September 11, 2018
By now, much has been written about the Serena Williams-Naomi Osaka-Carlos Ramos fiasco at the 2018 US Open. The debate has fallen along expected contours with white feminists and many male tennis players (see Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic), coming to Williams’ defense while more mainstream media outlets have lambasted Williams for “breaking the rules” (see the racist depiction of Serena in this cartoon; Martina Navratilova’s op-ed in the NYT; etc.)
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