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Sera Williams Body Image Analysis

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When this article came out by the New York Times, people were astonished that this controversial issue of body image was coming to the for-front through a newspaper article. Here is Serna Williams on the eve of here Wimbledon final win, and New York Times is talking about her body, what a time to bring this up! Serna teaches girl athletes around the world about hard dedication to win, and love what you do…not that she is afraid to show her arms because they can resemble a man’s arms. It angered people everywhere, here is an example of the media use an athlete’s spotlight, and tarnishing it for all the wrong reasons. Many considered this to be a criticism on Serna’s gender and race. “There is a belief among some African-Americans that to defeat
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