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."
I’m taking a trip down memory lane tonight and I came across this and now I’m in my feels.
No matter what he did, regardless of how pretty or ugly it was, you respected the absolute heck out of what he routinely did behind the line in every single facet.
He always figured out a way to get it done when it mattered most.
Sometimes it was seamless and other times it had us ready to throw our TV’s into the Allegheny.
First ballot HOF’er.
This is one of my favorite videos of all time. As a child psychologist, it’s a perfect example of joint attention, preverbal communication, and coregulation.