Naomi Osaka wearing custom Louis Vuitton

At the Met Gala 2021

"Americana to me means a mix of all cultures, and this look incorporates both of my heritages: Haitian and Japanese."

It is extremely inspiring to see women like Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles, women currently at the top of their games, take a step back during career defining moments that can give them olympic medals or grand slam titles, for mental health reasons.

These women didn't get to the top without hours and hours of practice and endless rigorous training. No one can accuse them of not having done enough or worked enough, no one can say 'you're not pushing hard enough' or 'maybe you should try harder'. Because they did. They do.

It goes to show that even pushing yourself can only take you so far and if your mental health is taking a hit because of it, then you deserve to rest.

Everyone deserves mental health breaks when they're struggling to cope.

So to anyone who feels like they're not doing enough and thinks they should do more, should sacrifice their mental health for a prior obligation... remember, that its okay. You can still be at your best.

A time out. A self care day. Whatever it is that you need to do to cope, you're allowed to have. It doesn't make you a failure. It doesn't make you lesser.

We all deserve to take care of ourselves.

★☆✯Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony ✯☆★

Naomi Osaka lighting the Olympic torch it's what she deserves

NAOMI OSAKA lights the Olympic cauldron at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

I'm so happy for Naomi Osaka after she won the Australian Open for her 4th grand slam! And it's a great excuse to share my favourite shots of Naomi that I took after her second round win at the 2019 US Open. Looking forward being able to watch her live again next year

Her shadow looks like a 🦋

Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open 2021, her 4th Major title — February 20, 2021.

Make this make sense Japanese media..

So due to the protests happening in America due to the in-justices black people face in this country because of systematic racism at the hands of our government and police, this is sparking a movement all over the world among-st the whole Black diaspora that has similar issues as well. This has also spread to Japan and was covered by their local news stations via TBS and NHK. So tell me why TBS interviewed a white supremacist about the riots?

They also interviewed AtsugiriJason, a comedian and last time I checked..there is a American Black comedian in Japan as well named  Ike Nwala  but can’t have someone black discuss our issues it seems, who is already whitesplaining whats going on as well

Then you guys animate and broadcast on national television the protests for children…..JAPANESE CHILDREN, my ex-students and my OWN JAPANESE NIECE AND NEPHEW  depicting black people as “scary foreigners” burning and protesting because we’re unhappy we make less money then white PEOPLE, but still able to sing the blues,and once again..leaving out WHY WE’RE PROTESTING AND WHAT SPARKED IT WHY NOW!?

Even Naomi Osaka was under attack by random Japanese netizens for posting about Black lives matter and calling out the anti-blackness in her own mom’s country! Her country who she plays TENNIS FOR!

The same Japanese media, that aired a commercial of her lightening HER SKIN just LAST YEAR!

Which once again proves my point when I made this image:

    Look, I know Japan isn’t just about these 3 genre’s listed..but its still part of their media and media..can definitely SHAPE and construct a society! For the people who might want to say “Well, Japan doesn’t owe you anything! Make your own anime!”Nah…they do..they  owe my future kids an explanation why this shit is still prevalent, but lemme bring up something that you guys probably didn’t know.. There are two black brothers in Japan right now! They own an anime studio..in TOKYO named  D'ART Shtajio. 

They worked on lots of anime that you guys watch, from One Piece to SNK. but the stories they want to release has yet to be picked up…I WONDER WHY!?

Ah…so…looks like their original stories don’t have any white people..and I guess no Japanese people either..which is a double STRIKE OUT in Japanese media it seems. But yet I can always get a wonderful doses of random white washed isekai anime every freaking change of the season or if you guys try to fake promote diversity in Japan, the white foreigner or half white/half Japanese kid is always the safest bet amirite?!  And I’am not pulling shit out of my ass, THIS IS a smidget of the anime out there that is PROVING MY POINT for the last got damn 70+ fucking years!

and the one Black character they do have in the new 2020 anime releases via Appare Ranman HAS A FUCKING NOOSE ON HIS NECK!!?!

  (How they going to spin this?! You know what..don’t even fucking bother cause NO EXPLANATION CAN JUSTIFY THIS!)

Which ties right back into why they didn’t even interview a Black man living in Japan to spread information about why these protests are happening and how they were able to allow this shit to be shown on television and have a white supremacist and a White Comedian chime in on the issues happening in America specifically in the BLACK COMMUNITY! WHITE SUPREMACY/WHITE WORSHIPING! Its 2020, and this shit has GOT TO STOP! Their are Black people in Japan, specifically Baye McNeil, a Black man born and raised in Brooklyn who is very outspoken on Black issues in that country, and they didn’t bother to ask for his report..and you know why?! Because HE’S BLACK! 

He’s not the Blue Eyed/Blond haired foreigner that they adore and hold to in terms of ideals which is “American/Western #1” so dearly… The Black people they never want to use in Anime/Video Games/Movies unless its for stereotypical shit like I posted above! (Just like how when they promoted Spiderman into the spiderverse movie, their trailer focused more so on Peter. B parker and never revealed that Miles Morales was Afro-Latino! The Trailer is still on youtube so ya’ll know I’am not lying)

The Black people they want to ignore and see as undesirable compared to WHITE PEOPLE! The Black people who if they happen to marry and have children with have a higher chance of being  ostracized even in adult hood more so than other half children that don’t have the complexion  (white/light skin) for the protection!

You can’t be singing about worshiping America, Come on baby America USA (DA PUMP recently sang a song about loving the USA in 2018..with Trump’s ass in office..fucking NICE eh?!) without acknowledging the racism that is ingrained in this country! So a big fuck you to NHK, TBS, the entire Japanese media that breeds this shit into their society..FUCK YOU! And just like DA pump sang in their USA song.. America did inspire you guys..and white America inspired the racist ideals you have towards us too.. But we’re done…. We’re DONE WITH THIS SHIT! So if you want to continue worshiping White America and being inspired by them, well its time to wake the fuck up and change your tune cause this type of mindset is about to get erased and we have no time for shadows of the past to try and stay relevant in the present and the future!

I like the way the black characters in that anime are drawn and I want to see the anime they produced

US Open, 2020 - Naomi Osaka: The People’s Champ.

Naomi Osaka used her platform to fight police brutality and racism and won the 2020 US Open! Congratulations on your third major win, Naomi! 🇯🇵🇭🇹

Collage via Complex

Naomi Osaka after winning the 2020 US Open

Naomi Osaka at the US Open 2020