Originally Posted by Gravedigger:
It also underlines a problem in our culture of "What about me?" Caitlin has been elevated to a celebrity status, and already makes more money than most of the women who've been playing for years, off her first contract as a rookie. That's the crux of it all, is them wanting what Caitlin has, what they hoped and dreamed the WNBA would give them when they got there but hasn't materialized. But they also yearn for the attention side of it all, where's my reporters asking me questions about how great I am? The ego, the pride, the vanity, it's pretty rampant in the world nowadays where everyone wants the attention, and if someone else gets it people aren't happy for that person, they ask what about me? When parents and friends have been kissing your ass your whole life, and you were better than all the other athletes in your game/district/region/conference, nobody ever told you the truth that you likely won't be the best, or even top 100, when you're competing against the best.
I honestly don’t think it’s as much about jealousy. The wnba for good reason has a chip on their shoulder and the media that covers it is so used to playing victim they don’t know how to enjoy success. Worse, the people covering the sport are your typical outrage mongers who try to jam social issues into the sport when they don’t need to.so they make these thinly veiled comments then get offended when they’ve provoked a reaction. And then they hide in their small self congratulatory bubbles where everyone can shout “yassss queen, slay!”. It’s the same shit as women’s soccer except that is more about entitlement versus playing victim. They have created this awful narrative that is the opposite of the inclusivity they want to shout about, because they do not want to include clark in. Some are saying it directly and in others you can just see it in the body language. And all of that is just weird.
I’m all for the growth of women’s sports but the old guard in soccer and basketball want to make the sport entirely about social issues, and I think we’re seeing that the general public is exhausted by it [Reply]
I don't know guys.
This dynamic exists in a million different interactions every day. Sometimes bitches are just jealous. Finding justification for an irresponsible emotion is very femme of you brutes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Katipan:
I don't know guys.
This dynamic exists in a million different interactions every day. Sometimes bitches are just jealous. Finding justification for an irresponsible emotion is very femme of you brutes.
Yeah, women can be brutal towards each other in the workplace. And you wouldn't see some dude saying "I have fans, tooooo!"
And if you did, they're probably playing in the WNBA. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Katipan:
I don't know guys.
This dynamic exists in a million different interactions every day. Sometimes bitches are just jealous. Finding justification for an irresponsible emotion is very femme of you brutes.
Sure but I don’t think it’s just jealousy. Women’s sports for the “old guard” has been heavily linked to activism and social issues. For the wnba that’s been fighting for relevance it’s especially true. In their fight for being included they’ve become exclusive to others who don’t fit a specific stereotype. This would be a very different issue if outrage mongers didn’t insist on injecting themselves into the situation.
I think USWNT learned that the hard way and they’re going back to their roots of focusing way more on soccer than all the outside stuff [Reply]
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It's no knock on her, but no one outside of those who already watch women's basketball would have a clue who Reese was without Clark. When she won a championship at LSU, she was a junior. It wasn't until that game, going up against Clark (who everyone tuned in to see) that people got to know her. If not for Clark she would continue in the long string of talented college players that went to the WNBA only to fade out of memory for 95% of America. [Reply]
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger:
Lol Angel's popularity is because she became a star after beating Clark and then causing a big storm at the end which created fanbases for both her and Caitlin. Her fans love her just like Caitlin's fan love her. And it's a GREAT thing for the game.
That's the key there. No one knew who she was until her team beat Clark's team. People did not tune in to see her, they tuned in to see Clark. She benefitted greatly from that. Would there be sellout crowds because of Reese? Who knows, but it's undeniable that the league has grown in popularity because of Clark. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Katipan:
You want it to be racism.
That's a you thing.
We are far more base of creatures.
I mean, I’m very often on the other side of the issue. But let’s call a spade a spade. These issues escalated because some of the more prominent media members specifically said she was popular because of race and sexuality and “pretty” privilege. These are media like Jemele hill who by and large have been deplatformed from sports because people were tired of the issue baiting. And as expected it baited the worst on the opposite side and now it’s a culture war. All over a woman who hasn’t said or done anything wrong but simply existed.
Jealousy would still exist. But a lot of this is built off of shit stirrers who sell outrage for clicks. If you take away that small but loud voice, then yes this would be largely about jealousy and other smaller microagrressions. It also would be way less explosive of an issue [Reply]
