Nationalism is one hell of a drug
its the anti blackness
As Mesut Özil so eloquently states: “when we win I’m German, but when we lose I’m Turkish”. If you look different society’s love for you will always be conditional, if you don’t benefit them they’ll make sure the world knows you don’t belong. If Osaka loses another match or tournament they’ll go back to calling her a “hāfu”.
“If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German, and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.” - Albert Einstein
This does seem a little out of context. Her achievement as the first Japanese national player to do this doesn't erase her Haitian heritage, and it is correct to say she's representing Japan. If this were a question of her personal identity I'd understand and refer you to this video; https://youtu.be/FAhLWyxMhZc with a Japanese person's take on the situation with reference to what Naomi Osaka herself has said about her ethnic identity.
(Yes erasure of ethnic identities and blackness specifically does exist and is problematic, but at least in the context of this screenshot I don't think it's relevant)
