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So was/is the popularity of all of these other GOAT level athletes capped because they're not white or 100% white? Michael Jordan Lebron James Patrick Mahomes Steph Curry Floyd Mayweather |
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Lots of white girls play college basketball and WNBA.
None of them play it as well as Clark. This is a silly thing for clicks. |
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It’s not an either or thing. They’re both breaking through where others haven’t. For very different reasons. |
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Second, you are dramatically missing the point in a way that speaks volumes about how you always approach these types of conversations. It has nothing to do with racism - I have no idea why you keep going back to that. It has to do with relatability and perceived shared experiences. There are plenty of studies that interviewers tend to accept interviewees who mirror themselves. That’s not a racial thing. I’m a ferocious hard worker, and I value people who work hard more than those who are just so insanely brilliant. It just is what it is. Maybe we’re talking past each other. I’m not claiming an ounce of racism in her success. These little girls getting into the sport aren’t racists because if she were black they might not have gotten into it in just the same way. It’s just that I’m sure many of them and their parents see something that’s more relatable to them and that increases her popularity. It’s just human nature. She’s attractive, charismatic, not tall and gangly, etc. It’s the perfect storm to achieve maximum popularity. She would be crazy successful if she were black or Asian or whatever. But she turns more heads because she’s a midwestern girl who loves the Chiefs and is the most prolific scorer in history. That’s all. |
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Was Michael Jordan's or Lebron James' popularity capped because they aren't white? Would they have been even more popular if they were white? Last edited by staylor26; 05-13-2024 at 04:43 PM.. |
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I don't believe for a second that MJ or Lebron could be any more popular than they are, even if they were white. Clark is women's basketball first MJ/Lebron. I don't believe for a second that she'd be less popular if she were black. Why would I believe that after seeing how popular those 2 black male basketball players are/were? |
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Doesn't Kelcey Plum, who is white, had the college scoring record right before Caitlin Clark did, is way hotter than Clark is, played the same position as Clark did, and has won back to back WNBA titles pretty much destroy the argument about race? People are tuning in because they want to see something great and entertaining. That's Caitlin Clark.
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