Naomi Osaka speaks out over police brutality in United States
Updated / Saturday, 30 May 2020 22:43
'Just because it isn't happening to you doesn't mean it isn't happening at all,' Osaka tweeted
Two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka was among a number of athletes who have taken to social media to condemn the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police, posting pictures of protests from the American city on her Instagram account.
"Just because it isn't happening to you doesn't mean it isn't happening at all," wrote Osaka, whose mother is Japanese and whose father is Haitian.
"It's funny to me that the people who wanna wear chains, blast hip hop in the gym, attempt to get dapped up, and talk in slang are suddenly quiet right now," added Osaka, the former world number one who was this week touted by Forbes magazine as the highest-paid female athlete in the world with earnings of $37.4 million.
NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ✔@naomiosaka
Just because it isn’t happening to you doesn’t mean it isn’t happening at all.
我が日本の大阪なおみちゃんも、「黙ってはおりません」
The highest paid female athlete, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka,
