I’m legit hoarse.

I presciently just bought a wax print cloak last week, so I’m down.

Right?!? This is gonna hurt tomorrow; I’d better stretch.

I mean...it’s vegan!

That’s HILARIOUS—and true.

Agreed...and it was very likely this talented fellow (who also did the editorial)...

I think it’s a fair response and critique, though, at her level of power, I’m not going to assume she doesn’t also have agency in being consistently portrayed this way.

Yes, that makes perfect sense.

Again, we were not involved in the original reporting of this piece (aggregation, unfortunately, comprising a large part of our jobs these days), but instead of simply making a claim against his claim, providing a credible link disproving Sillah or including comments from Williams that do so would be the best way to…

My dad’s a Kappa, so nothing I can think of off the top of my head, but it was hilarious, nonetheless.

Again, nice try, but for the uninitiated, comments come back to the author. And again with the “y’all”... like most media outlets, we each have our own beats at The Root, so if low-hanging fruit is your preferred taste (as “a pimp named sweet thooth”—was that supposed to be “tooth”?—suggests), we may not be for you.

Admittedly, it wasn’t my intention to drag, but I will always take exception to someone suggesting that we don’t do our due diligence.

I’m not sure who “y’all” is, but please provide a link where I have ever done that. (And good luck with that, because it never happened. Also, a search of “Naomi Osaka” on the site indicates my colleagues haven’t either, so nice try, but who’s hating now?)

From Allure’s article: “The key to making sure Osaka is at her physical peak, Sillah says, is honing that kill switch. When he trained Serena Williams, he quietly called her “the Closer,” because she’d stop at nothing to win the match — fury coursed through her veins from the moment she set foot on the court until the…

I pity those people. She is a forever fave.

I’m sorry Damon, I support this messaging; but can we go back to the part where you associated Kappas with hypertension? Because HAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Entirely agreed.

Working on it. Since, as you previously noted, I was on a business trip, I need to do a little recon with some self-funded friends before reporting back.

Basically...and they already have.

It happens...and I can’t catch everything all the time, so it’s the thought that counts. https://theglowup.theroot.com/a-year-after-trademarking-the-word-kimono-backlash-c-1836015958