{"id":2378846,"date":"2024-12-11T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-finally-bows-to-white-privilege-pressure-issues-disappointing-announcement\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T10:58:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:58:15","slug":"caitlin-clark-finally-bows-to-white-privilege-pressure-issues-disappointing-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-finally-bows-to-white-privilege-pressure-issues-disappointing-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Finally Bows to &#8216;White Privilege&#8217; Pressure, Issues Disappointing Announcement"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fcaitlin-clark-finally-bows-to-white-privilege-pressure-issues-disappointing-announcement%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=2378846&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 \u2063Clark has \u200bbeen named Time Magazine&#8217;s Athlete \u200cof the \u2064Year\u2062 for 2024, marking a significant recognition for \u200bher contributions to women\u2019s collage basketball and the WNBA.\u200c The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-best-music-festival-in-america-is-in-spain\/\" title=\"Is America&#039;s Top Music Festival Located in... Spain?\">article contrasts<\/a> her rise \u200bwith last year\u2019s recipient, Lionel Messi, and discusses how Clark has \u200celevated \u200bthe \u200dprofile of women&#8217;s sports in \u2062a manner comparable to Messi&#8217;s impact in soccer. Despite her achievements, the coverage also delves into the\u2062 discussions surrounding\u2063 race and priviledge\u200b in sports,\u2063 with some commentators arguing \u2063that Clark\u2064 benefits \u2063from white privilege in a league predominantly composed of Black \u2062players.<\/p>\n<p>clark herself\u200b acknowledges the complexities \u200cof race in sports, emphasizing the importance of appreciating and uplifting\u200b Black athletes who have historically been overlooked. The article presents differing views on whether her \u2063popularity is \u200csignificantly \u200btied to her race,\u2063 suggesting that while \u2064Clark\u2019s talent\u200b is undeniable, her visibility may also be influenced by racial dynamics in America. The critique points to an ongoing \u200dtension within the conversation about race in sports, highlighting a division in how success is\u200b perceived across different racial backgrounds. The discussion brings to light broader \u200cissues\u2064 of representation and acknowledgment within sports culture, leaving readers to consider\u200d the implications of\u200c these dynamics.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><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><\/p>\n<p>Well, it was bound to happen.<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark is Time Magazine&rsquo;s Athlete of the Year. I was unaware that Time Magazine was still around; I&rsquo;m usually only reminded in December because they have a Person of the Year Award. That hasn&rsquo;t been announced yet, although the <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7200122\/person-of-the-year-2024-shortlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortlist<\/a> includes Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and &hellip; Catherine, Princess of Wales? Sure, why not.<\/p>\n<p>However, it turns out they <em>also<\/em>&nbsp;have an Athlete of the Year award. Last year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6342417\/athlete-of-the-year-2023-lionel-messi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winner<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-brazils-christ-redeemer-lit-giant-number-10-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lionel Messi<\/a>, the aging soccer legend who decided to bring his talents to South Beach and Inter Miami, thus boosting Major League Soccer from slightly important to sorta important. (And this comes from both a fan of the beautiful game and of the MLS, going back far enough that I was a supporter of Red Bull New York when they were called the New York\/New Jersey MetroStars.)<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7200904\/athlete-of-the-year-2024-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award-winner<\/a> did much the same thing, except dramatically so: She actually made people care about both women&rsquo;s college basketball and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-trying-different-sport-stellar-wnba-rookie-season-rearview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the WNBA<\/a>, something that I figured you&rsquo;d need a Hogwarts&rsquo; student to put a collective spell on America in order to accomplish. (She went to the University of Iowa, instead, so that&rsquo;s kind of out of the question.)<\/p>\n<p>So, yes, a richly deserved award, even though Shohei Ohtani might also have something to say about that. (Hopefully through an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dodgers-star-shohei-ohtani-gets-big-break-fraud-case-involving-interpreter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interpreter that doesn&rsquo;t have a gambling problem<\/a> this time.) However, of&nbsp;<em>course<\/em> the laudatory article dipped more than a toe into the idea that Clark is the beneficiary of white privilege, and &mdash; depressingly &mdash; the Indiana Fever star and WNBA Rookie of the Year played right along.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark is TIME&rsquo;s Athlete of the Year <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WtgLuIIYhb\">https:\/\/t.co\/WtgLuIIYhb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oGDewhUPcB\">pic.twitter.com\/oGDewhUPcB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TIME (@TIME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIME\/status\/1866486028149674487?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">racial hand-wringing began pretty deep<\/a> into the story, to be fair, when discussing Clark&rsquo;s appearance on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-joins-snl-roasts-weekend-update-host-says-iowa-will-replace-jersey-apron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday Night Live<\/a>,&rdquo; which &ldquo;did include a more serious moment, as she thanked a quintet of black women &mdash; Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper, [Dawn] Staley, and Maya Moore, Clark&rsquo;s basketball hero growing up &mdash; for paving the way for her success.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These stars, despite their athletic prowess, were never rewarded with the same level of attention that Clark is now receiving,&rdquo; writer Sean Gregory noted in the Tuesday piece.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor then quoted a text from Temi Fagbenle, a teammate of Clark&rsquo;s on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/indiana-fever-coach-warns-wnba-says-caitlin-clark-olympic-snub-controversy-woke-monster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a> this season. (She&rsquo;ll be joining the expansion Golden State Valkyries next year.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America was founded on segregation, and to this day is very much about black and white,&rdquo; Fagbenle said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a sport dominated by black\/African-American players, white America has rallied around Caitlin Clark. The support looks mostly amazing, sometimes fanatical and territorial, sometimes racist. It seems that the Great White Hope syndrome is at play again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, mind you, Fagbenle apparently &ldquo;loved playing with Clark.