Interviewer Tried To Downplay 14-Year-Old Venus Williams' Confidence. Her Dad Richard Williams Shut Him Down
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Fascinating. The interviewer didn’t do anything wrong but her father did something so instinctively right.
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Replying to @KINGCHARMING79 @theblackdetour
I didn’t feel he was doing that, but I think her father had an exquisite understanding of the need to protect her absolute sense of self-confidence.

Nov 22, 2021 · 4:11 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @KINGCHARMING79 @theblackdetour
He was, through his tone and repeated questioning, subtly indicating it was unusual or strange that she should have confidence. No one explicitly has to tell girls to be self-effacing or to have less confidence, the message is communicated and, often, internalized.
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