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Someone wrote an article entitled "How Japanese is Naomi Osaka?", and Jeff Yang responded on Twitter about what bullsh!t that is. But he also went on to tweet in response to his original tweet:
In the thread, Babilonia replied:
and then:
And back to tennis.
Tai put American pairs skating on the map in the ‘70s and ‘80s, and media back then could not comprehend that she was of Black, Filipino, Native American ancestry. All I remember was people talking about her “exotic” background.
In the thread, Babilonia replied:
Thank you @originalspin Wish I had press like you rallying for me back in the 70s! People just don't get it! [emoji] #ignorance
and then:
We've come so far from the '70's. Not.They didn't know what to do with me, so the press created their own narrative. #exotic
And back to tennis.