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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IMO, this presents an opportunity for us to focus on mental health, instead of pounding our chests and wringing our hands about the rules. [/quote]

So bend the rules for the incredibly rich, privileged lady to give her a leg up on the competition? I’m gonna vote no on that.

But I’d definitely love to see Osaka leverage some of her immense wealth and power to do more in this space for others. Especially for people who struggle with mental health problems and don’t have as much privilege or as many resources as she does. [/quote]

If 2020 has taught me anything, is that society is geared towards the comfort and expression of extroverts because that was flipped on its head with Covid. The amount of extroverts among my friends who had full-on breakdowns during the Covid quarantine period was illuminating to watch.

Its not a 'leg up' in my opinion to not require people with social anxiety to attend major press conferences with haranguing reporters. Its actually evening the playing field. A lot of these athletes thrive on interacting with the press and sparring verbally. It boosts their confidence and their energy levels. The same cannot be said for people like Osaka. [/quote]
+1. Interesting points. Especially re. extroverts struggling during the shut down. [/quote]

Agreed that they're interesting points. But there's really no "evening the playing field" in competition. It's competition. The only example I can kind of equate what you're saying to might be Casey Martin, the golfer who sued the PGA to be able to use a golf cart. That case went to the Supreme Court and it wasn't so much evening the playing field as it was "he might lose his leg if he steps funny." But that case might actually support what you're saying.[/quote]

There’s also the South African dude without legs who murdered his girlfriend. [/quote]

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