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iluvtennis

(21,526 posts) Wed Aug 26, 2020, 11:42 PM Aug 2020

Tennis is joining the athlete protests - Naomi Osaka will not play semifinals at Western-Southern

Link to tweet

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Brava Naomi! You young folks taking on the protesting mantle just warms my heart.

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Tennis is joining the athlete protests - Naomi Osaka will not play semifinals at Western-Southern (Original Post) iluvtennis Aug 2020 OP

I was under the impression Naomi Osaka is a Japanese woman? Jeebo Aug 2020 #1

She's half Japanese. torius Aug 2020 #2

Her mom is Japanese, her dad is Haitian. She was born in Japan, but lived in US since she was 3. iluvtennis Aug 2020 #4

Oh this is so big. Low life white men on twitter are furious.. I ain't got my sports!! Ha, too bad Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #3

Yep, I'm enjoying the rants. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #5

Jeebo

(2,560 posts)

1. I was under the impression Naomi Osaka is a Japanese woman?

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2020, 11:59 PM

Aug 2020

In any event, bless her noble heart for taking this stand.

-- Ron

torius

(1,652 posts)

2. She's half Japanese.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 12:02 AM

Aug 2020

iluvtennis

(21,526 posts)

4. Her mom is Japanese, her dad is Haitian. She was born in Japan, but lived in US since she was 3.

Reply to torius (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 12:09 AM

Aug 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Osaka

Thekaspervote

(35,824 posts)

3. Oh this is so big. Low life white men on twitter are furious.. I ain't got my sports!! Ha, too bad

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 12:08 AM

Aug 2020

iluvtennis

(21,526 posts)

5. Yep, I'm enjoying the rants. nt

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 12:10 AM

Aug 2020

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