Sounds like he's arguing with some HROTers.
Scott Jennings on Caitlin Clark
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I don't remember Clark saying anything about apologizing for her white privilege.
They overplay the " hate her for it" angle, but it's there.
Mostly they're jealous of her popularity and they employ the race argument because they know a lot of the media is afraid to counter it. You can play it loose and fast with that angle.
The race angle on Clark is weird. Because you have Jordan and Oprah and Tiger Woods. So you know minority can be ultra popular. And I think Clark approached that level. So it's hard to say it's just race. Contributed to some point? Sure. But none of the great white players -- looking at you Sabrina Iunesco -- were even close to her popularity.
I think the main thrust of her popularity was peaking at the right time relative women's basketball interest.
Her closest competitor was Reese Angel. And she was about 1/10th the excitement Clark possessed.
I think the main thrust of her popularity was peaking at the right time relative women's basketball interest.
Her closest competitor was Reese Angel. And she was about 1/10th the excitement Clark possessed.
I think there's alot to this argument - just about everything that's had the race card played over it could just as easily (and more logically) be explained by petty jealousy.
To an extent, I think it's not totally dissimilar to when Isaiah froze out MJ in I think his 1st all-star game. Jordan of course could play that game as well and people think that was a reason why Isaiah got left off the Dream Team.
"The reason it is still up and running, whether it lost money or not, is because of these Black women ... "
Wow.
But let's not question it, it's "her truth."
Wow.
But let's not question it, it's "her truth."
Scott is spot on. Rest of the panel are delusional nitwits.
Yeah that was a lie.
It wasn’t black women that built the WNBA it was the primarily black men in the NBA and the male owners of the NBA teams that built and completely subsidize the continued existence of the WNBA. Real talk.
Yeah, I think you can expect a certain amount of jealousy in these situations. With women, maybe more, but, whatever. I think most of it was that. Then trying to find some way to validate your feelings to the media.
Or the white owners of the teams in the nba....
He does very well, even when outnumbered.
Perpetual victims like Jennings and Northern are ruining Caitlin Clark for the rest of us. Jennings gets paid to go on TV and be a victim, Northern lives it.
You aren't very bright are you? The black women on CNN and the WNBA hate the fact that a white women is 1000X more popular then the rest of the WNBA combined. So they resort to the one card they always have in their hand, the race card. If the facts don't support your position, cry racism.
All of these people on both sides have learned that talking about CC generates clicks/engagement which generates income for them. I don’t think there is nearly as much acrimony in the league toward her as there are people just looking to make money off of her name.
How is Jennings a victim?
What has been ruined for you, ie...how are you a victim in all of this?
Isn't it incredible how so many of the MAGA morons supposedly defending Caitlin Clark are so dishonest or illiterate as to completely misrepresent her statement entirely? It's almost like they only care about weaponizing her whiteness against the people they hate most: gays and Black women.
That is not true, abby…..You guys use #22’s detractors as “the norm” when in fact #22 has far more fans than detractors. “Negative Nellies” always get more attention…….remember Donald Trump? He has made a career out of “negativism”…..
I love how he says, "it'll never be enough". Because he's exactly right.
You clearly don't watch the WNBA then, or pay very much attention to it.
That is a solid astute observation, 3boys. Lots of “talking heads” and internet journalists making a lot of noise concerning #22.
Personally, I believe she’s a big girl, deserves a lot of respect (because of her game) and she can (and will) take care of herself. The refs and the League, just have to keep the fight “fair”….and everyone else needs to UNDERSTAND that the buzzards will always be circling.
No, the perpetual victims are the women of the WNBA.
They still adamantly maintain they "built" something as the one woman claimed. Hence, they think they are owed something when it is actually the other way around; they are the debtors.
Their thinking is so backwards that Caitlin throwing them a bone fixes nothing. It just encourages more entitlement thinking in reality.
Caitlin is Athlete of the Year??? Well the WHOLE league should have been Athlete of ... err ... League of the Year!
Yes, the WNBA is so incredible it deserves an entirely new award ... Most Entitled, perhaps?
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The truly funny thing is that guy and OP assume Clark is being performative in her statements and she isn’t sincere. And she is being 100% sincere.
White fragility is a big problem in this country.
LOL! With today's college environment, I wouldn't be surprised if she believes 100% of what she said.
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Which is fantastic. Proving a Univeristy of Iowa education still turns out bright, talented, successful adults.
Somewhat, yeah I can see that.
People didn't like him for his religion.
What's worse?
Kneeling down and making the sign of the cross or beating up your girlfriend? Or getting an OWI?
No different than the people on here making fun of religious posters.
Sad times we live in.
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Northern is basically the anti-Clark.
She is educated, articulate, successful, relentlessly positive, aware of the greater world around her and open minded.
She is educated, articulate, successful, relentlessly positive, aware of the greater world around her and open minded.
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That's not exactly how I meant it, but I can see how you arrived at that...
I was just thinking more about clicks and likes etc. She is the hot name right now in sports... all of sports and she's not even in season.
More like to get in you have to have some ability to function. Low bar by Big standards but is a bar.
She talked about it - never came close to anything a rational person would call an apology.
But people have been waiting for 5 years now for her to say something remotely controversial. As a 22 year old woman she’s done a remarkable job of avoiding the various pitfalls that we so often see young athletes, celebrities who are new to the limelight fall into.
That’s your opinion. But what you and others have said in this thread and in the other threads about her Time interview circles around her comments around white privilege. She talked about it. - I honestly forget if that was unprompted or if she was asked about it. She did NOT apologize for anything however.
The “apology” was embedded by an interviewer into a question directed to Clark. And Clark actually sidestepped/refuted the premise while still giving the W and former players their flowers. She is remarkably talented at stuff like this.
