My latest for @thecrisismag on the continued violence against systemic black men whose names we should not know. This has been a painful two weeks, and I've had to relive incidents I'd rather not. I can’t though, b/c the issue keeps resurfacing. #BLM https://t.co/MGMsHl04Gy
@myPriv123937@BastienFachan The images like above are what get glamorized and shame athletes to push themselves beyond what is safe. American football is full of current and ex players who have harmed themselves physically and emotionally because of this type of imagery.
@AnjaLovesTennis@BastienFachan That was disturbing to see. It’s going to take a player suing one of the slams for their inflexible rules to force change.
@KristenMeghan@IAmLilRico By that logic, there’s no way to prove love, remorse, regret, envy, infatuation—hell, any emotion that often gets substantiated legally. Maybe do away with judicial system, say you?
@Kate__KC@Janicebuffy@JoJoFromJerz What a sycophant you must be; Swalwell and Trump can both be sexual predators, and holding them both accountable should be the norm. Of course, though you’ll ignore years and scores of allegations against the latter, while taking a dim cheap shot.
@tennisweeklypod@_Vikash This is more of an argument and concern when a player is #1 and has 0 slams (Rios, Safina, Jankovic). Their careers are nowhere near over, injuries notwithstanding, and Sinner is rankings #1 AND a current slam holder.
@ReichWingWatch Two other things that should also outrage people (both religion focused): 1) Religious prayer to open a public school board meeting. 2) Board members ignoring their religious tenets as one of them propositions a young girl.
@RossellaRome@atptour@emirates Maybe, but when you wrote the original post, airspace was shut down, meaning no one, including tennis players, were not going to be flying.
@RossellaRome@atptour@emirates Point #1: Not sure want you want the ATP to do specifically about stranded players.
Point #2: Completely fair point to raise.
@realJeremyCarl Hmm, since the 1980s, the geopolitical world, the avenues through which athletes earn money, and how they promote themselves have changed. Some find alternatives more attractive than the U.S. Deal with it.