We Know Why GQ Used Quotes To Invalidate Serena’s Black Womanhood

And it’s not okay

Serena Williams is the real MVP! She’s one of the most if not the most revered and celebrated athlete in the world, and the fact that she’s amassed 23 Grand Slam singles throughout her illustrious career is just the icing on a cake that tips over with the weight of her accomplishments.

But as a Black woman, she and her equally formidable sister, and regular competitor, Venus Williams, have been subjected to the very worst treatment that threatened to stain their otherwise spotless trajectory. The horrific reception has been the result of bigoted industry officials, who can’t stand the dignified presence of young Black women who use their Blackness as the winning tool to dominate the notably elite circuit.

Serena’s prowess as Queen of the Courts is undisputed, even if her detractors try and fail to undermine her ability to proudly display her achievements by cunningly punishing and publicly shaming her for her choice of outfits.

What has been naggingly insulting and infuriatingly revolting is the way the physicality of Serena Williams has been used as weaponry against her, in an effort to demean, dehumanize and eradicate her womanhood.