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And there are rules and regulations that come with the job?[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

They can do interviews but not on game day.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

This could be directly from a Cheryl Sandberg book.[b] If a part of a job is unfair or emotionally exhausting, you shouldn't have to put up with it for a paycheck. [/b]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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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

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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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.
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Now reporters are [i][b]abusive[/i][/b]? 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. [/quote]

You are denying the media is abusive.

Get your head out of the sand.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

+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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

Broaden your horizons.. watch something other than tennis.[/quote]

Oh, believe me, I do. No choice in the house I live in. [/quote]

Just because the tv is on a sport doesn’t mean you actually understand the issues that have been going on for over a decade.[/quote]

Let me guess. You're about 30... 
EVERYONE KNOWS that this has been going on for over a decade. But in case they don't, you've posted it how many times in this thread? Duly noted. WE GET IT. I mean, we already knew it, but just in case you're not quite hearing people, yes, we get it. It's an issue that certain athletes have been complaining about for over a decade. Got it. K?
Still don't agree with it. [/quote]

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