She looks nice

Looking fierce Serena!

That top picture does not look like her. They lighten her face a thousand times over and airbrushed the hell out of her. Soooooooooo unnatural looking. No me gusta.

Get it Ree!

Nice pics she does have a great smile, but I can definately see why men wouldn’t want to date someone so muscular.

okay okay okay i relinquish Common to you Serena Damn!

Damn she has a bad ass body make me want to find a chair and stay in it. That women is doing her and killing them…….

@3

Etcetera…

Yeah, by lightening her face, the top picture looks more like a painting than a photo.

Common’s lucky.

Ok I don’t comment often but I have to say something here. Now, I think that Serena and Venus are great tennis players….but they have said that they could not vote in the upcoming presidential election because they are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Is it just me or does JW celebrities just pick and choose what they stand for. Wouldn’t being dressed in a seductive manner go against that same doctrine you claim to hold dear. I’m not a JW but I can’t believe you won’t vote in the first black president but you will lay on a couch with your butt in the air in a bathing suit.

She looks beautiful, but I have to say, it doesn’t look like her 100%.

Damn her arms are deez
And where’d her infamous booty go in the first pic?!?
She still looks beautiful though !

@CARMELHONEY08

Good point.

OK, Somebody’s trying to get the most improved appearance award!!!!!

Let me remind you: http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00aug09/serena2.jpg

LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!

@CARMELHONEY08, I’m not too well versed about the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses, so dont suppose u or anyone else reading this could let me know how voting in the election goes against their beliefs? Just wondering

#10 Caramel Honey — good point…

The first shot is photoshopped too much, the 3 shots in the black are very nice shots.
Both she and Venus are beautiful, talented and smart sisters…

@ obamamomma - isn’t that a shame. And, I have seen many pictures like that of her. So you can’t vote but you can dress like a hoochie (sigh). We have to do better………..

Serena is smoking

TYRA MAIL!

Amen, CARMELHONEY08

@ Khia_Is_My_Idol. Well in this statement Serena said that she would not vote in the election because as a JW they do not get involved in political affairs, they remain neutral because its not about GOD. I also have a friend who is a JW and she said relatively the same thing. I’m not well versed on all of their doctrine …..but I do know some things that they will not do. I just find it odd that you hold firm on voting and will ignore that we could possibly make history and have our first black president (something I never thought I would see in my lifetime) but you can take booty shots (lol)

Y does she look so damn light? They r really ridiculous with this photoshopping and airbrushing. I understand them softening her up, but DAMN. They are nice pics, only if she looked like that.

SERENA LOOKS REALLY NICE. AIRBRUSHING AND ALL. I MEAN LOOK BACK AT THOSE PICTURES OF HER AND VENUS WHEN THEY WHERE MUCH YOUNGER WITH THE BRAIDS AND THE BRACES….SHE HAS COME A LOOOONNGGGG WAY, AND WORKING IT. GOTTA GIVE THE BITCH CREDIT.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe they cant vote in an american governement bc they are only apart of “their government”..look it up, but its a bunch of bull.. I had this same convo with a good friend of mine who JW. There was truly nothing that made any logical sense behind it. PPL pick and choose what they do, bottom line. If she was such a devote JW she wouldnt be shacking up and living and sleeping with her boo, but she wont vote on something that effects everyone!

Baby Bye!

Serena looks beautiful….i hope she wins the US open in September..

Jehovah’s Witness dont get involved in worldy affairs such as politics so that is why they dont vote in elections and stuff ..they also believe that gods kingdom is man’s only hope… “We must obey god rather than men” Acts 5:29…

I hope i’ve shed some light on the situation for those that dont understand..

Nice pictures, she is soooo muscular!!!
~Sweets~

That’s so true @ Carmelhoney08 … otherwise Serena looks nice.

Sorry to get off topice Angel. Please don’t banish me…
But #10 has an excellent point. My man of 10 months is Christian, but his Mom is a JW and raised him that way. He is 25 and has never voted. He’s intelligent and open-minded and I have talked to him relentlessly about the importance of voting in this election… being a registered voter period and his response is that voting is like choosing a politician (man) over God.

I can’t stand his Mammy, it’s like she’s brainwashed him. She, by the way, is a staunch JW and has been sleeping with a married man for 14 years..

