Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open

[Anonymous]

Are there people who are actually equating an invasive medical quasi-procedure with questions from journalists? Good grief. It really is true that you can’t say anything anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

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And people wonder why the term snowflake is used. Give me a break with this crap.

You unintelligent attitude is why a doctor was able to rape gymnasts without question.

Hey it’s part of the game, either do hip rotations through the vagina or get out of the sport.

DP. Do you really think rape is supposed to be part of gymnastics? If you do, I’m sorry to have to tell you that you’re very, very confused.

People like you were told about the procedure through the vagina and they were like okay if it has to be done that way. Doctors, parents, officials… they all knew, cops were actually shown the procedure and they were like okay if the doctor says so.

Now youre like … welp abusive reporters are part of the game suck it up buttercup… just like gymnasts were told.

Just like Princess Diana was told… it’s part of the game being based by reporters.

Why people LIKE YOU are so weak you can’t stand up to authority is beyond me.

Be a lemming but not everybody is.

Now reporters are abusive? Holy cow, you're just sick. You're absolutely disgusting with this analogy, and you know it. The two aren't remotely the same, and to suggest otherwise is grotesque.

You are denying the media is abusive.

Get your head out of the sand.

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Anonymous wrote:Are there people who are actually equating an invasive medical quasi-procedure with questions from journalists? Good grief. It really is true that you can’t say anything anymore.

No somebody is equation people who don’t question authority with others who don’t question authority.

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Anonymous wrote:Are there people who are actually equating an invasive medical quasi-procedure with questions from journalists? Good grief. It really is true that you can’t say anything anymore.

No somebody is equation people who don’t question authority with others who don’t question authority.

Uh, yeah, right. Try again. It's obscene what that poster is trying to do.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

+1
And people wonder why the term snowflake is used. Give me a break with this crap.

You unintelligent attitude is why a doctor was able to rape gymnasts without question.

Hey it’s part of the game, either do hip rotations through the vagina or get out of the sport.

DP. Do you really think rape is supposed to be part of gymnastics? If you do, I’m sorry to have to tell you that you’re very, very confused.

People like you were told about the procedure through the vagina and they were like okay if it has to be done that way. Doctors, parents, officials… they all knew, cops were actually shown the procedure and they were like okay if the doctor says so.

Now youre like … welp abusive reporters are part of the game suck it up buttercup… just like gymnasts were told.

Just like Princess Diana was told… it’s part of the game being based by reporters.

Why people LIKE YOU are so weak you can’t stand up to authority is beyond me.

Be a lemming but not everybody is.

Now reporters are abusive? Holy cow, you're just sick. You're absolutely disgusting with this analogy, and you know it. The two aren't remotely the same, and to suggest otherwise is grotesque.

You are denying the media is abusive.

Get your head out of the sand.

Good lord, PP. You are ...special. Even Osaka didn't say the media was abusive.
To quote her OWN WORDS:
"Though the tennis press has always been kind to me --and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt--, I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. I get really nervous and find it stressful to always try to engage and give you the best answers I can."

But sure, let's equate this to an animal raping young girls by manipulating everyone around them. Truly a great analogy PP. You're a genius.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

+1
And people wonder why the term snowflake is used. Give me a break with this crap.

You unintelligent attitude is why a doctor was able to rape gymnasts without question.

Hey it’s part of the game, either do hip rotations through the vagina or get out of the sport.

DP. Do you really think rape is supposed to be part of gymnastics? If you do, I’m sorry to have to tell you that you’re very, very confused.

People like you were told about the procedure through the vagina and they were like okay if it has to be done that way. Doctors, parents, officials… they all knew, cops were actually shown the procedure and they were like okay if the doctor says so.

Now youre like … welp abusive reporters are part of the game suck it up buttercup… just like gymnasts were told.

Just like Princess Diana was told… it’s part of the game being based by reporters.

Why people LIKE YOU are so weak you can’t stand up to authority is beyond me.

Be a lemming but not everybody is.

Now reporters are abusive? Holy cow, you're just sick. You're absolutely disgusting with this analogy, and you know it. The two aren't remotely the same, and to suggest otherwise is grotesque.

You are denying the media is abusive.

Get your head out of the sand.

Good lord, PP. You are ...special. Even Osaka didn't say the media was abusive.
To quote her OWN WORDS:
"Though the tennis press has always been kind to me --and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt--, I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. I get really nervous and find it stressful to always try to engage and give you the best answers I can."

