For what it is worth, I am in a similar position in the sector I work in. But I am self aware enough to I know that I'd still have had a far harder time over the course of my career had I been born differently. I'm not particularly clever, have no exceptional skills and haven't worked all that...
Saying that you find a cartoon distasteful/unsettling etc is different from saying it should be banned. I also find the Serena Williams cartoon unpleasant. As I did Charlie Hebdo's work, and the mural that Corbyn got in trouble over. As ever, context matters (as hard as you may want to pretend...
It's possible to acknowledge both that the behaviour was clearly wrong (which it was), but that there is also a wider, and very real, context. Not to excuse, but to better understand.
Yup, definitely. All she's ever had is admiration and praise for her achievements. Never anything else. Not on this thread or anywhere else. Just endless non-stop positivity.
https://www.vox.com/2015/3/11/8189679/serena-williams-indian-wells-racism
'...in the moments surrounding her win at...
It's not just about defending/condemning - it's about whether she was treated equally.
Women's Tennis Association, (spokesperson for) the United States Tennis Association, Victoria Azarenka and Sue Barker all say not. Djokovic also providing a more nuanced view...
And on five live they pointed out he has never given a game penalty to a man?
Retired US tennis star Andy Roddick tweeted, "I've regrettably said worse and I've never gotten a game penalty."