The truth is that Naomi Osaka's ability to give media interviews has little to do with the talent for which she is famous, writes Peggy Drexler. That is why forcing her to choose between her mental health and a few media sound bites was entirely unnecessary.
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Editor s note: Peggy Drexler is a research psychologist, documentary producer and the author of Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family and Raising Boys Without Men. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. View more opinion on CNN.
(CNN) First lady Dr. Jill Biden stepped off a plane last week in a short black leather skirt, black patterned tights (floral fishnets, InStyle called them) and black stiletto booties. Cue the uproar. Some on Twitter deemed her ensemble often in quite unkind terms more appropriate for a woman half her age and nowhere near her station. Others sprang to her defense, called the look rockin and classy, and noted the inherent sexism of the criticism.
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