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A wonderful write up of all the hate comments that Naomi Osaka after refusing to play any matches for the W&S Open. I'll be translating some of them below, in an effort to help people understand the hate that Hafus, particularly Black and Brown ones face https://note.com/chocolat_psyder/n/n4a6002711517
"If you're going to say you are a Black woman and refuse to play any matches, change your name. You are not Japanese, stop acting like you are." https://twitter.com/miMikkyu0/status/1298964025099735045
"I can only be skeptical of BLM, because it would make Black people invincible. Naomi Osaka is also not Japanese, she can't even speak Japanese" https://twitter.com/himekaido_now/status/1298962349173293056
"Once again, I don't like Naomi Osaka...
Her way of thinking is not Japanese..." https://twitter.com/hironori1242/status/1298912909741838338
Her way of thinking is not Japanese..." https://twitter.com/hironori1242/status/1298912909741838338
"Ultimately, isn't Naomi Osaka's identity the problem here?
Just take the other (US) country's nationality.
Seems like she feels uncomfortable identifying as a Japanese person, I think it'd be perfect for her." https://twitter.com/damejump/status/1298912174375542784
Just take the other (US) country's nationality.
Seems like she feels uncomfortable identifying as a Japanese person, I think it'd be perfect for her." https://twitter.com/damejump/status/1298912174375542784
These are just a few of the comments that she's received, largely those that undermine her Japanese identity or her mixed roots.
There are a ton of other comments in that article that also disparage her as an athlete and as a Black woman.
There are a ton of other comments in that article that also disparage her as an athlete and as a Black woman.
These comments are par for the course when it comes to how mixed kids are treated in Japan.
I've encountered these types of comments my entire life, growing up half Japanese, as have many of my friends and mutuals here.
Worse yet, I probably had it better by being half white.
I've encountered these types of comments my entire life, growing up half Japanese, as have many of my friends and mutuals here.
Worse yet, I probably had it better by being half white.