&rdquo; But again, despite the fact that Clark is a generational talent in a draft class that was filled with them &mdash; including, yes, black players that contributed to the WNBA&rsquo;s soaring popularity profile, including Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso &mdash; it&rsquo;s coming down to the fact that the best of these players just happens to be white and that&rsquo;s Problematic&trade;.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, Time mentioned that other stars agreed: &ldquo;Going into the WNBA season, [A&rsquo;ja] Wilson, a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-hall-of-famer-bill-walton-dead-at-71\/\" title=\"Basketball Legend Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Famer, Dies Aged 71\">-time league champion<\/a> and now three-time WNBA MVP, told the Associated Press she thought Clark&rsquo;s race was a &lsquo;huge&rsquo; contributor to her popularity. &lsquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter what we all do as black women, we&rsquo;re still going to be swept underneath the rug,&rsquo; Wilson said. &lsquo;That&rsquo;s why it boils my blood when people say it&rsquo;s not about race because it is.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if A&rsquo;ja Wilson became a bigger name this year, it&rsquo;s 1) because she won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/41375494\/aces-aja-wilson-becomes-second-unanimous-mvp-wnba-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another MVP<\/a> award, despite the fact that her Las Vegas Aces fell to the eventual champion New York Liberty in the semifinals, and 2) people actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-effect-indiana-fever-report-breaks-just-popular-star-rookie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>cared about the WNBA this year<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Clark was willing to play along with the self-flagellation, because why not?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clark is cognizant of the racial underpinnings of her stardom. &lsquo;I want to say I&rsquo;ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,&rsquo; says Clark. &lsquo;A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been black players. This league has kind of been built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that, and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it&rsquo;s very important. I have to continue to try to change that,&#8217;&rdquo; Time noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The more we can elevate black women, that&rsquo;s going to be a beautiful thing,&rdquo; Clark added.<\/p>\n<p>And there you have it. Despite the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/player\/_\/id\/4433403\/caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she averaged<\/a> 19.2 points per game, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds &mdash; along with a 34.4 3-point percentage &mdash; all huge numbers by WNBA standards, and in her rookie year to boot, Clark is a sensation because she&rsquo;s a white woman and racist America can finally root for women&rsquo;s basketball.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m sure Al Sharpton types will be thrilled. The problem is that &hellip; there have always been white stars in the WNBA, and we didn&rsquo;t care because the level of play was trash. Now, it&rsquo;s taken a huge step up, in large part because an infusion of talent which Clark is the most talented member of.<\/p>\n<p>As for &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-worst-questions-from-trump-era-debate-moderators\/\" title=\"Here Are The Worst &#039;Questions&#039; From Trump-Era Debate Moderators\">white privilege&#038;rdquo<\/a>; dominating the sport, I don&rsquo;t remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/diana-taurasi-said-reality-coming-caitlin-clark-gets-roasted-fans-missing-star-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Taurasi<\/a>-mania sweeping the nation or kids trying on Aussie accents when Lauren Jackson, a native of Oz, was cleaning up with the Seattle Storm. In fact, I&rsquo;m better acquainted with the &ldquo;quintet of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-swoops-into-atlanta-with-democrats-saying-she-has-put-georgia-in-play-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris swoops into Atlanta with Democrats saying she has put Georgia \u2018in play\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">black women&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that Clark name-checked on &ldquo;SNL,&rdquo; and so are most people now actually paying attention to the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>Wokeism is in retreat &mdash; and yet, in the media, reporters still insist on these struggle-sessions as if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-study-dei-trainings-make-people-see-racism-even-isnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin DiAngelo<\/a> was still the most important author in the world. It&rsquo;s not 2020 anymore. It&rsquo;s disappointing to see that Time hasn&rsquo;t gotten the memo &mdash; and equally disappointing to see Clark play along. 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I typically think of Time in December when they announce their Person of the Year, which hasn&#8217;t happened yet. The current shortlist features names like Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and even Catherine, Princess of Wales. Last year&#8217;s Athlete of the Year was Lionel Messi, who significantly raised interest in Major League Soccer by joining Inter Miami. This year\u2019s winner has similarly elevated attention towards women\u2019s college basketball and the WNBA\u2014something I thought would require a magical touch to achieve. Clark&#8217;s success is well-deserved; however, there are discussions about her benefiting from white privilege in this context.<\/p>\n<p>The article touches on these racial themes while recounting Clark&#8217;s appearance on &#8220;Saturday Night Live,&#8221; where she acknowledged several influential Black female athletes for paving her way to success. Despite their talents not receiving equal recognition compared to what Clark enjoys now, some voices within the sport have pointed out that her popularity may be tied to race dynamics in America.<\/p>\n<p>While A&#8217;ja Wilson noted that race plays a significant role in how players are perceived and supported\u2014highlighting ongoing issues with racial representation\u2014Clark herself recognizes this privilege but emphasizes the importance of uplifting Black women within sports as well.<\/p>\n<p>Despite impressive statistics during her rookie season (averaging 19.2 points per game), discussions around her stardom often revert back to race rather than just talent alone\u2014a narrative that feels outdated given past white stars who didn\u2019t receive similar attention when performance levels were lower overall.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: While Caitlin Clark is undeniably talented and deserving of accolades for elevating women&#8217;s basketball visibility today through exceptional play amidst a more competitive landscape than before; it\u2019s disappointing that conversations around her achievements still heavily focus on race rather than merit alone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2378847,"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\/12\/Caitlin-Clark.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32078,34619,40010],"class_list":["post-2378846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-sports-news","tag-white-privilege"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Caitlin-Clark.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378846","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=2378846"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378850,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378846\/revisions\/2378850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}