{"id":2336093,"date":"2024-09-03T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-reporter-defends-caitlin-clarks-attackers-sexism-racism-and-homophobia\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T12:39:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:39:09","slug":"wnba-reporter-defends-caitlin-clarks-attackers-sexism-racism-and-homophobia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-reporter-defends-caitlin-clarks-attackers-sexism-racism-and-homophobia\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Reporter Defends Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Attackers: \u2018Sexism, Racism, and Homophobia\u2019"},"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\">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-reporter-defends-caitlin-clarks-attackers-sexism-racism-and-homophobia%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=2336093&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 critiques an opinion piece by Noa Dalzell, a senior WNBA reporter, which\u2063 attempts to defend Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark against perceived cheap \u200bshots from opponents. \u200cThe author of the critique argues that while Dalzell&#8217;s condemnation of online abuse \u2063directed at players \u2062is valid, her claims that the fouls are rooted in &#8220;sexism, \u2062racism, and homophobia&#8221; \u2063are unfounded. The critique challenges Dalzell\u2019s assertion that a recent flagrant foul \u200dagainst Clark was mischaracterized, stating that it was\u2062 indeed a cheap shot rather than a \u200bregular basketball play.<\/p>\n<p>The critique \u2064further highlights the problem with \u2062Dalzell\u2019s arguments, suggesting that she \u200bengages in whataboutism\u2063 and lacks a deeper understanding of basketball dynamics. The author disputes Dalzell\u2019s\u200b use \u200dof terms\u2064 like &#8220;misogynoir&#8221; \u2062and argues that\u2064 the complexities of gender and race in sports should not be oversimplified. the piece argues that while the \u200dreactions to fouling Clark may be \u2062emotive, they\u200c should not be\u2063 conflated with\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-paris-london-no-longer-recognizable-because-they-opened-their-doors-to-jihad\/\" title=\"Trump claims that Paris and London are unrecognizable due to welcoming jihad\">broader social issues<\/a> \u200clike race and gender discrimination. The author encourages a\u2062 clearer distinction between individual actions in sports\u200c and societal prejudices, asserting that such political \u200bframing detracts \u200bfrom rational discourse\u200b in sports commentary.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh, brother &hellip; where to even start with this one?<\/p>\n<p>Look, to preface all this &ldquo;vitriol,&rdquo; I do not know Noa Dalzell, the senior WNBA reporter for SB Nation. The following is not an attack on Dalzell, but the idiotic ideas she presents as fact.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell kicked something of a hornet&rsquo;s nest on Sunday when she put out an opinion piece for SB Nation that effectively tried to excuse the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-rips-lil-nas-xs-satan-shoes-nobody-has-the-courage-to-tell-black-america-the-truth\/\" title=\"Candace Owens Rips Lil Nas X\u2019s \u2018Satan Shoes\u2019: \u2018Nobody Has The Courage To Tell Black America The Truth\u2019\">cheap shots<\/a> that precocious Indiana Fever rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-break-records-ones-snap-speaks-volumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> has been enduring in her premier season.<\/p>\n<p>And in fairness, if you want to argue that these cheap shots against Clark are actually just common fouls (more on that later), that&rsquo;s one thing.<\/p>\n<p>But Dalzell &mdash; a white woman based on her social media pictures &mdash; took things one gigantically dumb step too far by claiming that a combination of &ldquo;sexism, racism, and homophobia&rdquo; against Clark&rsquo;s attackers is the real issue at hand here.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Entitled, &ldquo;The vitriol WNBA players face for fouling Caitlin Clark is unacceptable &mdash; and racist,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/wnba\/2024\/9\/1\/24232997\/diamond-deshields-wnba-players-flagrant-fouls-caitlin-clark-chennedy-carter-racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the piece<\/a> actually begins reasonably enough.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Sky guard Diamond DeShields, who came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-hit-nasty-foul-gets-launched-rematch-angel-reeses-team-gets-rough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under scrutiny<\/a> for a flagrant foul against Clark on Friday night, recently d some genuinely nasty messages she received for the hit. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/chicago-sky-player-fouls-caitlin-clark-ground-posts-hate-comments-she-got-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, those comments included references to the benign tumor that was pressing against her spine, which she had surgically removed.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell argued that those despicable comments about DeShields&rsquo; tumor were beyond the pale, and she&rsquo;s right.<\/p>\n<p>But how is that racist? (Spoiler: It&rsquo;s not. Dalzell simply seems to have just recently discovered the raw evil of certain people hiding behind a keyboard.