Serena Williams vs. Horse?
Horses are people too? Twitter fans are at war with Sports Illustrator for ignoring their votes for a horse and letting Serena Williams win Sportsperson of the year instead.
Serena Williams is one of our generation’s most impressive athletes, having won three out of four Grand Slam tournaments this year; so it’s easy to see why she was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2015.
Unless you’re really into racehorses.
Fans of American Pharaoh, the horse who became the first to win the Triple Crown since 1978, are mad that Williams won the award, even though the horse got the most fan votes for Sportsperson (PERSON, SportsPERSON) of the Year.
In response, Sports Illustrated pointed out the incredible accomplishments of human athletes this year, like Lionel Messi and Steph Curry, who all received hundreds of thousands of fewer votes than the horse. Meanwhile, sports reporters and comedians have been enjoying themselves immensely.
Round 1: Serena races horse.
Rnd 2: Horse plays Serena in tennis.
Rnd 3 (tie break): American Gladiators Eliminator course
Debate settled.
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) December 14, 2015Just spoke w/ American Pharoah. Ate oats the entire time, and then defecated on the floor. Wouldn't even address #Serena by name. Shocking.
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) December 14, 2015However, Serena Williams responded: