{"id":2250262,"date":"2024-05-22T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jemele-hill-says-caitlin-clark-is-popular-because-of-her-race-and-sexuality-during-racial-meltdown\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:45:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:45:19","slug":"jemele-hill-says-caitlin-clark-is-popular-because-of-her-race-and-sexuality-during-racial-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jemele-hill-says-caitlin-clark-is-popular-because-of-her-race-and-sexuality-during-racial-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Jemele Hill attributes Caitlin Clark&#8217;s popularity to her &#8216;race and sexuality&#8217; amidst racial controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fjemele-hill-says-caitlin-clark-is-popular-because-of-her-race-and-sexuality-during-racial-meltdown%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=2250262&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>Podcaster Jemele Hill stirred debate by suggesting WNBA\u200b star Caitlin\u2063 Clark&#8217;s popularity is tied to her race and sexuality\u2063 in the midst of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-presses-biden-admin-8-times-to-name-1-sanction-improperly-put-on-iran-by-trump-they-cant-name-any\/\" title=\"Reporter Presses Biden Admin 8 Times To Name 1 Sanction Improperly Put On Iran By Trump. They Can\u2019t Name Any.\">ongoing discussions<\/a> on\u2063 equity in sports. Clark&#8217;s\u200b exceptional talent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-jim-acosta-admits-to-media-bias-against-the-president\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019S Jim Acosta admits to media bias against the President\">fan base<\/a> have\u2063 made her a prominent figure in the game, leading to lucrative sponsorships and attention from media\u2063 and fans alike. Podcaster Jemele Hill sparked\u2063 controversy by implying that \u2063WNBA star Caitlin Clark&#8217;s fame is\u200b influenced by her race and sexuality in the context of sports equity discussions. Clark&#8217;s remarkable skills and strong fan support\u2062 have \u200delevated her \u200cstatus in the sport, attracting \u2063substantial sponsorships and widespread recognition from both the\u200c media\u200b and fans.  <\/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\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/%20\"><span>Samantha Chang<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 22, 2024 at 8:16am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Podcaster Jemele Hill spouted her usual race-baiting rhetoric by claiming WNBA star Caitlin Clark is popular simply because she\u2019s a white heterosexual in a sport swarming with black lesbians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would all be very naive if we didn\u2019t say race and her sexuality played a role in her popularity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jemele-hill-claims-trump-voters-racist-even-though-mother-voted-trump-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hill<\/a> told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/story\/2024-05-20\/caitlin-clark-marketing-boom-questions-race-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile so many people are happy for Caitlin\u2019s success \u2014 including the players, this has had such an enormous impact on the game \u2014 there is a part of it that is a little problematic because of what it says about the worth and the marketability of the players who are already there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With her snarky comment, the embittered leftist dismissed Clark\u2019s exceptional skills, which have inspired thousands of fans to attend her games and millions more to watch from home.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, the NCAA phenom electrified fans by setting scoring records during her senior season with the Iowa Hawkeyes.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Clark\u2019s final three collegiate games broke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clarks-championship-matchup-shatters-viewership-record-89-surge-even-shocked-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viewership records<\/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>As a result of her standout skills, Clark was the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you like Caitlin Clark?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She eventually signed with the Indiana Fever and landed a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/caitlin-clark-nike-3ea6a96e0b830b66b4680cc5318de9e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$28 million<\/a>, eight-year endorsement deal with Nike.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsors showered the superstar with lucrative offers because she has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-the-ncaa-conference-switcheroo-blow-up-college-football\/\" title=\"Could the NCAA conference switcheroo disrupt college football?\">massive fan base<\/a> thanks to her exceptional talent and likeable personality.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernick-throws-white-adoptive-parents-bus-accuses-perpetuating-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divisive pro athletes<\/a>, Clark is humble and does not alienate viewers by shoving her political agenda down people\u2019s throats.<\/p>\n<p>But Hill suggested that Clark has garnered outsized attention from the media and the public because Americans are racist and homophobic.<\/p>\n<p>About 70 percent of WNBA players are black, and nearly one-third identify as LGBT, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>While many say Clark\u2019s race-baiting haters are merely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dave-portnoy-torches-racebaiters-hating-caitlin-clarks-success-stupid-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jealous shrews<\/a>, Hill insisted that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not jealousy,\u201d the former ESPN commentator told the Times. \u201cIt\u2019s just the fact that in our society, black women are often erased from the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jemele Hill was lampooned on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X for her latest racial tantrum.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well\u2026it\u2019s Jemele Hill\u2026.its always about race for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u1d1b\u029c\u1d07\u1d0f \u1d21\u026a\u029f\u029f\u026a\u1d00\u1d0d\ua731 (@22Lamb22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/22Lamb22\/status\/1792940344943796250?\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Black fragility is real\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jemelehill?\">@jemelehill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xph5BLtQyE\">pic.twitter.com\/xph5BLtQyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hermes (@PointMytikas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PointMytikas\/status\/1792939499875410303?\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sounds like someone is jealous. \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NevadanforLife (@nevadanfor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nevadanfor\/status\/1792940584531054729?\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If the vast majority of WNBA players are black lesbians then why are they mad at a minority like Clark succeeding? They need to put away their fragility and shut up and listen when minorities want a seat at the table. Am I doing this right?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Giannuzzi (@dangiannuzzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dangiannuzzi\/status\/1792948283112878248?\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is now 2024. Jealous leftists must stop frivolously overplaying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-wnba-star-puts-race-skill-says-paige-bueckers-good-understands-privilege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worn-out race card<\/a>. It\u2019s tedious and draining.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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