Naomi Osaka dumped the press and the French Open. And just as the spurned often do, neither dealt well with it at first.
Or had any clue about what it takes for a woman of color to prioritize her sanity and safety, or how often they’re professionally punished for setting boundaries by the very people and institutions inflicting the pain, or co-signing it through complicity.
That’s not hyperbole, especially for Osaka. She was fined $15,000 and threatened with more sanctions for skipping the news conference after her first-round victory.
