Serena Williams’ Controversial Transformation, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, once again has become a center of a dispute when the confident young lady decided to wear her honey blonde hair and bleached eyebrows during a recent outing in Paris.
The undisputed supreme figure of tennis, who has been long since celebrated for her refusal to apologize for her natural beauty, has thrown the online community into a fierce argument over what they perceive her differently-looking aspect, which was temporary. Some users of social media have openly pointed out that the 42-year-old athlete has undergone face lifts, skin lightening, or other procedures whose main motive is “white” as this is what they believe their actions revealed.
In a post that becomes viral on social media, Serena walks through the streets of Paris with her hair flying a foot around striking a “honey” note and her shoulders. She is pretty as she wears minimum makeup with a little magenta matte lipstick and matching blush. Nonetheless, what is most evident of all the features other than her hair are the bleached eyebrows that for sure, some people can easily construe as her dilute of her natural African American traits.
A person went to the point of “White Chicks”(2004) reference in asking if Serena had transformed herself the same way. The other user insisted she might have been copying the “white man” she married, Alexis Ohanian.
The dissent has been fast, and some of the comments mentioned that Serena is a person with serious lack of love for herself and a desire to be white like. However, the tennis legend has been open and vocal about her wish to remain natural and about inspiring others to do the same.
Serena, in an exclusive 2022 interview with Time magazine, expressed her thoughts, “You don’t let the world decide beauty. … Many people are really hurt by feeling like they are not beautiful enough to be admired as their skin is dark. … I think they could sense my confidence, because I always heard, ‘You look great. Be Black and be proud.'”
Her devotees were quick to back her position, insisting that the negative comments made about her body and especially which criticized her skin shade and hair texture were going on for years, long before now. They maintain that she now looks quite differently than in the past as a personal choice and that she should be able to express herself freely and without judgment.
However, as the debate rages on, it is unclear how Serena will react to the latest round of criticism. The reality is, regardless of this, her unwavering confidence and commitment to self-acceptance have always been a source of inspiration to her fans as well as the wider Black community.
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