Interestingly enough she mentioned "white privilege" but also said she's earned everything she's achieved through hard work. She could teach a masterclass in media relations and interviews.
Scott Jennings on Caitlin Clark
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I’d be fascinated to sometime have a thread on white privilege and everyone first had to define what that mean to them. Just seeing the responses to that would be very interesting I think.
For me it's like a transgender person, it doesn't exist, so it's tough to define something that isn't real. There's generational wealth privilege and I'm sure there's more of that among white people in the USA than other races, and I'm even willing to bet that it occurs above the percentages of the population (meaning of course there's more generational wealth with the majority race compared to minority races)
In 2024/2025 I think culture is what creates advantage. If you live in a culture that promotes two-parent households, that values hardwork, dependability, personal responsibility, fiscal responsibility, you're going to have an easier time being successful in life than those that don't.
And a white baby has a much higher chance of being born into that situation.
Funny you conveniently avoid the implicit white bias that has been demonstrated in study after study.
Your denial of white privilege highlights your insecurity.
like CC I've worked for and earned everything, I didn't come from wealth, my family has no generational wealth.
Holy effing crap. White privilege doesn’t only pertain to wealth.
A 22 year old has a better understanding of white privileged than you do. You should try and reflect on that.
This is absolutely the main determinants of success in the US.
This is why, of course, minority communities like Asian-Americans and Indian-Americans have attained greater wealth on average than White folks.
Whatever this ill-defined "white privilege" entails, it is not an impediment to success for others.
With respect, you lose me by immediately comparing it to something that’s very real by saying neither are. I dont feel like getting into yet another TG debate so let’s stay focused on this.
I don’t pretend to have a great definition for white privilege, to me it’s something I think is more subtle. Growing up in Iowa, I think it’s easy to be more blind to what other racial groups go thru, given the overwhelmingly non-diverse nature of the population. Take law enforcement for example, that’s possibly the most visible example I can think of.
As a group, minorities are FAR more likely to have a negative experience with, or know someone who did, with cops than your average white person. So it’s easy for us to dismiss claims of police bias because we have never or rarely been in that sort of position.
You also didn't have to battle discrimination due to the color of your skin.
And thanks for proving my point.
It's much more than that in your example. African Americans receive far more punishment for the same crimes compared to caucasians. There are many other examples as well but the "I pulled myself up by the bootstraps" numbnuts on here will refuse to acknowledge even those basic facts.
Perhaps he is but occasionally a blind pig finds an acorn. Jennings might be more correct than incorrect here.
For sure, the term “white privilege” does a lot of heavy lifting in many different contexts, some fitting and some not. For me, WP is more about admittance or acceptance than anything else. My whiteness may give me a leg up on just getting invited to participate in something (social, commercial, educational, etc.) that others may not.
Now, what I do with that opportunity/what I accomplish in that endeavor is entirely up to me. But if I never get invited to the party then it all becomes moot. That’s where I may benefit from WP, though growing up rural, lower middle class, I never really felt like I had any advantages. Only in hindsight and the benefit of experience, do I begin to understand it now.
Now, what I do with that opportunity/what I accomplish in that endeavor is entirely up to me. But if I never get invited to the party then it all becomes moot. That’s where I may benefit from WP, though growing up rural, lower middle class, I never really felt like I had any advantages. Only in hindsight and the benefit of experience, do I begin to understand it now.
I didn't read the article but at least she said something about white privilege I don't know if she apologized. From the clips I heard on the radio she kind of acknowledged it and moved on. Most people think she shouldn't have even brought it up
My understanding is that the interviewer asked the question and she answered it. It wasn’t something she brought up unprompted and given her history of media interactions would have been highly unusual to do on her own.
Basically. This. I like her approach in the past where she kind of doesn't get involved in politics and racist stuff. Probably not going to end well for her if she does start getting involved
Yup, and it’s what I almost admire the most about her - the off the court at least. Just knowing that at minimum, there are certain topics that you have speak very carefully about, especially at her age where say a Taylor Swift for example in her mid-30s has more security and can talk more about other issues she cares about.