But sure, let's equate this to an animal raping young girls by manipulating everyone around them. Truly a great analogy PP. You're a genius.

+1. The PP who compares Osaka’s press to rape and the PP who thinks you should quit your job if it’s ever unfair make me worry for our younger generations.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

+1
And people wonder why the term snowflake is used. Give me a break with this crap.

You unintelligent attitude is why a doctor was able to rape gymnasts without question.

Hey it’s part of the game, either do hip rotations through the vagina or get out of the sport.

DP. Do you really think rape is supposed to be part of gymnastics? If you do, I’m sorry to have to tell you that you’re very, very confused.

People like you were told about the procedure through the vagina and they were like okay if it has to be done that way. Doctors, parents, officials… they all knew, cops were actually shown the procedure and they were like okay if the doctor says so.

Now youre like … welp abusive reporters are part of the game suck it up buttercup… just like gymnasts were told.

Just like Princess Diana was told… it’s part of the game being based by reporters.

Why people LIKE YOU are so weak you can’t stand up to authority is beyond me.

Be a lemming but not everybody is.

Now reporters are abusive? Holy cow, you're just sick. You're absolutely disgusting with this analogy, and you know it. The two aren't remotely the same, and to suggest otherwise is grotesque.

You are denying the media is abusive.

Get your head out of the sand.

Good lord, PP. You are ...special. Even Osaka didn't say the media was abusive.
To quote her OWN WORDS:
"Though the tennis press has always been kind to me --and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt--, I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. I get really nervous and find it stressful to always try to engage and give you the best answers I can."

But sure, let's equate this to an animal raping young girls by manipulating everyone around them. Truly a great analogy PP. You're a genius.

+1. The PP who compares Osaka’s press to rape and the PP who thinks you should quit your job if it’s ever unfair make me worry for our younger generations.

No not quit the job like they use to tell women that were sexually harassed, just find another job. No. Change the culture.

It’s like a bunch of women who read people magazine and never followed sports are on this thread.

Game day interviews have been controversial for over a decade. Is this really the 1st time hearing this? Do you live under a rock? Do you think Osaka is the 1st to do this? Wow!

Coaches/players have been trying to change this forever.

[Anonymous]

Leagues and governing bodies realize sports is entertainment and will keep the interviews. A sport like tennis gets little enough press, what happens if reporters and networks stop caring? The soundbite on sports center is about as much as anyone ever cares about tennis

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Grand Slam Leaders Pledge to Address Tennis Players' Mental Health Concerns, Commend Naomi Osaka

Who are “Grand Slam Leaders”? Include a link or something next time.

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/31547549/grand-slam-tennis-leaders-pledge-address-naomi-osaka-concerns-players-mental-health



DP: Enjoy!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grand Slam Leaders Pledge to Address Tennis Players' Mental Health Concerns, Commend Naomi Osaka

Who are “Grand Slam Leaders”? Include a link or something next time.

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/31547549/grand-slam-tennis-leaders-pledge-address-naomi-osaka-concerns-players-mental-health



DP: Enjoy!

too bad for nike, she's much more interesting as the oppressed victim than as the recluse who never gives interviews

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me in which job can you just tell your company that from now on you will not do a certain part of the job?
And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?

When you are the number #2 tennis player in the world and the highest paid female athlete in the world, they will make adjustments. Maybe Naomi didn’t handle this well, but neither did the French Open Leadership. Changes will be made. No major tournament wants this kind of press.

But the tournaments do want ratings. The fewer interviews, the fewer people know the major players or pay attention to the matches. The players won’t be happy with the long-term effects of such a move.

They can do interviews but not on game day.

People are most interested in athletes on game days. That’s when they have eyeballs on them. It’s their play on game days that makes them rich and famous.

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book. If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. At the very least, you can work with your boss to try and reach some sort of compromise.

Change happens when someone who has power within the system starts to demand it. Facebook didn't have parking spaces for pregnant women reserved close to the office front doors - they had to walk across a giant parking lot. Nobody had brought it up before because they weren't in positions to change it (or they did and weren't listened to). Cheryl realized this was an issue when she was pregnant, brought it up, and they put in the reserved spots. Naomi is raising the issue because she can.

People know the major tennis players through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and by watching them...play tennis. Nothing interesting ever comes out of the interviews, except for exhausted athletes repeating themselves and answering the same tired questions. It's an old and boring model.

