thing, unless it was something having to do with this display when the verdicts came down...
((HT: CNN))


And if she was in the same boat of thought, all the HQ can do is shake its collective head...

So, of course, now Serena has slammed the gear shift into reverse... over something she "supposedly said..."

Through her Twitter:

“What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me. I was deeply saddened. For someone to be raped, and at only sixteen, is such a horrible tragedy! For both families involved – that of the rape victim and of the accused. I am currently reaching out to the girl’s family to let her know that I am deeply sorry for what was written in the Rolling Stone article. What was written – what I supposedly said – is insensitive and hurtful, and I by no means would say or insinuate that she was at all to blame.

I have fought all of my career for women’s equality, women’s equal rights, respect in their fields – anything I could do to support women I have done. My prayers and support always goes out to the rape victim. In this case, most especially, to an innocent sixteen year old child.”

The WTA has come out with a statement of their own saying that if Serena said what she said, they really don't agree with her stance...

The Poynter Institute talked to Rodrick and he is standing by his interview with Serena... Saying it's on tape...

Well then, Serena it's time to return the rally... and it looks like she said it...
Oops...