{"id":2264756,"date":"2024-06-11T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bill-maher-says-wnba-players-hate-caitlin-clark-because-shes-white-and-not-lesbian\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T10:48:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:48:38","slug":"watch-bill-maher-says-wnba-players-hate-caitlin-clark-because-shes-white-and-not-lesbian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bill-maher-says-wnba-players-hate-caitlin-clark-because-shes-white-and-not-lesbian\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Bill Maher Claims WNBA Players Dislike Caitlin Clark for Being White and Straight"},"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\">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%2Fwatch-bill-maher-says-wnba-players-hate-caitlin-clark-because-shes-white-and-not-lesbian%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=2264756&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>The text discusses\u2062 an incident \u2063in a WNBA\u2062 game \u200cwhere \u200cplayer Caitlin Clark was hip-checked by Chennedy \u2062Carter, which has \u200dbecome a significant topic\u200d in sports media. The\u2062 foul\u200b by Carter was later upgraded to a flagrant foul. Discussions\u200b around the incident have highlighted possible underlying issues such as jealousy, player dynamics within the\u2064 WNBA, and \u200csocietal biases related to \u200drace\u2063 and sexuality. The commentary suggests that Clark\u2019s popularity and\u2062 the attributes often associated with her\u2014such as being \u2063straight and white\u2014may have \u200binfluenced \u2064how the incident \u200dand its aftermath have been\u200d perceived and discussed\u200b publicly.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes \u2063that the media\u2019s focus on this incident\u2064 is indicative of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-surges-under-soros-backed-prosecutors\/\" title=\"Crime Surges Under Soros-Backed Prosecutors\">broader societal context<\/a> in which celebrity and athlete conduct\u2064 can be blown out of proportion, \u2064with social and political issues magnifying the incident&#8217;s\u200b significance. Additionally,\u2064 the article \u2063mentions media personality Bill Maher\u2019s commentary on \u200dthe incident,\u200d which\u2064 underscores \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lefts-war-on-words\/\" title=\"The Left's War on Words\">perceived double standard<\/a> in how male \u2064and female \u2062athletes are treated differently in professional sports. The content concludes \u200bwith some broader reflections on societal attitudes and a call for support \u200bfrom readers \u200bfor the publication.  <\/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\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 11, 2024 at 7:35am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It\u2019s only been a week and change since the incident occurred, but it feels like I\u2019ve already seen the clip of WNBA star Caitlin Clark receiving a gratuitous hip-check from Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter about as many times as I\u2019ve seen Joe Theismann getting his leg snapped in two by Lawrence Taylor during \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d in 1985.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, it\u2019s nowhere near as graphic as watching every bone in the Redskins\u2019 QB\u2019s lower leg splinter like they were dry twigs hit with a hammer, but we\u2019ve attached significantly more sociopolitical import to the Carter\/Clark to-do than we did with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horrific-33-years-day-theismann-witnesses-another-qb-suffer-gruesome-leg-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theismann\u2019s<\/a> career-ending injury.<\/p>\n<p>Part of it is because Clark is one of the reasons we\u2019ve started caring about the WNBA, considering she\u2019s arguably the most promising talent to come into the league in its quarter-century history. And then there are the usual cultural ambulance chasers in the 24-hour news media who need to fill that time with something \u2014 so what better way to fill it than to insinuate the only reason we care about this is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/view-hosts-show-know-sports-know-politics-absurd-take-caitlin-clark-cheap-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark has white\/straight\/pretty privilege<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>In that vein, I\u2019ve found myself uttering a phrase that, five years ago, I never thought would cross my lips: Thanks heavens for Bill Maher.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, he may be a lib, but he still keeps a residence in reality and is willing to say what the Jemele Hills of the world won\u2019t: One of the reasons Clark is getting targeted is that \u201cwomen are catty,\u201d \u201cthe league is very lesbian, and she\u2019s not, and there\u2019s race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, just in case you lost some kind of bet where you had to spend the first week of June under a rock without internet or television, here\u2019s foul that everyone\u2019s talking about:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The league got a bounty on Caitlin Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aY2qlA2SOb\">pic.twitter.com\/aY2qlA2SOb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahmed\/The Ears\/IG: BigBizTheGod \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 (@big_business_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/big_business_\/status\/1796957370129563835?\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The off-ball hip-check by the Chicago Sky\u2019s Chennedy Carter \u2014 a four-year WNBA veteran with respectable stats but a troubled history on and off the court \u2014 was upgraded to a flagrant foul by the league.<\/p>\n<p>However, two other matters surrounding the foul thrust it into national consciousness. First, Angel Reese \u2014 a rival of Clark\u2019s during their college days and a teammate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-angel-reese-chennedy-carter-fire-fans-fact-check-alleged-harassment-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carter\u2019s<\/a> on the Sky \u2014 could be seen celebrating the needless foul on the sideline. (That backfired in more ways than one; Clark converted the free throw from the foul, which turned out to be the margin of victory in the Indiana Fever\u2019s 71-70 win over the Sky.)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VIDEO: Watch as Angel Reese celebrate on the sideline, while teammate Chennedy Carter delivers a cheap shot to star player Caitlin Clark. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/caitlinclark?