Posted on 06/21/2025 4:47:22 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Much controversy has erupted over how certain WNBA players treat Caitlin Clark, a white athlete with the Indiana Fever, and many people are pointing to racism. But many people on the left insist that blacks can be prejudiced, but they can’t be racist. A former editorial editor at Harvard’s Crimson publication writes on the ideology here:
As one African-American lead character from the 2014 movie ‘Dear White People’ argues, ‘Black people can’t be racist. Prejudiced, yes, but not racist. Racism describes a system of disadvantage based on race. Black people can’t be racists since we don’t stand to benefit from such a system.’
Therefore, as the left would argue, the abuse that Clark has had to tolerate primarily from black players on other teams must be something other than racism.
This debate goes far beyond basketball, and reflects a mindset of the black community for believing that they are victims. Angel Reese, a black player, has been at the center of the controversy of verbal and physical attacks on Clark, and has alleged that there have been racist attacks on her, too:
The WNBA launched another investigation into alleged racism toward Angel Reese, who portrays herself as Clark’s chief rival. Once again, the league found nothing. Angel Smollett struck again.
Add that to the growing list of hoaxes in the world of sports.
Meanwhile, there are actual examples of racism in the WNBA. Days after Reese appeared to lie to reporters about the alleged racist chants, she shared a TikTok video mocking Clark as a little ‘white girl afraid to catch a fade’ with a photo of Reese trying to fight her.
Last Thursday, Brittney Griner appeared to utter ‘Trash, f[---]ing white girl’ from the bench of a game against the Fever.
But some people recognize the abuse that Clark
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Everyone pre judges others. It is a survival mechanism
Amazing, isn’t it, that it took science almost 2000 years to confirm what Jesus taught us about forgiveness and love (even of your enemies).
Racism is the belief that race defines one’s attitudes and capabilities. Racism is aversion to socialization with members of another race. It is not defined by who is oppressor and who is oppressed though those can describe effects of racism. In the current left narrative racism is claimed to mean BAD and only white people can be BAD.
Not that I have a dog in this fight, but Basketball is a traditional WHITE SPORT, invented by a WHITE college coach.
Talk about your “cultural appropriation.”
MAGA? Take America back? Take our SPORTS back should be a thing. but I don’t waste my life watching other - ostensibly adult - people playing schoolyard games.
You do you.
Just sayin’.
I won’t eat in any place where they are likely to spit in my food.
Great post. Thanks.
Highly-paid, hard-working, very talented females enjoying a career they love. The spirit of competition will bring out the best. Some individuals may have mental issues. Those issues will harm bring harm.
Sophie Cunningham’s shirt sold out after she acted like an enforcer for Clark. Someone likened it to Dennis Rodman
“But many people on the left insist that blacks can be prejudiced, but they can’t be racist.”
And I suppose whites can be racist but not prejudiced!
A culture dominated by hatred of another group could experience significant intellectual impairment, relatively speaking, due to the cognitive and neurobiological effects of chronic hatred.
It doesn’t hurt that Sophie is also very pretty.
She has been all over Facebook and X the last week because she’s the only one on her team that is sticking up for her teammate.
The other WNBA players are just jealous and frankly stupid.
Stupid because the player that they are all beating up on is going to make a lot of them millionaires.
The reason Wayne Gretzky didn’t take a lot of hits when he played in the NHL was because he brought a lot f revenue to the league.
So, even the players on opposing teams knew just having him on the ice was going to make all of them more wealthy.
If you were on the same team as Gretzky he was going to make you into a millionaire.
So his teammates protected him
This is the same thing with Clark.
She has brought more attention to the WNBA then any other previous player.
She is going to make her teammates rich.
She is going to greatly increase revenue for the league.
These players who are constantly fouling her are just too stupid to realize it.
Their own coaches and owners need to point this out..
The most vile, disgusting racist people I have ever come across were black or brown.
the man is right, Blacks don't benefit from racism, they really are that stupid to keep destroying anything good or bad that gets in their way day to day. Zero comprehension of how their actions today affect their lives in the future. Just plain low Brian function.
otoh, whites arent racist if they are only protecting themselves from predator species.
“As one African-American lead character from the 2014 movie ‘Dear White People’ argues, ‘Black people can’t be racist. Prejudiced, yes, but not racist. Racism describes a system of disadvantage based on race. Black people can’t be racists since we don’t stand to benefit from such a system.’”
That is probably the most racist comment a person can make about a particular race. If not racist, then the most ignorant comment ever about racism.
Every race has certain or particular advantages. Therefore every race is “disadvantaged” by the advantages another race my have.
How boring would it be if we were all the very same? Thank God, we are not!!
If Obama had another daughter...
STAY AWAY from ALL those places!
I don’t follow sports, but if this young lady is being mistreated by black players, why aren’t those players being punished? Black privilege?
It’s not just skin color, it’s statistical inference and only a fool would ignore it.
I don’t watch b ball. I’m not black.
Just stop watching the dumb*ss games. WNBA trying to create soap-opera for gullible viewers. All about drama. Who cares?
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