'We are not allowed to have emotions, we are not allowed to be passionate,' she wrote. 'We are told to sit down and be quiet, which frankly is just not something I’m okay with. It’s shameful that our society penalizes women just for being themselves.'
Serena Williams talks in a new essay about her 2018 U.S. Open loss to Naomi Osaka, whose victory wasWilliams appears in an unretouched image on the newsstand cover of the August issue of Harper's Bazaar in a gold Stella McCartney gown and Tiffany & Co. earrings and necklace.for the magazine, the tennis legend details the apology text she sent to Osaka days after the September match.
She said she struggled to find peace afterward and started seeing a therapist in her search for answers. She sent Osaka an apology text that said:"Hey, Naomi! It’s Serena Williams. As I said on the court, I am so proud of you and I am truly sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing in sticking up for myself. But I had no idea the media would pit us against each other. I would love the chance to live that moment over again. I am, was, and will always be happy for you and supportive of you.
"We are not allowed to have emotions, we are not allowed to be passionate," she wrote."We are told to sit down and be quiet, which frankly is just not something I’m okay with. It’s shameful that our society penalizes women just for being themselves."
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