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#caitlinclark<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/angelreese?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#angelreese<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GpWs4ZEXwu\">pic.twitter.com\/GpWs4ZEXwu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prince Carlton \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@_PrinceCarlton_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_PrinceCarlton_\/status\/1797047031657111817?\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also, Carter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-chennedy-carter-doesnt-regrets-caitlin-clark-shove-getting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused to answer questions<\/a> about the foul after the game \u2014 and when she addressed it on June 3, she refused to apologize, as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chennedy Carter talks about the flagrant foul of Caitlin Clark and whether Chennedy has any regrets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F01rtgYfwk\">pic.twitter.com\/F01rtgYfwk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SoundOFF (@SoundOFF13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoundOFF13\/status\/1797756490302009659?\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any regrets with anything,\u201d she told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m going to compete and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-chennedy-carter-doesnt-have-any-regrets-about-caitlin-clark-shove-were-getting-at-it\/\" title=\"Watch Chennedy Carter express no regrets about the Caitlin Clark incident. They're working through it\">play 100 percent hard<\/a> no matter who it is, like I said, or who we\u2019re playing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That brings us to Maher \u2014 who, like many of us, didn\u2019t even care about the WNBA until Clark, one of several players pegged as generational talents selected in this year\u2019s draft, began starring in the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen\u2019s basketball got on my radar, like everybody\u2019s, because of Caitlin Clark, and the other girls in the league are delighted for her success,\u201d he said to laughter, before adding, \u201cI\u2019m joking, of course. They f***ing hate her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maher then showed the clip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-wrist-slaps-player-cheap-shot-caitlin-clark-punishes-angel-reese-instead-wasnt-expecting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of the body check<\/a> and noted the difference between the NBA and WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee if this was men, they\u2019d defend each other on their same team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, men will fight from two teams, but when somebody checks you on who\u2019s on your team, you defend that guy. I\u2019m just saying men have their bad parts. We\u2019re toxic. We\u2019re dogs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut only women would do this. Women are catty. Even the ones on her own team. \u2026 The league is very lesbian, and she\u2019s not, and there\u2019s race. There\u2019s a lot going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also quoted former NBA\u2019er Matt Barnes, who was critical of Clark\u2019s teammates: \u201c\u2018Where the f*** are her teammates at? I\u2019ve seen a couple of girls smirk when she\u2019s got knocked down, half-a** to pick her up. You guys are supposed to be a family.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s your guys\u2019 f***ing job to have her back and to have each others\u2019 backs,\u201d Maher added.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains graphic language that some readers may find offensive<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bill Maher\u2019s point of view on the jealousy of Caitlin Clark:<br \/> BM: \u201cWomen\u2019s basketball got on my radar because of Caitlin Clark. The other girls in the league are delighted for her success. I\u2019m kidding of course, they fucking hate her.<br \/> If this was men, they defend each other on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RZjqq6dS3e\">pic.twitter.com\/RZjqq6dS3e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricAbbenante\/status\/1799278241766621515?\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, as for race \u2014 well, you don\u2019t need to look very hard to see where that comes from. As for Carter\u2019s sexuality, that\u2019s not exactly public knowledge. However, according to a 2019 study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interbasket.net\/news\/percentage-of-gay-lesbian-wnba-players\/35184\/#:~:text=Those%20forty%2Done%20out%20players,a%20quarter%20of%20the%20WNBA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28.7 percent of the WNBA<\/a> identifies as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-dad-fought-crt-lgbt-agenda-dies-age-53\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just slightly over 400 percent more than the 7.1 percent of Americans that identify as LGBT, according to a 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/389792\/lgbt-identification-ticks-up.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup<\/a> survey.<\/p>\n<p>Now, is this the reason why Clark is being targeted?<\/p>\n<p>Knowing what\u2019s in a person\u2019s heart of hearts is somewhat above my pay grade \u2014 but what I can tell you is that those defending Carter and those making it rough on Clark have emphasized her white, straight privilege. It\u2019s not exactly a torturous path to assume that identity has something to do with excusing these fouls, if not the fouls themselves.<\/p>\n<p>But not many are willing to come out and explicitly <em>say<\/em> that, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-watch-bill-maher-delivers-scathing-monologue-hamas-protesters-issues-critical-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Maher<\/a>, voice of reason. It\u2019s amazing: If you\u2019d asked me five years ago, I\u2019d say that me typing those words was even less likely than me actually caring about the WNBA. 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Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-leaves-for-delaware-as-russians-prepare-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv\">enjoys spending time<\/a> with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports By C. Douglas Golden June 11, 2024 at 7:35am Just over a week has passed since WNBA star Caitlin Clark was blatantly hip-checked by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter. 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