Caitlyn Clarke left off Team USA
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Women get jealous of other successful and popular women??? That can't possibly be true
Viewership be damned! It's more about how long you played and how you play now. I get it, but it sounds dumb.
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No, it's not really all that pathetic. There's probably a good bit of truth to it-yes, they are also testing her and her reputation; you are correct about that. But you're completely dismissing the other proabable reason for the measurable and illogical hate for her by some in the the media and industry.
The best players are always hated. Lebron James is hated. Tom Brady is hated. A lot of people just want to see the best get knocked down a peg or 2.
If you are going to claim it's because she is white, then read the linked post below and let me know why so many white stars have been accepted and embraced for decades.
If you aren't claiming it's because she is white, then just say the reason so there isn't any guessing.
Fake Controversy according to one of the Usual Suspects
I wonder what Stew's take would be if this was a African American Homosexual left off a team primarily composed of heterosexual caucasian women.
If one is going to call out racism & sexism, one should do so regardless of the race & sexual preference of both the victim & the perpetrators.
I wonder what Stew's take would be if this was a African American Homosexual left off a team primarily composed of heterosexual caucasian women.
If one is going to call out racism & sexism, one should do so regardless of the race & sexual preference of both the victim & the perpetrators.
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I should say they picked the team for reasons other than playing basketball. It's no skin up off my nose, but they should quit explaining why they didn't select her. n
ETA- I don't think that anyone said anything about color here. They were just talking about other reasons than basketball. That's pretty much standard when it comes to USA sports in the Olympics.
ESPN
Although Clark won't be headed to Paris, the United States is expected to take five-time gold medalist Diana Taurasi for a sixth Olympics. Taurasi, who will turn 42 on Tuesday, will be joined by Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner.
This will be Griner's first international game since she was detained for 10 months in a Russian prison in 2022. She said she'll play abroad only with USA Basketball.
ETA- I don't think that anyone said anything about color here. They were just talking about other reasons than basketball. That's pretty much standard when it comes to USA sports in the Olympics.
ESPN
Although Clark won't be headed to Paris, the United States is expected to take five-time gold medalist Diana Taurasi for a sixth Olympics. Taurasi, who will turn 42 on Tuesday, will be joined by Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner.
This will be Griner's first international game since she was detained for 10 months in a Russian prison in 2022. She said she'll play abroad only with USA Basketball.
What narrative? I asked you to say the reason so there is no guessing, and you didn't say the reason.
- 'You are missing the reason'
- 'Is race the reason? If not, tell me the reason.'
- 'She doesn't fit the narrative'
- 'What the 17 is the narrative?'
White? Small part of it, and certainly not all. If you have to ask what narrative then you're not even qualified to be in the discussion. I won't hold your hand.
Jesus Christ, the panty twisting about Caitlin freaking Clark on this site is ridiculous. I wish some of y’all would just say exactly what you’re thinking. You’re proud to be a white heterosexual person and you want the white heterosexual girl to get picked for all the things you think she deserved. It makes you upset because you believe the black homosexuals are keeping her down. It’s like a reverse of the 60s in your mind. It’s a black dominated sport and you want to see the white girl be the best. It angers you that she’s getting pushback from being the best, even if it has nothing to do with her race.
Upset, Flo?
There are two "white heterosexual girls" on the team (Plum and Ionescu) so apparently that theory is out.
I feel extremely confident I could show interviews of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Chennaday Carter to the average U.S. sports fan, and they’re going to deem Clark the most likable.
I don’t care about why you think that is, but it’s reality.
I don’t care about why you think that is, but it’s reality.
Ha, j/k. Yeah, there's already a thread. Caitlyn Clark was left off because she doesn't fit a certain narrative. I think that's the reason there exists Caitlyn Clark hate in the first place, FOR SURE, but NOT the reason she was left off the Olympic Team. SHE'S A ROOKIE. Yes, she's electryfying and way too young to be having this much influence in any industry (if the WNBA is an industry). But the Olympic Team is every 4 years...for players that have already proved themselves. If she still has the talent in 4 years that she shas now and she is THEN left off the team, then raise hell. But NOW.....might be a little too soon. Juuust sayin'.
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I'm from a family of merchants who knew how to promote their businesses. For that reason (I guess) the part that I don't get is whether anyone wants to admit it or not (REGARDLESS OF COLOR) she is the face of women's basketball and probably women's sports in this country right now. Having her on this team would have ZERO effect on this team's chances of winning or losing the gold medal but it would attract more big sponsors and get millions more people in front of TV's with many following women's basketball not only in the Olympics but afterwards also. It just looks like a huge missed opportunity to me.
Ignoring any other narratives, true or otherwise, it’s just bad marketing by a league that has been desperate for relevance for forever
How about a direct quote from A’ja Wilson?
"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. 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."
And she is so stupid she can't grasp that it's people like her with attitudes like hers that make it about race.
They want people to be excited about women’s basketball if and only if they are excited about intersectional players. It’s really simple.
Yep. And a lot of WNBA players acting like an us-against-the-world club doesn’t do them any favors.
I didn’t have many thoughts on Clark or the league’s handling of her until I saw the Chennaday Carter cheap shot, Angel Reese’s excitement over it, and then their interviews after the game.
That ensured I’ll pretty much always be on the opposite side of whatever they’re saying.
I can't speak for everyone on this obviously but who ? I've never heard of either until this thread.
Edited to add: If it wasn't for Clark this thread wouldn't even exist....so there is that.
Well, one was the all time D1 points leader before Clark broke her record and the other was probably the best college player in the country at Oregon much of her career.
State played against both of them in big games.
So, I'm gonna go with you pay very little attention to women's basketball as my final answer. No judgement here...
I guess I'm looking at things differently. I used to work in television, so I'm wondering why they disregarded the boost to the ratings they would get if Caitlyn were in. I didn't lose any money on a bet or anything because she didn't make it, so my panties aren't in a wad. I'm just trying to keep myself amused till football season starts; carry on.
We played against Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon) in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, losing to them in the Elite Eight.
We played against Kelsey Plum (Washington) in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, beating them in Sweet 16.
They were both mega stars in college who won the Naismith Award.
"I'm gonna go with you pay very little attention to women's basketball as my final answer."
Correct and that's the whole point. Clark has attracted the attention of millions who have paid "little attention" and that's a good thing for the sport isn't it ?
Correct and that's the whole point. Clark has attracted the attention of millions who have paid "little attention" and that's a good thing for the sport isn't it ?
Hell man I can't even remember who played on our team 5 to 7 years ago but I was probably interested at the time. And I'm gonna bet you had to go back and refresh your memory on them but I doubt you'll admit it.
She would have likely gotten Christian Laettner Dream Team type minutes if she had been chosen, launching yet another culture war.
I didn't know either of their sexual orientations until today (and felt kinda weird about Googling that), but I remember us playing against them in 2017 and 2019 like I remember us playing against Heisman winners like Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Derrick Henry, etc.
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