Caitlin Clark, a superstar from the University of Iowa, now plays professionally for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA. Recently, there’s been a significant controversy involving her.
Many African-American women and some LGBTQ+ individuals within the WNBA community believe that Caitlin Clark, being a white and straight woman, is disrupting the league’s power dynamics. This belief came to a head during a recent game against the Chicago Sky. In an off-ball incident, an African-American player shoved Clark to the ground without any provocation or apology. The league has deemed this incident unacceptable.
There’s speculation that Clark’s race and se.xual orientation have caused some tension in the league. On CNN, it was suggested that some players might feel resentful towards Clark because she is being widely embraced by the American public while they, being non-white or non-straight, might not receive the same level of support.
Leland Vittert, on NewsNation, responded to this by calling it outright racism. He argued that if white players targeted a single successful black player, it would be immediately labeled as racist, and media figures like Jake Tapper would highlight the issue. Vittert pointed out that criticizing African-American players or LGBTQ+ individuals on platforms like CNN is rare, making his statement on NewsNation quite bold.
