But not in the way the leftists think. I don't follow women's professional basketball at all, but even I am familiar with the name Caitlin Clark, whose excellent level of play has brought attention to a sport that is widely ignored.
So, this kind of thing is particularly disheartening: "Is There a Racial Component to the Recent Controversy Involving Caitlin Clark?".
A lot of jealousy is going around, and it’s getting tiring. Women basketball players have whined for years that they don’t get their attention. It’s here, ladies, and you’re about to blow it. And, of course, there’s a racial component to this that’s nasty as well. If Clark were black and being assaulted on the court by a bunch of white players, it would be more of a story. It is getting media attention, but half of it is begrudgingly so. The usual lefty writers, who can’t stand that the WNBA is getting more popular because a white, non-lesbian is the marquee player, will pen the usual thought pieces about how Clark's rise is white privilege reloaded. We’ve seen that already, but these antics are ridiculous. Even Charles Barkley had to call out these whiny, jealous women in the league. LeBron James also said he’s rooting for Caitlin.
The "sports" "journalists" are ticked off that Clark is white and straight. And apparently it's also a problem that she's from Iowa.
ReplyDeleteWhat really flummoxes me is that there are many who are okay with saying that out loud. WTF? Don't they have that little voice inside that tells them "Whoa, maybe you want to think before you say that?" But then, the Clark case is only the latest in a long line of examples that no, they do not have that little voice. Or if they do, it's drowned out by other louder voices in their heads.
Don't they have that little voice inside that tells them "Whoa, maybe you want to think before you say that?"
ReplyDeleteThe use of filters has largely fallen by the wayside. In a way, I suppose that's a good thing, because these vicious people are revealing their true selves. On the other hand, the modulation of the public expression of one's feelings and beliefs has always been a facet of a civil society, so, as a barometer of same, there's a definite downside to the raw display of one's prejudices.
Another commenter elsewhere said they're jealous because Caitlin is better at basketball than they are.
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