Sometimes, a good public outcry is all you need.
After female tennis player Alizé Cornet briefly removed her shirt while changing on the court of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, the umpire issued her a warning -- and immediately incited outrage. Fans complained that similar warnings had not been issued to male tennis players.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Open actually responded to complaints and issued a public apology.
SEE ALSO:To protect our virgin eyes, this female tennis player was penalized for removing her shirt"We regret that a Code Violation was assessed to Ms. Cornet yesterday," the statement said, according to BuzzFeed News. "We have clarified the policy to ensure this will not happen moving forward."
U.S. Open Director of Communications Chris Widmaier clarified the new policy on Wednesday.
"Players who do change their shirts will not be assessed a code violation ... We regret that Ms. Cornet was assessed a code violation. However, luckily, she was assessed a warning only and there was no further penalty above a warning."
"When possible, if a more private location is near a court and is requested, that player will be allowed to go to that private location to change, and they will not be assessed a bathroom break."
This seems...reasonable. Earlier on Wednesday, the Women's Tennis Association released a statement of its own, stating that it does not have a "rule against a change of attire on court."
Tweet may have been deleted
One step forward for gender equality, one leap forward for Twitter outrage.
(责任编辑：時尚)
Did our grandparents have the best beauty advice?Apple reportedly wants to start making TV shows
Taco Bell's newest creation may be the grossest fast food invention yetNow you can turn your Apple Watch into a mini retro Macintosh for $15
Richard Branson 'thought he was going to die' in bike accidentFake news reports from the Newseum are infinitely better than actual news
Actual investigative journalism: who needs it?At least, that's what some people will likely conclude
...[详细]Mark Hamill turns Trump's Meryl Streep tweets into a psychotic Joker monologue
Well, Donald Trump's tweets sound completely fitting as monologues from the Joker, so... that's not
...[详细]Secret service guy is wondering what’s happened to his life
God Bless Vic Berger at Super Deluxe.President-elect Donald Trump held his inaugural concert on Thur
...[详细]Move over Australia, the world's largest cricket stadium is being built in India
India will soon beat Australia to house the world's biggest cricket stadium. The Sardar Patel Stadiu
...[详细]Tesla's rumored P100D could make Ludicrous mode even more Ludicrous
A Tesla Model S P100D begs the question: What's more Ludicrous than Ludicrous?Right now, the biggest
...[详细]This is not a drill: Snapchat is about to get a major redesign
Big changes are headed for Snapchat -- again.The company is set to roll out a major redesign of its
...[详细]These 3 graphics explain 2016’s record warmth
Climate scientists around the world just announced that 2016 is the warmest year on record, beating
...[详细]Meet the dude who knits sweaters of places, then visits them
Like many of us, Baltimore's Sam Barsky likes to bring along a sweater when he's on vacation.
。The di
...[详细]Tributes flow after death of former Singapore president S.R. Nathan
The Singaporean government has announced that former president, 92-year-old Sellapan Ramanathan (wid
...[详细]George R. R. Martin hints at a 2017 'Winds of Winter' release date
LONDON -- Okay, there's a big caveat to this one. 。Yes, George R. R. Martin did say in a live journal
...[详细]Australian football makes history with first LGBT Pride Game
Oops! You can't 'launder' India's new Rs 500 note