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Originally Posted by bobdeb
Why does it seem like everyone has something nowadays?
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First let me say that I have truly enjoyed watching Naomi Osaka play tennis for the last 2-3 years. She is a phenomenal player, and I have always rooted for her to win. This is the first I have ever heard of her having a social anxiety disorder as I never heard her mention it before. She stated that she has trouble with interviews, that's her hang-up! Well, tennis is a very mentally tough sport, and I have watched her play killer aggressive tennis, so I am amazed to hear that she 'can’t do interviews'. Unfortunately it is expected of the players to meet with the press after the games and do interviews. I feel for her ‘problem’, but I don’t see how she can expect to be exempt from doing the unexpected. In fact, I think lots of the players hate the interviews, especially if the person being interviewed has just lost the match….but they just have to ‘put their big girl panties on’ and do the interview.
Her boyfriend, Cordae (who I had never heard of until he hooked up with Osaka).…. is a black rapper. I just googled him and was shocked to see some of his rapper lyrics. He throws the n***** word around like no one is offended by it. To me that is troublesome, that a young black man would use the word repeatedly in his music, when most people are highly offended by it. Does he think he is exempt from political correctness? Like Osaka, he's a vocal supporter of BLM and an activist. She is so talented and promising, and I truly hope that Naomi Osaka doesn’t let him drag her down and ruin her career. .............Just my humble opinion.