This is terrible professional advice. Just god awful. What kind of occupation is never unfair or emotionally taxing? Almost all challenging jobs involve these elements sometimes. That’s life.

Also, I pay way less attention to tennis than I used to because the players don’t interest me as much as they used to. The less people know about or hear from the players, the less they will pay attention to their matches.

+1
And people wonder why the term snowflake is used. Give me a break with this crap.

You unintelligent attitude is why a doctor was able to rape gymnasts without question.

Hey it’s part of the game, either do hip rotations through the vagina or get out of the sport.

DP. Do you really think rape is supposed to be part of gymnastics? If you do, I’m sorry to have to tell you that you’re very, very confused.

People like you were told about the procedure through the vagina and they were like okay if it has to be done that way. Doctors, parents, officials… they all knew, cops were actually shown the procedure and they were like okay if the doctor says so.

Now youre like … welp abusive reporters are part of the game suck it up buttercup… just like gymnasts were told.

Just like Princess Diana was told… it’s part of the game being based by reporters.

Why people LIKE YOU are so weak you can’t stand up to authority is beyond me.

Be a lemming but not everybody is.

Now reporters are abusive? Holy cow, you're just sick. You're absolutely disgusting with this analogy, and you know it. The two aren't remotely the same, and to suggest otherwise is grotesque.

You are denying the media is abusive.

Get your head out of the sand.

Good lord, PP. You are ...special. Even Osaka didn't say the media was abusive.
To quote her OWN WORDS:
"Though the tennis press has always been kind to me --and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt--, I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. I get really nervous and find it stressful to always try to engage and give you the best answers I can."

But sure, let's equate this to an animal raping young girls by manipulating everyone around them. Truly a great analogy PP. You're a genius.

+1. The PP who compares Osaka’s press to rape and the PP who thinks you should quit your job if it’s ever unfair make me worry for our younger generations.

No not quit the job like they use to tell women that were sexually harassed, just find another job. No. Change the culture.

It’s like a bunch of women who read people magazine and never followed sports are on this thread.

Game day interviews have been controversial for over a decade. Is this really the 1st time hearing this? Do you live under a rock? Do you think Osaka is the 1st to do this? Wow!

Coaches/players have been trying to change this forever.

I'm a massive tennis fan. Watch it all the time. Yes, we know. We know they don't like it. We also know they are ridiculously privileged. We just don't. agree. with. you. or. equate. it. to. rape. or. even. sexual. harassment. You are demeaning those who have experienced both by equating this to anything close to what some of us have endured in the workplace so you can all come here and complain about press briefings of all things.

[Anonymous]

I encourage anyone on her side to go tell their boss they refuse to do Zoom and conference calls anymore because of crippling anxiety. And that you think they're pointless, just as an fyi. And not that anyone called you this, but you're not a zoo animal. Oh and you demand to be paid the same rate. And if management has any pushback you're going to astroturf in the local press that they're all racist sexist pigs.

Please report back with how that goes for you. #LeanIn #GirlBoss

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I encourage anyone on her side to go tell their boss they refuse to do Zoom and conference calls anymore because of crippling anxiety. And that you think they're pointless, just as an fyi. And not that anyone called you this, but you're not a zoo animal. Oh and you demand to be paid the same rate. And if management has any pushback you're going to astroturf in the local press that they're all racist sexist pigs.

Please report back with how that goes for you. #LeanIn #GirlBoss

Sorry, I can't do that. I'm just a normal person, no followers or anything. Nobody pays me to wear anything. You know elite athletes are different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I encourage anyone on her side to go tell their boss they refuse to do Zoom and conference calls anymore because of crippling anxiety. And that you think they're pointless, just as an fyi. And not that anyone called you this, but you're not a zoo animal. Oh and you demand to be paid the same rate. And if management has any pushback you're going to astroturf in the local press that they're all racist sexist pigs.

Please report back with how that goes for you. #LeanIn #GirlBoss

Sorry, I can't do that. I'm just a normal person, no followers or anything. Nobody pays me to wear anything. You know elite athletes are different.

Anxiety is a mental health disorder and a worker with that diagnosis can request accommodations under the ADA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish tennis had fans like football, soccer, basketball,baseball, hockey…. Where she would have to deal with fans mocking her and taunting her. The media asks simple questions that she can answer or not and the never have the opportunity to press their questions

Tennis players absolutely get mocked and taunted. This started with fans booing her for beating Serena Williams. A crazy fan of Steffi Graf’s STABBED Monika Seles, FFS.