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> Also job responsibilities aren't eternally immutable. Tennis existed long before televised press conferences, and may well outlive it too. Naomi's advocating
by golemotron 5y ago
> Also job responsibilities aren't eternally immutable. Tennis existed long before televised press conferences, and may well outlive it too. Naomi's advocating for better working conditions.
How would we handle a tennis player who decided (for mental health reasons) that playing in public was an unbearable burden? Have special games without spectators? I think that case won't be too far behind this one if she prevails.
Special allowances can only go so far.
- mLuby 5y agoIf they're the best in the world, and the special allowances don't change the sport, then why not? They played soccer games in empty stadiums during the pandemic. I'm hearing three camps here: the first says sports about the athletic competition, the second says sports are about performance in front of spectators, and the third says Freedom of Contract is all that matters. Anyway it's moot since Naomi withdrew from the French Open yesterday: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/57310701 https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/57310701
- golemotron 5y agoYes. We should all wish her a speedy recovery.