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve watched a lot of basketball in my life, and I&rsquo;ve also played a lot of basketball,&rdquo; Dalzell argued. &ldquo;This foul was nothing to write home about &mdash; just a regular shove; likely the result of both DeShields&rsquo;s frustration (the Sky were on the brink of dropping five consecutive games) and the fact that Clark was about to score if she wasn&rsquo;t stopped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The foul, which was a shoulder check to Clark&rsquo;s spine while she had her back to DeShields (hardly a &ldquo;nothing to write home about&rdquo; foul, not even in football) was not &ldquo;just a regular shove.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was a cheap shot and not a basketball move whatsoever. Where was the play for the ball in that &ldquo;regular shove&rdquo;? DeShields&rsquo; foul was akin to the late &rsquo;80s Detroit Pistons&rsquo; &ldquo;Jordan Rules&rdquo; &mdash; cheap shots meant to ensure a player (a black player in Jordan&rsquo;s case) never gets going.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How did the Pistons stop MJ?<\/p>\n<p>The Jordan Rules. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheLastDance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheLastDance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G8UchQU260\">pic.twitter.com\/G8UchQU260<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1254584865967792128?\">April 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>(And nobody complained about racism when it came to &ldquo;The Jordan Rules,&rdquo; despite them targeting a black man.)<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell also tried to defend Sky goon Chennedy Carter (perhaps the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-chennedy-carter-doesnt-regrets-caitlin-clark-shove-getting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original Clark fouler<\/a>), despite the fact that Carter has literally bounced around the league because she&rsquo;s a headcase.<\/p>\n<p>Carter was allegedly harassed outside a hotel for her foul (again, not racist in and of itself, Ms. Dalzell), but even that point in the SB Nation piece fails to mention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-angel-reese-chennedy-carter-fire-fans-fact-check-alleged-harassment-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">important context<\/a> about this alleged &ldquo;harassment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell then tried a classic bit of whataboutism by pointing the finger at Clark and effectively saying, &ldquo;Look! She commits hard fouls too!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So let this be proof that Caitlin Clark commits these type of fouls too. Going for the block but hits Jordin Canada upside the head. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ve8W2QZ1FM\">pic.twitter.com\/ve8W2QZ1FM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HoopHer (@HoopHerSpeaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoopHerSpeaks\/status\/1828239549685997795?\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hilariously, the video Dalzell quoted (the same one above) stated: &ldquo;So let this be proof that Caitlin Clark commits these type of fouls too. Going for the block but hits Jordin Canada upside the head.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The glorious buffoons don&rsquo;t even realize they&rsquo;re nuking they&rsquo;re own argument. Look at what precedes the hit &ldquo;upside the head.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By the post&rsquo;s own admission, Clark was &ldquo;[g]oing for the block.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s a basketball move! The stunts pulled by Carter and DeShields wouldn&rsquo;t even be reasonably considered football moves &mdash; and certainly not a play for the basketball.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are lots of hard fouls in the NBA too, but they seldom become a major news story, especially when the player on the receiving end walks away just fine. It begs the question &mdash; why the vitriol? Why the outrage?&rdquo; Dalzell asked in another wonderful bit of whataboutism.<\/p>\n<p>The difference in this case is a simple one (that transgender advocates probably won&rsquo;t like): Men and women are different. It&rsquo;s the same reason that a man typically has a viscerally different reaction to watching a woman get punched in the face versus a man getting punched in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell, after introducing &ldquo;misogynoir &mdash; a term that describes the unique prejudice faced by black women,&rdquo; then pivoted to the left&rsquo;s favorite boogeyman: the amorphous &ldquo;right-wing&rdquo;&hellip; whatever that means.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many in right-wing media have latched onto her as a publicly apolitical, straight-presenting white woman, and perpetuated the belief that any black and\/or queer athlete who fouls her or critiques her is jealous, or vengeful, because of the the fame, money, and attention she has received,&rdquo; Dalzell argued.<\/p>\n<p>Hilariously, Dalzell even <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoaDalzell\/status\/1830740187682386392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> Connecticut Sun defensive ace DiJonai Carrington &ldquo;one of my favorite defensive players of all time&rdquo; on X, but doesn&rsquo;t realize that Carrington literally came off as whiny, jealous troglodyte in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-player-loses-says-caitlin-clarks-name-used-racism-bigotry-deranged-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unhinged rant<\/a> about Clark back in June.