And people on here claim republicans are perpetually claiming to be victims…
Sorry I’m not sorry for something I don’t control and doesn’t exist.
Well, I guess I'm a victim for seeing your relentlessly fragile posts. Caitlin Clark is a joy all Iowans should share in, but to you she is a wedge and a vehicle for your own insecurities and grievances.
Years of posting has proven to us that nothing triggers Northern more than a successful woman.
Wait - are you denying that African Americans and PoC have to deal with racial bias that caucasians don't?
You're a special kind of insecure snowflake.
I guess Larry Bird is woke AF.
"I have said over the years that the black man is the better athlete, so to overcome that, you’ve got to be special."
--Larry Bird in The Undefeated, 2019
"I have said over the years that the black man is the better athlete, so to overcome that, you’ve got to be special."
--Larry Bird in The Undefeated, 2019
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Anyone over around age 8 or so has a better understanding of most things than that poster, if you have been paying attention.
Yeah I pretty much am. They may suffer from their own perceived biases and but much more likely they struggle with their own poor choices
It’s true, 8 year olds have a better imagination than I do… that’s what you need to live in liberal la la land
Then you are a moron. Here are just a few studies that prove you wrong.
Several well-known studies have demonstrated racial bias in hiring and law enforcement. Here are some of the most notable:
Racial Bias in Hiring
- The Résumé Audit Study (Bertrand & Mullainathan, 2004)
- Study Title: "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal?"
- Findings: Researchers sent out 5,000 fictitious resumes to job openings, using names perceived as White (e.g., Emily, Greg) or Black (e.g., Lakisha, Jamal). Resumes with White-sounding names received 50% more callbacks for interviews compared to identical resumes with Black-sounding names.
- Significance: This study revealed systemic racial discrimination in hiring practices.
- Bias in Job Referrals (Pager, Western, & Bonikowski, 2009)
- Study Focus: Examined how job referral networks impact racial hiring disparities.
- Findings: White job seekers benefited more from informal job referrals compared to Black candidates, showing racial bias even within social hiring practices.
- Field Experiments with College Grads (Quillian et al., 2017)
- Findings: In a meta-analysis of 24 field experiments spanning 25 years, the study confirmed persistent racial bias against Black and Latino applicants in hiring processes across Western countries, including the U.S.
Racial Bias in Law Enforcement
- The Stanford Open Policing Project (2019)
- Study Focus: Analysis of nearly 100 million traffic stops across the U.S.
- Findings: Black and Hispanic drivers were significantly more likely to be stopped and searched than White drivers, even though searches of White drivers were more likely to yield contraband.
- Significance: Demonstrated systemic racial disparities in traffic policing.
- NYC Stop-and-Frisk Analysis (Gelman, Fagan, & Kiss, 2007)
- Findings: Black and Hispanic individuals were stopped by police at much higher rates than White individuals in New York City, even when controlling for neighborhood crime rates.
- Significance: Provided statistical evidence of racial bias in the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policies.
- Shoot/Don’t Shoot Studies (Correll et al., 2002)
- Study Focus: Simulated experiments where participants (both civilians and police officers) had to quickly decide whether to shoot an armed or unarmed target.
- Findings: Participants were more likely to shoot unarmed Black individuals compared to unarmed White individuals, highlighting implicit racial biases.
- Racial Disparities in Sentencing (Eberhardt et al., 2006)
- Findings: In capital cases, defendants with stereotypically Black facial features were more likely to receive the death penalty, particularly when the victim was White.
- Significance: Showed that racial biases can influence life-and-death judicial decisions.
If you can't even admit that racial bias - and I'll be fair, it goes both ways; exists...then we have nothing further to discuss here.
Good thought. Maybe, like WWE, the WNBA is more theater than sport. When an awesome, popular controversey falls into your lap, lean into it?
Sure.
Coming from a guy who claims DEI hire every time a non white person gets hired to any position of significance.
There is obviously a lot you’re not comprehending.
I've never claimed anyone was a DEI hire except Harris, and that turned out to be true and accurate.
This is Clark showing up to Fever training camp after a summer of hitting weights.
When I leave WalMart and the person checking receipts just nods at me while I walk by is the one time I feel white privilege.
