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Caitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards

Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:19 pm
Posted by LSU Tiger Eyes
Key Biscayne, FL
Member since Sep 2003
2587 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:19 pm
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“I think it’s a huge thing. I think a lot of people may say it’s not about Black and white, but to me, it is,” Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson said when asked about the race element in Clark’s popularity and before she recently signed two major endorsement deals. “It really is because you can be top notch at what you are as a Black woman, but yet maybe that’s something that people don’t want to see.

“They don’t see it as marketable, so it doesn’t matter how hard I work. It doesn’t matter what we all do as Black women, we’re still going to be swept underneath the rug. That’s why it boils my blood when people say it’s not about race because it is.”

I can't imagine a former player from South Carolina playing the race card!

Yeap, it's all about race!
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94845 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:23 pm to
They're gonna treat Clark like shite.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30642 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:24 pm to
This chick literally announced a shoe deal with Nike yesterday
Posted by Ralph_Wiggum
Sugarland
Member since Jul 2005
10688 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:32 pm to
I think Caitlin Clark has earned her attention. I mean she did break the all-time scoring record and she has a personality.
Posted by El Segundo Guy
SE OK
Member since Aug 2014
9663 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:34 pm to
I am shocked that there isn't a market for angry, racist women that are more masculine than the average man.
Posted by littleavery1948
Member since Oct 2014
2675 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:35 pm to
I hate to say this, but this show a complete lack of critical thinking skills. Most of these people have no opinions and just parrot the popular thing. Good thing that they can play basketball.
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
19263 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:41 pm to
Funny how black people with no interest in golf suddenly started watching when Tiger Woods started winning.

It's almost as if people like following someone they may have something in common with.
Posted by ZIGG
Member since Dec 2016
10204 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:44 pm to
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“It really is because you can be top notch at what you are as a Black woman, but yet maybe that’s something that people don’t want to see.“


This is such a lazy, ignorant, and bitter take. All of these Clark haters are all the same.

They need to just come out and admit that they’re mad and jealous that a straight, white girl drew attention to a sport that it has never seen before (and she isn’t the first white female to ever play college basketball like they’re trying to make it sound, like she just walked in and was handed everything).

Caitlin Clark has earned everything she’s getting because she actually draws attention and money. No one (outside of the dozens of WNBA fans) knew who the hell A’ja was until a few weeks ago. If anything, A’ja should thank Caitlin for getting her a pity shoe deal.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 2:48 pm
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
17370 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:48 pm to
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40798 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:51 pm to
We’ve never seen a woman be able to pull up from 30 feet and make it on a regular basis. That’s the number one reason CC is so popular.
Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17121 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:52 pm to
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I think a lot of people may say it’s not about Black and white

Why do they do this? One capitalized and the other not.
Posted by wutangfinancial
Treasure Valley
Member since Sep 2015
11221 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:08 pm to
They realize that attitude is why they aren’t as marketable, right?
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
203628 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:10 pm to
It’s really sad what this country has become…. It sounds
Like Wilson is making it about race…
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
79042 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:16 pm to
Caitlynn Clark will likely be physically assaulted in her own locker room and on the court. Thats what she has to look forward to.
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
13572 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:44 pm to
Angry black woman whines about other people making money. I'm shocked I tell you, shocked.
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
10868 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:45 pm to
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Black and white


How ironic to claim it's white on black racism when the racism is in this shite right here. CC is the all time leading scorer and scored a lot of those points nailing shots nobody else has seen before. I'm sure with everyone falling all over themselves to push some DEI black women, they're purposely ignoring black women in this one instance.
Posted by Morpheus
In your Dreams
Member since Apr 2022
4306 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:47 pm to
These people who make these comments are so utterly stupid it’s so hard to grasp any went to class at all let alone a day.
70% of the US is still white. Most of these 70% have enough money any intelligent company want to market a product to.

What is so hard to understand?
It’s zero to do with race but marketing to people who are interested.
*Oh yeah but please but don’t tell a proud black woman that white people also like seeing other white people succeed the same way she feels about her own race.
That would blow her fukin mind.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 3:50 pm
Posted by 615tider
sidewalk in TN
Member since Oct 2012
3350 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:52 pm to
Caitlin Clark was doing shite that NO OTHER college basketball player (male or female, white or black) was doing. That’s the interesting/entertaining aspect about her. She was busting those other girls’ asses from 30ft+ on the regular. If all she did was shoot from 18ft in almost nobody would have gave a shite. Her skill level set her apart plain and simple.
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
82442 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 4:00 pm to
Its just obvious how much black people seem to resent her.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 4:03 pm
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
34863 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 4:11 pm to
Plenty of black athletes have endorsement deals. Find something else to cry about.
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