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She pandered to the racist, envious mob, probably to try and ingratiate herself with them, and out of a practical sense of survival (on the court). I think you’re trying way too hard to explain the obvious.

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When assessing someone's remarks, I think it's better to carefully analyze the words the person actually used than to assume a motive based on one's own ideologically-based narrative and proclaim it "obvious."

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I think you missed the reality of Clark playing in the WBA because she is white and has received so much attention. She's been subject to general hate by her a significant number of her fellow players who are black plus physical intimidation. They are so shortsighted that they don't realize the attention devoted to her (which personally I can't understand) is going to help their pocketbooks. In any event, she's clearly trying to pander to them here. I can understand it because it's clearly unpleasant to put up with the abuse from her fellow players she's had to endure. Still it's disappointing that she's pandering to these people.

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I didn't miss the reality of Clark playing in a hostile work environment. I mentioned it twice.

As for your claim that she's pandering in response, I considered that possibility but didn't write it because I'm not aware of any evidence to support the view that Clark is being insincere. I try not to accuse people of insincerity just because they view things differently from me.

Clark is a college educated woman in her early 20s. Why assume that she's insincere in believing that she has "white privilege" in a narrow sense? This, and much worse, is a common view among her cohort.

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You're right. Missed it is certainly is the wrong phrase. But I do think you maybe underestimate what she's been put through by the black players in that league. True, I don't know for sure what her motives are, but when I see a white person who has been put under intense and completely unjustified pressure by a largely black working environment simply because of her race adopt the woke language of privilege I certainly think there's strong circumstantial evidence as to why she is doing it. It doesn't have to be insincere. I think that a lot of whites who cave to the woke convince themselves they are doing the right thing. That, however, to my mind doesn't make it the right thing.

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You mention the pride Jews take in Jewish players or perhaps blacks take in black players or say a Cuban would take in a Cuban player. What's funny is that in sports like baseball, hockey and football, nobody cares who is white or black. This is because the leagues are fairly mixed (except for hockey which is mostly white). But in sports where whites are a genuine and rather small minority like basketball, people tend to show a bit more interest. It's because people are most up for adoring their own when they are in the minority. Whites are minorities in basketball. As for me and I think most real fans, we care about our teams winning and we love any players who make it happen whatever their pigmentation.

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