
How misogynoir is oppressing Black women athletes
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Naomi Osaka discovered what it's like to be at the sharp end of a sporting governing body's regulations this summer.
The four-time grand slam singles champion declined to attend press conferences as she began her French Open campaign in June -- citing the importance of protecting her mental health and addressing the toll that media interviews had previously taken on her. The French Open organizers responded by fining the world No. 2 an amount of $15,000 and threatening to expel her from future grand slams, after they deemed her withdrawal from press conferences as a failure on her part to meet "contractual media obligations."More Related News