
Tennis superstar Serena Williams is vocalizing a push to include menâparticularly young boysâinto the conversation about domestic violence, a conversation that she says shouldnât just center on women.
âI think expanding the conversation to men and expanding the conversation to young boys, itâs so important,â she said during an interview Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.Â
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âThis is a human rights issue. We should all be treated the same. We should be treated equal. With domestic abuse, it doesnât care what color you are, what background youâre from,â she added.
Williams stressed the importance of getting that message out there, particularly to the new generation, stressing that education about domestic abuse should start when men are just boys.
âItâs important to get the message out thereâto our young men, to our boys, to our daughtersâto let that new generation, and let the generation now, know that, âLetâs stop this. Letâs change this. Letâs create a better us,ââ she said.
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The ever-talented, ever-busy champ is the ambassador for Allstateâs Purple Purse foundation, which pushes to end domestic abuse and the financial abuse that can sometimes go along with it.
Williams said that she is even more attuned to the topic since giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., a year ago.
âThis could be something that my daughter could face and thatâs not cool. ... I want her to know that she can always talk to me and talk to other people. That maybe she doesnât have a voice, maybe she canât use her voice, but we can be her voice, we can support her in so many different ways,â Williams said at a Purple Purse event, according to the newswire.

