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Why The Global Policing of Grooming Choices For Black Women Is Criminal

Ezinne Ukoha
6 min readJul 12, 2021

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Remember the international uproar stemming from the unforgivable censorship by the French Open back in 2018, when the GOAT also known as Serena Williams was publicly chastised by racist French officials for donning a body suit that was ridiculously described as “disrespectful” to the game and hosting venue?

President of the French Tennis Federation, Bernard Giudicelli didn’t hold back his disgust over one of the most revered athletes in the world, who looked like the super hero she is on the court, proudly showing off her post-baby physique in a suit of armor that was meant to also provide protection from a a serious medical condition.

Superwoman

Williams had just given birth to her first child, a daughter named Olympia, and the experience during and afterwards proved to be precarious with added threats of blood clotting, which led to the wise decision to wear something that would act as a shield against the worst case scenario.

“Yeah, the catsuit, I had a lot of problems with my blood clots, and, God, I don’t know how many I have had in the past 12

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