Two points re Eunuch umpires needed (for the Madrid Masters):
- Being a eunuch doesn’t necessarily lessen desire or its outward manifestations. It depends when the snip occurs.
- Eunuchs should be playing, not umpiring. Those intended for senior office in various societies used to be done in order to remove their ability to create a dynasty of their own and thus any ambition on their part to overthrow the ballboy-in-chief. Admitting only accredited eunuchs to major competitions would remove the principal challenge to umpires’ authority and make tennis once more a sport for all the family, a sport respected by all (or we’ll chop yer knacks off, mate).
More on this painful subject in the Wikipedia.
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