Recently, the U.S. Open, one of the four grand slam tournaments in tennis, has been in full swing, with one wonderful scene after another.
However, in the past two days, a match by 16-year-old Czech female player Sara Bejlek has caused great controversy because of some "weird" moves on the sidelines...
Speaking of which, Bejlek performed well on this US open, although playing a Grand Slam for the first time, he performed amazingly, and even played against his opponents.
On Friday, Bejlek faced Britain's Heather Watson, losing the first set and ending up with a 2-1 aggregate score.
Bejlek, who won the race, was also very happy, running briskly to the sidelines, eager to celebrate with people.
At this point, the camera footage recorded a controversial scene:
Bejlek first ran to the sidelines to hug a middle-aged man in a blue shirt, and the man hugged Bejlek, his mouth close to Bejlek's ear and talking, but his right hand slid to her hip and slapped several times in a row.
After the shoot, the man switched to his left hand and slapped Bejlek's buttocks several more times.
Then Bejlek raised his head and kissed the middle-aged man's lips for a moment before parting.
Immediately after, Bejlek ran to a middle-aged man in white next to him, stretched out his arms and gave him a big hug.
The man in white repeated the previous movements of the man in blue, and also reached out and patted Bejlek's buttocks several times as he hugged...
Afterwards, the media revealed that the man in blue was Bejlek's father, and the man in white was her tennis coach.
Two middle-aged men patting young female players on the buttocks in public?
The scene was quickly tweeted and accompanied by the words "Weird coach, she's only 16."
After the video was released, it quickly caused a lot of retweets and heated discussions. Many netizens have accused such actions of being "out of date" and "very weird".
Some netizens believe that this is suspected of "sexual harassment".
"There's no reason to touch a 16-year-old girl's ass like that, which is rather inappropriate. It gets worse and worse as the video progresses..."
"The International Tennis Association should look into this, especially some young girls who travel around playing games with men at a very young age. You might say it's your dad or somebody, but will your dad touch your ass like that? ”
"It's okay to say 'weird,' but it's more accurate to say 'crime.'" (Those who think it's the girl's father, so it's not that bad?) Simply disgusting. Should call the police! ”
"This must have happened a lot of times during the event and must be stopped!"
"Most sexual assaults against children and adolescents are committed by those closest to them..."
However, there are also some people who believe that the video shows nothing special, and patting the butt is more like a celebration.
"Isn't it nice not to have a sexual aspect?" Only your depraved pluralism would think that way. ”
"This is normal in some cultures. X-people see X. ”
"Is this common in the Czech Republic?" While I wouldn't do that, a lot of men do it without sexual implications. You can google our Easter traditions and it will be even more shocking..."
In response to Bejlek's celebration with his father and coach, netizens quarreled.
Is it sexual harassment or the ordinary celebration of Czech culture?
Some media decided to interview Bejlek himself to figure out the issue.
Bejlek immediately said that she had noticed the movement on the Internet and decided to respond publicly to the question.
She begins by explaining the actions of the celebration:
"Of course I've seen the video. It was just an involuntary reaction of the whole team after the victory. ”
"For some people, those moves may not be appropriate or uncomfortable, so our team discussed this issue privately and will not do it again."
Judging from the daily photos posted by Bejlek's personal Ins, her usual behavior with her father and coach is indeed relatively close.
Bejlek further emphasized his relationship with the two elders, saying that it has always been normal:
"My father will always be my father, and the coach is something I've known since I was eight years old. He bandaged me and massaged me too. ”
Bejlek concludes by saying that all this may be caused by cultural differences:
"If the same scene had happened in the Czech Republic, no one would have been surprised.
When we got to the United States, everyone was commenting on it.
But I would say that we have discussed this matter privately, and there will be no more similar scenes. ”