The Serena Williams controversy is continuing because now we've moved on from just a tennis match with some controversy into a full on battle within the culture war over sexism and racism.

We're hearing now that anonymous sources are telling the times in the UK that umpires may actually boycott, refused to officiate any match with Serena Williams due to unfair treatment.

And outside of this, there is a comic depicting Serena Williams as a crybaby that people are saying is racist.

But the question becomes, is it really about sexism? Is it really about racism? Or is this an instance in which an official said you broke the rules and you got caught?

Is it an instance where someone made a comic making fun of Serena Williams for having a meltdown or a tantrum and it's not really about racism?

Is drawing a caricature of Serena Williams racist? Well some people seem to think so. So today, those are the questions I want to pose.

In the culture war, we often confuse honest criticism for racism or sexism and how can we actually overcome that.

But before we get into that, let's take a look at what actually happened with the umpires and then with the comic.

From Eurosport, umpires could boycott Serena Williams' matches after US Open Outburst.

Umpires agreed that the treatment of Carlos Ramos by Serena Williams during the US Open Final could boycott the Americans' matches a report in the Times has suggested.

Ramos was branded a liar and a thief by the 23-time grand slam champion who later claimed sexism was behind his decision to dock her a game during Saturday's defeat to Naomi Osaka.

The Women's Ten Association and the United States Ten Association were among those two back Williams in the aftermath of her outburst.

However, a report in the Times alleges the lack of support for Ramos coupled with Williams' claims has riled umpires.

An anonymous official told the Times that there was a growing consensus that umpires were not supported by the USTA on several occasions and that Ramos was thrown to the wolves who were simply doing his job and was not willing to be abused for it.

Umpires are discussing whether they could take action to stand up for their profession.

One suggestion being floated is to refuse any match assignments involving Williams until she apologizes for vilifying Ramos and calling him a liar and a thief.

Amid the commotion Osaka, already a setup before the first violation held her nerve to become Japan's first winner at a major.

The International Tennis Federation offered support for Ramos on Monday evening, saying in a statement Mr. Ramos' decisions were in accordance with the relevant rules and were reaffirmed by the US Open's decision to find Miss Williams for the three offenses.

Ramos penalized Williams for encork coaching, racquet abuse and calling him a thief.

Williams demanded to speak to the tournament referee after the final decision but it was not overturned.

Yesterday I covered this but a quick refresher Serena basically said that men often break the same rules and get away with it.

But I looked at several instances where Serena Williams broke the rules and did get away with it.

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