"So inappropriate" - Martina Navratilova furious at primary school books jokingly presenting NSFW content

Martina Navratilova was recently left flabbergasted after learning about not-safe-for-work content reportedly being presented in a joking manner in primary schools. The Czech-American tennis legend takes a keen interest in education and children's welfare and was appalled at the content in question.

On Saturday, December 14, science journalist and researcher, Dr. Simon Goddek took to X and shared the picture of a page from a book. The page featured sexually explicit written content, and Goddek questioned how such books could be accessed by primary school students within school premises.

"If you oppose these kinds of books being read in primary schools today, you're instantly branded a right-wing extremist and a bigot. How can anyone think this is normal?" Goddek asked.

Goddek's post caught former World No. 1 and 18-time singles Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova's attention, and the Czech-American soon reshared it with the caption:

"So inappropriate it is just a joke"

A women's rights activist went on to respond to Navratilova, claiming that the picture was originally taken in Melbourne, Australia, the city that hosts the Australian Open every year.

"From my home town, Melbourne, of course," the activist wrote.

The former World No. 1's reply to the activist was one of disbelief.

"That’s just insane…," Navratilova replied.

Navratilova is also vocal when it comes to education being denied to women in Afghanistan, where the Taliban returned to power in 2021, not long after the US withdrew its forces from the war-torn Asian nation.

"The Taliban are evil" - Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova (Source: Getty)

On Monday, December 2, reports surfaced that Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, had issued a decree prohibiting access to medical schools for female students. The development marked a new low for women in the country, where a complete ban on girls' higher education was imposed two years ago.

Shabnam Nasimi, a former policy advisor to UK's Minister for Afghan Resettlement, shared the news on X and also delivered a damning reaction to it.

"The Taliban have BANNED women from studying in medical institutes in Afghanistan. This is femicide in action. By blocking women from becoming doctors and banning them from seeing male doctors, the Taliban are basically telling Afghan women to suffer and die without healthcare," Nasimi shared.

Enraged at the development, Martina Navratilova reshared Nasimi's post and also expressed her own thoughts on the controversial subject.

"The Taliban are evil. All men. All Evil," Navratilova wrote.

Several fans though, perceived the Czech-American's take to be critical of all men. Navratilova later issued a clarification, stating that she was referring to men in the Taliban's ranks.