WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark is speaking out like she has never spoken before.
After being the subject of cultural debates throughout her rookie season, the Indiana Fever superstar admitted to feeling “privilege” as a White woman.
That was only the first part of her shocking statement that had fans going nuts.
The WNBA phenom was named Time’s Athlete of the Year after she elevated women’s basketball to unprecedented heights.
After she entered the league, several comments were made about Caitlin Clark only receiving the attention and money she gets because she is good at basketball and white.
Players like Angel Reese said there had been “a lot of racism” from Iowa and Indiana Fever fans, while WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson said Clark being White was a “huge thing” when it came to her popularity.
Connecticut Sun player DiJonai Carrington even called out Caitlin Clark for refusing to speak out more on racism.
She is speaking now.
“I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a White person, there is privilege,” Clark told Time.
Caitlin then went on to praise Black women, saying, “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.
Connecticut Sun player DiJonai Carrington even called out Caitlin Clark for refusing to speak out more on racism.
Social media couldn’t believe those words came out of her mouth and even some of her own fans started to turn on her.
“Well that was fun while it lasted. That is a good way to tank most of your viewership,” one fan of Caitlin Clark’s statement.
One fan saw it another way: “🎯 I respect what she said. There’s only a few real ones like Eminem that will admit “privilege” can play a factor. It’s NOT everything, you still have to work hard.. but some have to work a bit harder. Not hard to understand.”
Another fan called her a clown: “‘We need to elevate more black women in the WNBA,’ says one of the three white women in the WNBA 🤡”
One X user fired back her statement, adding, “Her privilege is her talent, not her skin color. She’s not selling out arenas because she’s white.”
Another fan was also turned off by Caitlin Clark’s statement: “Did she get threatened by the WNBA? This is why I don’t watch professional basketball. No one should apologize for their skin color. They should though apologize for the way they act.”
“She’s gone woke,” one fan stated.
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