2 days ago ESPN produced a segment called ‘Caitlin Clark: Queen of Clap Backs 👑’. The focus; her clapping, “You’re down 15 points. Shut up,” and of course the “you can’t see me” hand wave. Her “trash talk” was embraced and celebrated. It wasn’t stigmatized and pathologized.

Let’s be very clear, I’m here for talkin’ shit on the hoop court, in the immortal words of Chazz Michael Michaels, “It’s provocative. It gets the people going.” So this really isn’t about Clark. It’s about people who hypocritically have double standards highly predicted on race.

This is about prominent personalities calling Angel Reese “a piece of shit” and a “fucking idiot.” These white men by name are Kieth Olbermann and Dave Portnoy.

This is on the heels of Dawn Staley, after their loss to Iowa saying that unnamed media members called her players “thugs,” “monkeys,” and “street fighters.” And much “it hurts.” Put that in conversation with Angel Reese calling out folks for calling her “hood” and “ghetto.”

This is about how those racialized double standards play out, causing pain and anger. It’s about how they are targeting (in this case) Black women, trying to tarnish their victories, and discredit their hard work.

LSU got in Iowa’s ass, and did it by putting up a tournament record 102 points. That’s the time to talk your shit. And had Iowa won, Clark would’ve been talkin’ shit and clappin’ back too. The only difference is, she would’ve been immortalized and labeled a legend for doing it.

@ColworldLele And the use of “queen “ “clapbacks” etc - Chile I cannot

@eclecticbrotha And how is she the Queen of anything after ONE SEASON. I swear folks celebrate ⚪️ mediocrity at the drop of a hat.

What's funny is that they say clap backs to give it legitimacy. 🤔

Every time things like this happen, the racist people show their true colors. Competitive for one, thug for the other. Tired of the hypocrisy but, the one silver lining is they just expose the racism that they say doesn’t exist in America. Guess what Caitlyn can’t see now? A ring