Opinion: Serena Williams is being policed for her blackness
August 30 2018, 08:00
In the 21st century, black people are still subjected to forms of racial discrimination that feel -- and should be -- things of the past. White standards of beauty still dictate that the features of black people are undesirable and their cultural styles are inappropriate and unacceptable. The unfair, arbitrary treatment that tennis great Serena Williams recently received from the French Open over her iconic black "catsuit" is a case in point.
In the 21st century, black people are still subjected to forms of racial discrimination that feel -- and should be -- things of the past. White standards of beauty still dictate that the features of black people are undesirable and their cultural styles are inappropriate and unacceptable. The unfair, arbitrary treatment that tennis great Serena Williams recently received from the French Open over her iconic black "catsuit" is a case in point.
Source:
CNN.com - RSS Channel - US