Emma Raducanu received criticism from British TV host and personality Piers Morgan for taking part in HSBC’s woke advertisement. Morgan also advised Raducanu to concentrate more on tennis than commercial work. The British author Raducanu visited a school in London last week and read passages from the book “Fairer Tales” with the children. The visit was organized in collaboration with HSBC.
According to the fairytale, the main female characters in the book became wealthy by founding their own businesses rather than by marrying wealthy people. The story’s message is that young females should work to become wealthy independently rather than relying on a man.
Morgan addressed this in an interview and called it woke and silly. He said: “Of course, we all know, the best way to improve the aspirations of women is by trashing men. As Emma said, women don’t need men at all. She certainly didn’t need men to get to where she is today… except for her father, who manages her career, and her five male coaches. Then there is her agent Max Eisenbud who is very, very good at maximizing her income… despite the fact he is a man.”
Morgan further added: “And then in a final twist of this tale of virtue signaling treachery, it turns out the chairman, chief executive, and chief financial officer on HSBC’s board of directors are all men too. As a man, here are some words of advice for you Emma.
I think she’s great and when she won the US Open it was amazing, but she hasn’t won a shoebox since then. I think she’s spending too much time on this commercial stuff and not on the court. That’s my view as a man. Take it or leave it.”
Emma Raducanu in 2023
At the moment ranked no.277, Raducanu played her last match on the 18th of April when she capitulated to world no.16 Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
Currently, during this year Raducanu achieved a 5-5 record.