{"id":2293599,"date":"2024-07-12T15:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espys-host-serena-williams-under-fire-for-pathetic-white-people-jab-at-caitlin-clark\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:09:57","slug":"espys-host-serena-williams-under-fire-for-pathetic-white-people-jab-at-caitlin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espys-host-serena-williams-under-fire-for-pathetic-white-people-jab-at-caitlin-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPYs Host Serena Williams Under Fire for &#8216;Pathetic&#8217; &#8216;White People&#8217; Jab at Caitlin Clark"},"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%2Fespys-host-serena-williams-under-fire-for-pathetic-white-people-jab-at-caitlin-clark%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=2293599&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 article discusses criticisms of Indiana Fever \u2064superstar \u2062rookie Caitlin Clark that go beyond her performance \u200don the basketball court\u2063 and involve the color of\u200b her skin and her sexuality. It mentions a controversial remark \u2063made by\u2063 tennis \u2062star Serena Williams\u2063 at the ESPY Awards show, where she compared \u200bClark to Larry Bird and made a \u2062comment about &#8220;white people&#8221; being crazy about her. The \u2064article highlights\u200d social media\u2063 responses\u200b criticizing Williams&#8217; remark as divisive and inappropriate. It also includes\u200d reflections on the negative impact of such racially charged comments on social unity.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 12, 2024 at 12:06pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>If you are the sort of person who goes looking for \u201cracism\u201d under every nook and cranny, you will, more often than not, find it \u2014 typically the instant you look in the mirror.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of Indiana Fever superstar rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-no-nba-player-ever-done-leaves-angel-reese-dust-historic-statline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> frequently find themselves fitting that archetype.<\/p>\n<p>Just to get this out of the way: This is not to imply Clark is above criticism. She is a sieve on defense, and you can\u2019t deny that she\u2019s a turnover machine.<\/p>\n<p>But then there are the criticisms that go beyond a basketball court.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-player-loses-says-caitlin-clarks-name-used-racism-bigotry-deranged-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticisms<\/a> that involve the color of her skin or her sexuality. The idea is that Clark, by virtue of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bill-maher-says-wnba-players-hate-caitlin-clark-white-not-lesbian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">white and straight<\/a>, is being favored and especially propped up in a league that\u2019s largely black and lesbian.<\/p>\n<p>Not only are those criticisms unfair to the former Iowa star (What is she supposed to do? Tell people to stop cheering for her?), but they\u2019re also cheap criticisms that are clearly meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of lowest common denominators, did you know ESPN held its annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-nfl-star-harrison-butker-attacked-stage-espns-espys-awards-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPY<\/a> Awards show on Thursday?<\/p>\n<p>The event was hosted by tennis star Serena Williams, and the whole show was the exact sort of drivel one would come to expect from ESPN in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>That still didn\u2019t make her remarks about Clark and \u201cwhite people\u201d any less obnoxious.<\/p>\n<p>(Full disclosure: If you couldn\u2019t tell by my last name, I\u2019m neither white nor black. I\u2019m a neutral outside observer.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaitlin Clark had an amazing year and is nominated for three awards,\u201d Williams said, in what one could generously describe as a comedy bit.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, the crowd erupted at the mere mention of Clark\u2019s name, before the tennis star compared her to Boston Celtics and Indiana State legend Larry Bird.<\/p>\n<p>Williams continued, \u201cCaitlin, you are the Larry Bird [of the WNBA] in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and, uh, white people are really\u00a0crazy about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mdoPgihLigU?si=wv2054oyHO7hxSFv&#038;start=130\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh, brother. It\u2019s always about race, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>First of all, please note the incredible double standard on display here. Could you imagine if a white host had said, \u201cUh, black people are really crazy about LeBron James\u201d at the show?<\/p>\n<p>By the left\u2019s definition, that was a racist joke.<\/p>\n<p>Second, Williams\u2019 snide and definitionally racist joke definitely did not land, if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotlands-first-minister-nicola-sturgeon-resigns-over-controversy-related-to-trans-policies\/\" title=\"Scotland&#039;s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Resigns Over Controversy Related to Trans Policies\">social media responses<\/a> are any indication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJealousy is ugly on EVERYONE,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheRightGirl47\/status\/1811573207788343494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">response<\/a> 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 said.<\/p>\n<p>Another user quoted Williams\u2019 use of \u201cwhite people,\u201d before <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mp4995491\/status\/1811566264147407020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adding<\/a> that it\u2019s \u201ca shame Serena had to go there, she should do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A different user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamsiloed\/status\/1811570203119013896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that he and his family were Latino and big fans of Clark.<\/p>\n<p>One person <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KProtein19\/status\/1811562515303662078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> that she was black and a fan of Clark, before blasting Williams as \u201cpathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wrong. I am very much Black and very much a Caitlin fan. I guess Serena got the memo after her previous support of Caitlin. Pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Black Together Again (@KProtein19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KProtein19\/status\/1811562515303662078?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The best response to the viral clip, however, came from a user who pointed out the real issue of normalizing these sorts of one-way, racially charged digs:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDivide, divide, divide,\u201d the X user lamented. \u201cDang, what a waste of a moment to unite.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Divide, divide, divide. Dang, what a waste of a moment to unite. \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AMERICANGIRL1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@pr0650) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pr0650\/status\/1811563803471213043?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Seriously.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - &#039;Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/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>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/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>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/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>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/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<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are someone who constantly looks for racism in every situation, you will likely find it, often when you look in the mirror. Critics of basketball player Caitlin Clark often fall into this category. While Clark is not above criticism for her performance on the court, unfair criticisms based on her race or sexuality are unwarranted. Serena Williams made a controversial comment about Clark and &#8220;white people&#8221; at the ESPY Awards, which received backlash on social media. The real issue is the normalization of racially charged comments that only serve to divide people. 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