Naomi Osaka Condemns Anti-Asian Hate, ‘Sad That This Even Has To Be A Hashtag’
Naomi Osaka is adding her voice to the stop anti-Asian hate conversation.
© AP Photo/Andy Brownbill/CPImages Naomi Osaka
The tennis star, who is Japanese and Haitian, shared a message on Twitter.
"The amount of hate, racism, and blame for COVID towards the Asian community is disgusting. The fact that this topic is not very widely covered makes me concerned. I only found videos and information because I was scrolling through my IG feed and by some algorithm it appeared," she wrote.
She also posted on Instagram, adding, "#stopasianhate <- It’s really sad that this even has to be a hashtag/slogan. It should be common sense but it seems like common sense is uncommon in this world now."
The Women's Tennis Association posted a video in which Osaka and other tennis stars condemned hate against minorities.
There has been a rise against the Asian community including a shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead.
A number of celebs including John Oliver, Ken Jeong and Daniel Dae Kim have spoken out.
ET Canada stands with the Asian community in working together to stop anti-Asian racism in Canada, the United States, and around the world to #StopAsianHate.
Canadians can stay informed by following community groups and leaders, including but not limited to: https://nextshark.com/, https://www.dearasianyouth.org/home,
https://www.thepeahceproject.com/ and https://www.asianmhc.org/instagram-partners.
If you or someone you know is experiencing hate-crimes related to xenophobic attacks in Canada you can file a report at: https://www.elimin8hate.org/fileareport.
Bystander intervention training to anti-Asian and xenophobic harassment is available at: ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/.
The tennis star, who is Japanese and Haitian, shared a message on Twitter.
"The amount of hate, racism, and blame for COVID towards the Asian community is disgusting. The fact that this topic is not very widely covered makes me concerned. I only found videos and information because I was scrolling through my IG feed and by some algorithm it appeared," she wrote.
She also posted on Instagram, adding, "#stopasianhate <- It’s really sad that this even has to be a hashtag/slogan. It should be common sense but it seems like common sense is uncommon in this world now."
The Women's Tennis Association posted a video in which Osaka and other tennis stars condemned hate against minorities.
There has been a rise against the Asian community including a shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead.
A number of celebs including John Oliver, Ken Jeong and Daniel Dae Kim have spoken out.
ET Canada stands with the Asian community in working together to stop anti-Asian racism in Canada, the United States, and around the world to #StopAsianHate.
Canadians can stay informed by following community groups and leaders, including but not limited to: https://nextshark.com/, https://www.dearasianyouth.org/home,
https://www.thepeahceproject.com/ and https://www.asianmhc.org/instagram-partners.
If you or someone you know is experiencing hate-crimes related to xenophobic attacks in Canada you can file a report at: https://www.elimin8hate.org/fileareport.
Bystander intervention training to anti-Asian and xenophobic harassment is available at: ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/.
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