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I typically don't weigh in on these racial discussions but the toxic comments I am seeing on social media is just ridiculous. If she wants to identify with being bi-racial what is the issue?
Tennis Star Madison Keys Says ''I Don't Really Identify Myself as White or African-American'' as Serena Williams Enters Aussie Finals
Source: E-Online
Writer: Alyssa Toomey
"Serena's always been one of the best, and she will forever be one of the best tennis players in women's tennis," Keys said in an interview Wednesday. "So much respect for that and so much respect towards her and her game."
Likewise, both Venus and Serena have been complimentary towards Keys—a sentiment that Serena reiterated while speaking with reporters yesterday.
"It's good to see another American, another African-American, in the semifinals playing so well," the 33-year-old tennis star said. "Regardless, there's going to be an American in the finals, so that is great. It's also great for me and Venus because we know that finally there's other Americans that are constantly playing well and playing better, showing that they want to be the world's greatest."
In addition to expressing her gratitude for Serena's kind words, Keys was asked if she saw the significance in being a young African-American taking on the sisters in consecutive Australian Open matches. Per The New York Times, Keys said she did, although the biracial beauty, whose mother Christine is white and father Rick is black, said she prefers not to be identified by her race.
"It's something that's always there obviously, but I'm very much right in the middle," she said. "I don't really think of it. I don't really identify myself as white or African-American. I'm just me. I'm Madison."
Tennis Star Madison Keys Says ''I Don't Really Identify Myself as White or African-American'' as Serena Williams Enters Aussie Finals
Source: E-Online
Writer: Alyssa Toomey
"Serena's always been one of the best, and she will forever be one of the best tennis players in women's tennis," Keys said in an interview Wednesday. "So much respect for that and so much respect towards her and her game."
Likewise, both Venus and Serena have been complimentary towards Keys—a sentiment that Serena reiterated while speaking with reporters yesterday.
"It's good to see another American, another African-American, in the semifinals playing so well," the 33-year-old tennis star said. "Regardless, there's going to be an American in the finals, so that is great. It's also great for me and Venus because we know that finally there's other Americans that are constantly playing well and playing better, showing that they want to be the world's greatest."
In addition to expressing her gratitude for Serena's kind words, Keys was asked if she saw the significance in being a young African-American taking on the sisters in consecutive Australian Open matches. Per The New York Times, Keys said she did, although the biracial beauty, whose mother Christine is white and father Rick is black, said she prefers not to be identified by her race.
"It's something that's always there obviously, but I'm very much right in the middle," she said. "I don't really think of it. I don't really identify myself as white or African-American. I'm just me. I'm Madison."
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