{"id":2243720,"date":"2024-05-13T17:52:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T21:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-superstar-plays-the-race-card-claims-caitlin-clark-benefits-from-double-standard-boils-my-blood\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T17:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T21:54:27","slug":"wnba-superstar-plays-the-race-card-claims-caitlin-clark-benefits-from-double-standard-boils-my-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-superstar-plays-the-race-card-claims-caitlin-clark-benefits-from-double-standard-boils-my-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Accuses Caitlin Clark of Double Standard Benefit: &#8216;Infuriating"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwnba-superstar-plays-the-race-card-claims-caitlin-clark-benefits-from-double-standard-boils-my-blood%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Caitlin Clark, a standout in women&#8217;s \u200ccollege basketball, faces \u200caccusations of \u200cbenefiting from racial bias by WNBA star A&#8217;ja Wilson. Wilson claims Clark&#8217;s success is attributed \u200bto White privilege, sparking\u2063 controversy as Clark enters her first WNBA season amidst record-breaking achievements and endorsement deals. Embedding racial dynamics into sports \u200bstirs debate and scrutiny. Caitlin Clark, a talented figure in \u2064women&#8217;s \u200dcollege\u200b basketball, is\u2062 under\u200d scrutiny for allegedly leveraging White privilege, according\u2062 to WNBA \u200bstar A&#8217;ja Wilson. The controversy arises as Clark\u2064 transitions into her inaugural WNBA season, marked by remarkable accomplishments and lucrative endorsements. The intersection of race and sports triggers intense\u2063 discussions and examination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 13, 2024 at 1:05pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Iowa\u2019s Caitlin Clark brought millions of eyes to women\u2019s college basketball as she broke records and won championships, but WNBA star A\u2019ja Wilson is not impressed and claims that Clark\u2019s success is all about pro-white racism.<\/p>\n<p>Clark is going into her first WNBA season after racking up more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clarks-championship-matchup-shatters-viewership-record-89-surge-even-shocked-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viewers<\/a> for the 2024 NCAA women\u2019s basketball championships than ever before. Viewership soared to 14.2 million sets of eyes, an 89 percent surge, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/04\/ncaa-womens-college-basketball-championship-record-viewership-south-carolina-iowa-1235878777\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaitlinClark22?\">@CaitlinClark22<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FVEyn5I5mZ\">pic.twitter.com\/FVEyn5I5mZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/1777442059391246560?\">April 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Along the way she racked up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-silent-as-biden-contradicts-u-s-intelligence-on-china-remember-how-they-reacted-when-trump-did-that-on-russia\/\" title=\"Media Silent As Biden Contradicts U.S. Intelligence On China. Remember How They Reacted When Trump Did That On Russia?\">long series<\/a> of top records, such as the college all-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/basketball-legend-hit-major-backlash-criticizing-caitlin-clarks-scoring-record-reverses-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scoring record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clark and her great rival, LSU\u2019s Angel Reese, were two of the biggest boons to women\u2019s college basketball in history.<\/p>\n<p>But all this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-likely-take-starting-spot-veteran-player-helping-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great success<\/a> seems to have elicited sour grapes from one long-time WNBA star.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Aces superstar A\u2019ja Wilson \u2014 a two-time WNBA champion, two-time league MVP and two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year \u2014 is dismissive of Clark\u2019s achievements and thinks that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-friendly-economist-bigger-benefit-checks-mean-fewer-workers\/\" title=\"Biden-Friendly Economist: Bigger Benefit Checks Mean Fewer Workers\">main reason people<\/a> are so interested in Clark is because she is white.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a huge thing,\u201d Wilson said of Clark\u2019s popularity, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/caitlin-clark-race-women-college-basketball-b277e81e47c8d9ecc6554720b1a35065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think Clark benefits from a double standard?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of people may say it\u2019s 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\u2019s something that people don\u2019t want to see,\u201d Wilson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t see it as marketable, so it doesn\u2019t matter how hard I work,\u201d she complained. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what we all do as Black women, we\u2019re still going to be swept underneath the rug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why it boils my blood when people say it\u2019s not about race because it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark has been hounded by claims by leftist sports columnists that her popularity is more about race than her seemingly undeniable successes. And one reason is her $28 million deal with Nike which caused many leftists to accuse Nike of ignoring veterans for this rookie.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today columnist Mike Freeman, for one, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usa-today-columnist-infuriated-caitlin-clark-shoe-deal-says-black-players-deserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasted<\/a> Nike in April for giving Clark a shoe deal when several black WNBA stars had not gotten deals of their own.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Wilson was one of those stars Freeman mentioned in his April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columnist-fire-bizarre-caitlin-clark-interaction-yet-another-viral-exchange-terrible-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack<\/a> on Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Nike just might be trying to squirm out of that criticism. On Saturday, Wilson made the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/aja-wilson-nike-signature-shoe-db6dcfb40f6ddad8cf7f4f2879efd2fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a> that she was getting her own shoe deal with Nike this year. She is also getting a deal with Gatorade.<\/p>\n<p>There is one big reason that Clark had an edge over other long-time WNBA stars. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/caitlin-clarks-race-huge-thing-comes-her-popularity-wnba-star-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Sports<\/a> noted, Clark has had the benefit of big-dollar name, image and likeness (NIL) deals that college athletes are now allowed to sign. So, Clark already has deals with advertisers, deals and contacts that others did not have.<\/p>\n<p>Clark is not alone in having this advantage. Her college rival, LSU\u2019s Angel Reese, and LSU teammate Flau\u2019jae Johnson, both of whom are black, also have these deals.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond all this, Clark is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-shines-wnba-pre-season-debut-front-sold-crowd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amazing talent<\/a> and it is her talent that brought her such recognition. Not her race. If Clark was a middling player, but was still being showered with praise, maybe Wilson and the detractors would have a point. But Clark now has some of the top college records in history. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Todd Huston&#8217;s Commentary on May 13, 2024: Iowa&#8217;s Caitlin Clark gained national attention with record-breaking achievements in women&#8217;s college basketball. Despite this, WNBA&#8217;s A&#8217;ja Wilson criticizes Clark, alleging her success is fueled by racial bias. 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