No offense to anyone’s religious affiliation, but that ’s a Hypcritcal Witness, if u ask me.

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On topic - Serena is not as pretty or sexy as she thinks she is.

Her best physical attributes are a joke:

Her smile - Girl, please..those little bitty ass baby teeth. Grow a grown woman grill.
Her cleavage - Please it look like duct tape around them puppies to creat the illustion of a cleavage. Cleavage should not look forced.

But what the hell do I know, she had that fine ass Jackie Long and done upgraged to sey ass Common.

Lucky b*tch.

NOW YALL KNOW SERENA HAD ASSSSSS!!!!!!
where the hell did it go in these photos???

IM JEALOUS!!!
>.

Serena…you betta work

Loving the pics… Serena has grown into a beautiful woman…

I hate photoshop.

SHE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That doesn’t even look like Serena.. They made her look less “manly”…

Don’t banish me Angel I NEVER comment. It was one of those things I couldn’t let go without saying something. So peace everybody!

She is way to big for me. I have also seen pictures of her in a two piece and everything was hanging low and looking nasty!!!
But to each his or her own.

Everyone needs to calm down on talking about jehovahs witnesses. I am not one but i grew up around the religion. Being a jehovah witness does not mean you cannot be a model… her butt is not even out. I have seen other video models do the same poses but more provocative and then preach they are a christian as well! Rev jesse jackson can call Obama a nigga and want to cut his dick off but serena cannot pose for a magazine? Yall are some hipoctits! Just because there is a black man candidate to be president does not mean she should compromise her beliefs. there are no that mant Jehovah witnesses in the country antway so by themm voting will not sway the election.. you guys need to worry about who the hispanics are voting for LOL! So before you all pass judgments on her religion read about and educate yourselves!

Um yeh She’s a great tennis player but she is definitely not a Jehovah’s Witness. She may have attended the Kingdom Hall as a child with her mother but just cuz u to the KH dont make you a JW. If anything she should just tell the truth, maybe she’d like to be one, but if you are not baptized which she is not, then she isn’t a Jehovah Witness. I think she just used it as a copout to no get involved or tell her policial stance. True Jehovahs Witness’ do not pose like that and definetely do not practice or encourage premarial sex. So Serena please STOP FAKING!!!! lol srry Angel

PHOTOSHOP
she never looks that good

I think that Serena looks simply gorgeous in these photos, but I believe that she would be more stunning without alot of the airbrushing and photoshopping. On a different note, what I found more interesting is her interview. The questions about her favorite body part was a bit much, and contradicted the validity of the more important questions. But from some of her responses one can conclude that she is a self-respecting, strong black woman, who carries herself with that same worth.

On her political stance, it’s regrettable, but it’s her prerogative. It is amazing that we all might live to see a black, educated, and overall decent man take office; but just because she is black, does not mean that she is obligated to vote for Barack Obama. Please don’t get me wrong, I definitely voted for Barack, but I subscribe to the school of thought that the world is diverse and the African-American community is equally diverse. We’re diverse in shade, size, religion, and beliefs - and her choice is indicative of that.

Additionally, I think that a lot of people are giving themselves a badge of honor for voting for Barack, which in terms of the political process is fantastic for our country, but in terms of our day to day life does not change who we are one way or another. There are people who voted for Barack one day, and robbed someone the next. We shouldn’t hold ourselves to a certain standard based on who we voted for alone, we must also take it upon ourselves to improve the black experience for ourselves and our peers; and in that sense Serena and Barack are definitely worthy of such honor.

So we shouldn’t be quick to persecute Serena for being a religious black woman proud of her body, nor should we penalize her for her religious beliefs despite how politically adverse it may be.

Do black men read Men’s Fitness magazine? *crickets*

Anyone?

It’s no wonder her skin is lightened and her ass is a half its original size - she has to appeal to the masses to which dark skin and big booty women are unattractive.

It’s sad that she approved these photos because they do not represent the “real” Serena.

she reminds me of free of 106 and park

pretty

LOL where did all this JW discussion come from. Serena is beautiful. The pics are def. photoshopped like anybody elses picture on a magazine. Also, when you have tons of light and cameras in your face all that flash is going to come across on your picture and make you look lighter.

She looks too cute. I love Serena. And Venus.

SERENA LOOKS FLAWLESS

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she’s a beauty.

now that’s a thick girl…lol but i luv me some serena and venus,

Forget all that other stuff…I need to go to the gym so that I can look half that good…she looks great!

