You’re right on. She’s almost unreal pretty, but also in a wholesome kind of way. She’s got those gigantic eyes and radiant smile!

Well, when you’re wrong, you’re wrong.

Not a slight at her given there’s probably an outstanding contractual obligation on her to do it but this does feel like the Olympic equivalent of stunt casting by the organisers given how much of a dumpster fire the Opening Ceremony (and no doubt the games themselves) was.

Isn’t this tightly-controlled athlete-sanctioned stuff the exact reason why we need unfiltered interviews? Of course Naomi Osaka is going to sound great in a puff piece designed to promote Naomi Osaka. But wouldn’t we learn more about her, in victory or defeat, when she has to answer other people’s questions instead…

Also...even if you confine it to the American context— she’s by no means the first athlete to avoid, snap at or boycott press coverage. I guess it makes sense if she's one of the only athletes you ever watched?

This. This review legit reads like an Osaka press release

That’s the impression I get. She is popular among a portion of Americans, but doesn’t have the status of the Williams sister, Agassi, Federer, ect. Maybe in time, but they act like she is the only important tennis player around. They didn’t even give a shit about who won the French Open or Wimbledon, which had great…

I think the author’s Osaka fandom is causing her to dramatically overestimate the potential impact of a brand-managing Netflix documentary to “alter the sports world altogether”, especially when it is not actually advocating for any changes within even her own sport.

Small criticism: if you're fighting for progress in women's sports, perhaps don't have a rapist as your mentor?

Oh, well that’s because the writer is wrong. When it comes to global elite level sports play and the media aspect of it, the particular things giving Osaka trouble are true everywhere. 

I heard a terrific conversation with Ash Barty’s mindset coach Ben Crowe about how he works with athletes (and regular people) to disconnect their self worth from the outcome. It’s particularly difficult for individual athletes like tennis players because it’s just you out there on the court, and so your support…

I’m a little confused by the “American sporting complex” in regards to the rest of the article. I know that Osaka has lived in the United States since childhood, but she is a Japanese citizen and the tournaments that she dropped out of are French and English, respectively.

Exactly! I found that sharing my life on social media ultimately made it feel like I wasn’t really appreciating my life in the moment. And I feel like for Chrissy she’s feeling like “if I don’t share it online it might as well not be happening” when, in fact, the opposite is true. Sit in this shitty time and let it…

I don’t know why I even come here anymore.

I feel bad for Chrissy Teigen, but the real problem here is that she’s addicted to social media. Like millions of other people.

I love this season of RHONY so far. Watching Ramona squirm in discomfort while talking about politics and race is the best. Also Eboni’s voice and  way of speaking is somewhat similar in tone and inflection to Maya Rudolph’s voice, and I could listen to Maya Rudolph read the phone book. 

She did reach out via DM to tell Courtney Stodden to kill themselves. I think that’s where she surpassed Jimmy Fallon, etc.-by making it personal and not just using it to play to the crowd.

I’m not enjoying her time in cancel culture either. It’s really excruciating to watch someone not choose to either

This! Someone who *needs* to be on social media is precisely the person who shouldn’t be on social media. Get off the phone and go socialize in person! It will literally make you feel so much better than anything you post on the internet!

Ramona Singer is the absolute worst and it has been that way forever!!! And she’s worse this year. I have been turning off RHONY not because of Leah and Eboni, but because of Ramona’s ignorance. She is so infuriating in her racism and privilege that I can’t stand to look at her. Eboni rightfully points out Ramona’s…