{"id":2643155,"date":"2026-08-11T13:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-player-ejected-for-violent-foul-against-sophie-cunningham-says-she-didnt-call-it-white-privilege-despite-post-explicitly-calling-it-white-privilege\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:46:29","slug":"wnba-player-ejected-for-violent-foul-against-sophie-cunningham-says-she-didnt-call-it-white-privilege-despite-post-explicitly-calling-it-white-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-player-ejected-for-violent-foul-against-sophie-cunningham-says-she-didnt-call-it-white-privilege-despite-post-explicitly-calling-it-white-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Player Ejected for Violent Foul Against Sophie Cunningham Says She Didn&#8217;t Call It &#8216;White Privilege&#8217; Despite Post Explicitly Calling It &#8216;White Privilege&#8217;"},"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\">46<\/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-player-ejected-for-violent-foul-against-sophie-cunningham-says-she-didnt-call-it-white-privilege-despite-post-explicitly-calling-it-white-privilege%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=2643155&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 content discusses a controversy involving WNBA player DiJonai Carrington, who was ejected from a game after a foul against Sophie Cunningham. Carrington labeled her ejection as \u201cwhite privilege\u201d on social media, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-supreme-court-justices-dissent-in-major-affirmative-action-ruling\/\" title=\"3 Supreme Court Justices Disagree in Key Affirmative Action Decision\">sparked widespread debate<\/a>. Critics argue that her claim implies racial bias in officiating, but Carrington insists she did not attribute her ejection to white privilege and emphasizes her understanding of the term\u2019s social context. The article also touches on the racial dynamics of the WNBA rivalry, noting the prominence of white players like Cunningham and Caitlin Clark, and highlights tensions surrounding allegations of bias and political correctness in sports. it critiques how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-collins-unlikely-to-support-tanden-narrowing-path-for-biden-nominee\/\" title=\"Report: Collins Unlikely To Support Tanden, Narrowing Path For Biden Nominee\">social media comments<\/a> and interpretations can escalate conflicts and misunderstandings in public discourse.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>Now, after getting kicked out of a WNBA game for clotheslining a white player and calling your ejection \u201cwhite privilege\u201d because you\u2019re black, there are a number of options open to you in regards to running damage control.<\/p>\n<p>One of them, I regret to inform DiJonai Carrington, is not \u201cI never once claimed the assessment of the foul was white privilege\u201d when you did precisely that.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re talking about it, so guess which route she took?<\/p>\n<p>So, for those of you who aren\u2019t up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-caitlin-clarks-suspension-reversed-refs-bizarre-technical-overturned-allegations-open-racism-flare-wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your WNBA<\/a> \u2014 and I know that\u2019s not many of you, because I for one love missed layups and racially tinged on-court violence more than anything \u2014 Carrington got ejected after a ref called a Flagrant 2 (an automatic ejection) for this foul against Sophie Cunningham during the Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another look at the foul by DiJonai Carrington on Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n<p>It was upgraded to a Flagrant 2 on review.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UVCDEAeKLH\">pic.twitter.com\/UVCDEAeKLH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogWNBA\/status\/2086180181983498458?\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Do that in the NFL and you\u2019re serving a two-game suspension, but apparently this was a matter of some controversy in social media circles. This is partially because Cunningham has become a lightning rod for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sophie-cunningham-stands-young-girls-battling-trans-mob-love-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying men shouldn\u2019t compete in women\u2019s sports<\/a> and not believing it\u2019s her place to parrot woke political talking points.<\/p>\n<p>A veritable fascist, this one.<\/p>\n<p>Anywho, Carrington took to Threads \u2014 the X\/Twitter alternative for people who find BlueSky too strident and can\u2019t figure out how Mastodon works \u2014 to complain thusly:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DiJonai Carrington on Threads from the locker room after being ejected for foul on Sophie Cunningham: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BVrzYH2SxH\">pic.twitter.com\/BVrzYH2SxH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogWNBA\/status\/2086183925769003164?\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two words, one tag: \u201cWHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever.\u201d There\u2019s not much room for interpretation there. Which is why, naturally, Carrington insists you interpreted it wrongly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege (that was your assumption),\u201d Carrington said, along with a clip of a podcaster upbraiding her for the remark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTry exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych. Furthermore, I\u2019m the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on \u2018white privilege,\u2019 do ya research on that one,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually went to school, one of the top universities might I add, to educate myself on this exact subject. I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege (that was your assumption). Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych. Furthermore, I\u2019m the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on \u201cwhite privilege\u201d,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mykXGTtiXJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/mykXGTtiXJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 d\u03b9jona\u03b9 carr\u03b9ng\u0442on\u265b (@DijonaiVictoria) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DijonaiVictoria\/status\/2086912218457862229?\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Uh, except you <em>did<\/em>. I don\u2019t know what your alma mater, Baylor University, taught you about when the term \u201cwhite privilege\u201d is used as a \u201crhetorical weapon,\u201d but they definitely failed you if \u201cWHITE PRIVILEGE @indianafever\u201d doesn\u2019t qualify. And I know you probably thought that, since it was on Threads, nobody saw it, but pretty much everyone who\u2019s noticed the WNBA turning into the mid-1970s NHL has seen it at this point, and that asinine excuse ain\u2019t going to fly.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, one also understands the Sky-Fever rivalry is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angel-reese-rips-media-making-wnba-villain-gets-major-reality-check-fans\/\">toughest and nastiest in the WNBA<\/a>, although that hasn\u2019t been helped by the Sky\u2019s fandom playing up the racial victim angle because the Fever\u2019s biggest star \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-hides-face-hands-coach-defends-ejected-player-nailed-sophie-cunningham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> \u2014 is white.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s definitely not helped now that Cunningham \u2014 a role player, albeit a good one and a popular one, too \u2014 is also white. It\u2019s really, <em>really<\/em> not helped when Carrington tries to take Cunningham\u2019s head off and then complains her ejection is \u201cWHITE PRIVILEGE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t believe your lying eyes, WNBA fandom. She never said that. Also, if you haven\u2019t seen it, don\u2019t check out this \u201cThreads\u201d thing where your eyes might lie to you.<\/p>\n<p>At least on that count, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zuckerbergs-attempt-take-musks-twitter-tanking-day-data-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you won\u2019t be missing much<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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