Her skin looking ligher may have NOTHING TO DO WITH AIRBRUSHING, i’m an up and coing photographer, and how you set the lights in a room can make a person’s skin look lighter.

@ 10 actually he’s the first Bi-racial..not just black..

WAIT A MINUTE!!!!…now we all know serena is not that feminine looking….especially in the face….who r they really tryna fool????…they odee airbrushed and photoshopped..them pics…come on…fitness mag yall got caught..stop it..

…my baby is OFF THE DAMN CHAIN in these photos..these glam pics and the lady herself excite me…I get you Serena and even though some may reprimand you as your star continues to shine just continue to do you, and to them? …nevermind! ….LOVE, SET, MATCH…baby, you make me want to be that gentleman…i see that smile child…lol

…Oh & p.s. #i4 that pic you have a link to is of Vee not Ree..

WOW! Either ole girl cleans up nice or her photographer deserves a raise and a new car!

This and her Ebony cover are keepers for sure, photoshop or not.

Great pics! Lovin her shoes!!!

Ok she looks great but why all the picking apart of her obvious Air brushed photo. Since this Loreal Beyonce Scandal everyone is now assumed to be lightened in their photos. People get real this is how they sell magazines. Everybody knows every flaw is taken away to give an illusion of perfection and we all know that is impossible. So relax and just enjoy the pictures…..

Serena looks good! Do your thang girl, I ain’t mad at cha!

My friend told me that she saw her profile with hot photos on ^^^^^^^blackwhiteconnect.c o m ^^^^ Is that true? Maybe… OMG, is she looking for new
relationships? I’ll check it out.

Incognegro I couldn’t have said it better myself. Serena congratulations on doing your thing girl being in the olympics and winning all of your awards doing what you do best. You look good and half of these women on here hating cause they wish they were you and look banging like you do!!! Trying to put the focus on Jehovah Witness. Believe in what you want you are the only one who have to live with it and for all you judging cats on here look in the mirror before you go judging folks on ANYTHING!!

What about GOD, Serena?

Dang how much airbrushing did they do to her to make her look like a woman…she is normally so manly. It looks like they airbrushed the heck out of her face and her body, then decided to do some Beyonce’s lightening

It’s such a pity

THIS IS WHY SERENA IS MY BODY IDOL, she motivates me to be in the gym for two hours each day. I know its genetics but I am built the same way, If more black women would embrace their ample butts and breast in the right way we would all be brick house instead of a toll-house. Betty Crocker aint got nothing on Serena. DAMN!

Just for the record. I never said that Serena wasn’t a beautiful girl. I believe she is. I am not hating on her looks in fact made no mention of looks at all. The pictures are nice but my initial comment was my opinion. Something that those who chose to think I’m hating (that is your opinion). What I said was true to be quite honest and you can be star struck iall day but that is normally why I do not post because if its not going to be something of substance why bother. That’s real.

On that note to keep it on topic…….nice pics

Serena looks really nice. I am so tired of seeing what the world wants us to see and think what is beautiful (light skin or white, skinny, long stringie hari, etc.).

You go Serena!

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CARMELHONEY08…great point… i wud think that if u was pickn and chuzn ways to stand for ur religion u wud chuz to b a part of history…bc Obama WILL be the next Pres. of the US…nehu, she shud re-evaluate her priorities…get it 2gthr ANERES…

and #20…”Trya Mail”…so off that its funny…it is so funny when ppl put comments that are 1000% off topic..lol…

and the pics are nyc but itll been better if they wuda let her luk lyk herself and stopd shade’n and fade’n her all willy nilly…just sayn…

Man, Serena is hella thick

First of all Serena and Venice are not Jehovah’s Witnesses they grew up around it and they are picking certian things to hold on to. They never said that they were Jehovah’s Witnesses. Its funny how people who are not JW’s think they know more about the religion than JW do… LMBO

On the Subject of VOTING!!!!
How do Jehovah’s Witnesses view voting?

There are clear principles set out in the Bible that enable servants of God to take a proper view of this matter. However, there appears to be no principle against the practice of voting itself. For example, there is no reason why a board of directors should not take a vote in order to arrive at decisions affecting their corporation. Congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses often make decisions about meeting times and the use of congregation funds by voting with a show of hands.