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell also tried to paint Sheryl Swoopes &mdash; WNBA legend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/jun\/18\/wnba-legend-sheryl-swoopes-defends-angel-reese-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted Clark hater<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/15285976\/former-loyola-chicago-ramblers-player-describes-treatment-coach-sheryl-swoopes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged bully<\/a> &mdash; in a sympathetic light.<\/p>\n<p>Curious how Dalzell just conveniently forgot all of that context because &ldquo;white woman bad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Again, this writer does not know Noa Dalzell from Rachel Dolezal, but both of these women need to cool it with the race politicking.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell lamented throughout her piece that the media was sensationalizing these fouls against Clark (&ldquo;racism!&rdquo;), and yet wants to sensationalize the plight of these black women (Dalzell argued Clark can defend herself &hellip; One could argue the same idea should be applied to the other adult women in the WNBA) because of some misguided idea of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-how-to-blow-up-the-lefts-terrorist-narrative\/\" title=\"GRAHAM: How to Blow Up The Left\u2019s Terrorist Narrative\">white privilege<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s pathetic, misinformed, disingenuous and needs to be called out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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To clarify, I don&#8217;t personally know Noa Dalzell, the senior WNBA reporter for SB Nation. This isn&#8217;t a personal attack on her; rather, it&#8217;s a critique of the misguided notions she presents as truth. On Sunday, Dalzell stirred up quite a controversy with an opinion piece for SB Nation that attempted to justify the unfair treatment faced by Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark during her debut season. <\/p>\n<p>While one could argue that the fouls against Clark are simply part of the game (which I&#8217;ll address later), Dalzell\u2014who appears to be a white woman based on her social media\u2014went too far by suggesting that &#8220;sexism, racism, and homophobia&#8221; directed at those who foul Clark is the real issue at play.<\/p>\n<p>Her article titled \u201cThe vitriol WNBA players face for fouling Caitlin Clark is unacceptable \u2014 and racist\u201d starts off reasonably enough. She mentions Chicago Sky guard Diamond DeShields receiving vile messages after committing a flagrant foul against Clark. These messages included cruel references to DeShields&#8217; benign tumor that had been surgically removed\u2014a point where Dalzell rightly condemns such behavior as unacceptable. However, she fails to explain how this constitutes racism (hint: it doesn&#8217;t). It seems like she&#8217;s just recently become aware of some people&#8217;s online cruelty.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell claims she&#8217;s seen and played enough basketball to know that DeShields&#8217; foul was nothing significant\u2014just an ordinary shove likely stemming from frustration due to their losing streak and an attempt to stop Clark from scoring. However, this shoulder check while Clark had her back turned was not merely &#8220;an ordinary shove&#8221;; it was indeed a cheap shot devoid of any legitimate basketball intent.<\/p>\n<p>She compares it to the infamous &#8220;Jordan Rules&#8221; used by the late &#8217;80s Detroit Pistons aimed at preventing Michael Jordan from getting into his rhythm\u2014a tactic no one labeled as racist despite its targeting of a black player.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell also defends Chennedy Carter from Sky&#8217;s roster despite Carter&#8217;s history of being problematic in various teams due to her behavior issues. While Carter allegedly faced harassment outside a hotel over her foul (which again isn\u2019t inherently racist), important context about this alleged harassment is missing in Dalzell\u2019s argument.<\/p>\n<p>In another instance of whataboutism, she points out that Clark has committed hard fouls too but fails to recognize that going for a block\u2014as shown in video evidence\u2014is fundamentally different from what DeShields or Carter did; those were not legitimate basketball plays.<\/p>\n<p>Dalzell questions why there\u2019s so much outrage over these incidents when hard fouls happen frequently in men&#8217;s NBA games without similar backlash. The answer lies in biological differences between men and women; reactions can differ significantly based on gender dynamics when violence occurs.<\/p>\n<p>After introducing terms like &#8220;misogynoir,&#8221; which refers specifically to prejudice against black women, she shifts focus onto right-wing media narratives surrounding athletes like Clark\u2014suggesting they perpetuate jealousy among other players towards her success without acknowledging relevant context about their criticisms or past behaviors toward Clarke herself.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while lamenting how media sensationalizes these fouls against Clarke as \u201cracist,\u201d she simultaneously seeks attention for black women&#8217;s experiences through misinterpretation or exaggeration regarding privilege dynamics within sports culture\u2014it\u2019s misguided and disingenuous rhetoric deserving scrutiny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2336094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Caitlin-Clark-Foul.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[28599,32078,5243,14828,7188],"class_list":["post-2336093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-homophobia","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-racism","tag-sexism","tag-wnba"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Caitlin-Clark-Foul.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}