Naomi Osaka full statement:
"You know I'm seeing a little bit of- 'Why can't you love everyone for all skin tones?' and 'what if someone had an all white party?!'
First of all I do love everyone for who they are no matter their race + ethnicity, (I'm literally half Japanese lol). I can only speak from my experiences in my own life though, growing up as a tennis player I didn't see many people that looked like ME and I feel like it's important to celebrate them.
Secondly I feel like it's important to note that there have been all white dinners/parties. I don't know how else to tell you this, I literally seen them all the time and never had an issue with it at all. To the people who ask this question I want to ask you this question too, 'What is it about POC getting together that unsettles you so much?'
I want to end this by saying I grew up watching my dad get discriminated against, having the cops called on him multiple times at the tennis court. There are multiple things I will apologize for in my life but celebrating being black and appreciating who we are will never be something I would consider saying sorry for. Thanks.
Actually I lied, I am sorry. I'm sorry for the people who cannot comprehend in their brains that this is not about exclusion, this is a celebration about how far we have come."
After backlash over her dinner celebrating Black tennis players at Roland Garros, Naomi Osaka stood firm: “Celebrating being Black and appreciating who we are will never be something I would consider saying sorry for.”
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Some things don't go back to normal, even after an apology. Once you've seen how someone can hurt you, you can't unsee it. You can forgive, and even laugh together like nothing happened, but a part of you will always remember how it felt.
And that changes everything.
"We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist."
― James Baldwin
I really dislike bad manners. Why do grown adults find it hard to say please, thank you, & excuse me? You literally get taught all these as a child.
TRUMP STARTED A DAMN WAR WITH IRAN SO HIS KIDS, ERIC AND DON JR, COULD GET RICH SELLING DRONES IN THE MIDDLE EAST!!!
On top of that, he wants $1.5 trillion MORE taxpayer funds for his war, but nothing for American families.
Y'all were mad about Hunter Biden selling a painting.
You IDIOTS elected a conman to presidency, not once but twice, and now look at you. Can’t afford gas, farms going bankrupt, masked men shooting Americans in the streets, and your kids are dying in Iran to distract from the EPSTEIN Files. While his family makes BILLIONS. DUMBASSES
My mom asked why do I stop talking to people with no explanation I said because people know what they've done to me. I'm not about to address anything to a grown person, you moved how you moved and I moved out your way. Respectfully.
Deon Cole: "If there are any white men in the room with Tourette's, I advise you to tell them to read the room, lord. It might not go the way they thinketh."
I am so sick of privileged white people telling Black folks what and who is and is not racist. We know racism when we see it, because we are the victims of it. We have the receipts! Savannah should listen and learn in this Black History Month. #savannahchrisley@TheView
Caller reacts to Bad Bunny's Halftime Show:
"You wouldn't ask an Italian opera singer to convert her songs into English. That's ridiculous. The most important thing he said at the end was God Bless America. It was a great performance, it was all love."