What, though, of voting in political elections? Of course, in some democratic lands, as many as 50 percent of the population do not turn out to vote on election day. As for Jehovah’s Witnesses, they do not interfere with the right of others to vote; neither do they in any way campaign against political elections. They respect and cooperate with the authorities who are duly elected in such elections. (Romans 13:1-7) As to whether they will personally vote for someone running in an election, each one of Jehovah’s Witnesses makes a decision based on his Bible-trained conscience and an understanding of his responsibility to God and to the State. (Matthew 22:21; 1 Peter 3:16) In making this personal decision, the Witnesses consider a number of factors.

First, Jesus Christ said of his followers: “They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.” (John 17:14) Jehovah’s Witnesses take this principle seriously. Being “no part of the world,” they are neutral in the political affairs of the world.—John 18:36.

Second, the apostle Paul referred to himself as an “ambassador” representing Christ to the people of his day. (Ephesians 6:20; 2 Corinthians 5:20) Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Christ Jesus is now the enthroned King of God’s heavenly Kingdom, and they, like ambassadors, must announce this to the nations. (Matthew 24:14; Revelation 11:15) Ambassadors are expected to be neutral and not to interfere in the internal affairs of the countries to which they are sent. As representatives of God’s heavenly Kingdom, Jehovah’s Witnesses feel a similar obligation not to interfere in the politics of the countries where they reside.

A third factor to consider is that those who have a part in voting a person into office may become responsible for what he does. (Compare 1 Timothy 5:22, The New English Bible.) Christians have to consider carefully whether they want to shoulder that responsibility.

Fourth, Jehovah’s Witnesses greatly value their Christian unity. (Colossians 3:14) When religions get involved in politics, the result is often division among their members. In imitation of Jesus Christ, Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid becoming involved in politics and thus maintain their Christian unity.—Matthew 12:25; John 6:15; 18:36, 37.

Fifth and finally, their keeping out of politics gives Jehovah’s Witnesses freeness of speech to approach people of all political persuasions with the important message of the Kingdom.—Hebrews 10:35.

In view of the Scriptural principles outlined above, in many lands Jehovah’s Witnesses make a personal decision not to vote in political elections, and their freedom to make that decision is supported by the law of the land. What, though, if the law requires citizens to vote? In such a case, each Witness is responsible to make a conscientious, Bible-based decision about how to handle the situation. If someone decides to go to the polling booth, that is his decision. What he does in the polling booth is between him and his Creator.

The November 15, 1950, issue of The Watchtower, on pages 445 and 446, said: “Where Caesar makes it compulsory for citizens to vote . . . [Witnesses] can go to the polls and enter the voting booths. It is here that they are called upon to mark the ballot or write in what they stand for. The voters do what they will with their ballots. So here in the presence of God is where his witnesses must act in harmony with his commandments and in accordance with their faith. It is not our responsibility to instruct them what to do with the ballot.”

What if a Christian woman’s unbelieving husband insists that she present herself to vote? Well, she is subject to her husband, just as Christians are subject to the superior authorities. (Ephesians 5:22; 1 Peter 2:13-17) If she obeys her husband and goes to the polling booth, that is her personal decision. No one should criticize her.—Compare Romans 14:4.

What of a country where voting is not mandated by law but feelings run high against those who do not go to the voting booth—perhaps they are exposed to physical danger? Or what if individuals, while not legally obliged to vote, are severely penalized in some way if they do not go to the polling booth? In these and similar situations, a Christian has to make his own decision. “Each one will carry his own load.”—Galatians 6:5.

There may be people who are stumbled when they observe that during an election in their country, some Witnesses of Jehovah go to the polling booth and others do not. They may say, ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses are not consistent.’ People should recognize, though, that in matters of individual conscience such as this, each Christian has to make his own decision before Jehovah God.—Romans 14:12.

Whatever personal decisions Jehovah’s Witnesses make in the face of different situations, they take care to preserve their Christian neutrality and freeness of speech. In all things, they rely on Jehovah God to strengthen them, give them wisdom, and help them avoid compromising their faith in any way. Thus they show confidence in the words of the psalmist: “You are my crag and my stronghold; and for the sake of your name you will lead me and conduct me.”—Psalm 31:3.

That girl look so damn good she got a body and a half on her. Go SERENA

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