What has Caitlin Clark done to warrant bad faith interpretation of her comments? That's my issue--anyone who infers negative, is representing their own views and agenda. She has been nothing but kind (off the court, on the court she's a killer) I like your thoughtfulness and evenness. Thank you. Can't wait to the season to hear your takes on actual ball.
@@EASTSIDERIDER707 No she can't. Of course white priv exits in America. Regular Priv is becoming the bigger problem arguable. AND Caitlin's skin had zero to do with her winning Athlete of the Year. Did A;ja break a 54 year old record AND then a bunch of records in the W? Did Candace? Did Stewie? No. On this one, race had zero to do with it.
I think Candace Owens said it best for everyone to leave Caitlin Clark alone. You basically echoed those sentiments. Let Caitlin be Caitlin and let her work on her game
@@RandyHawkeye And in this case Candace was wrong. Rarely is she wrong. Candace was also wrong 304 Philiips, saying that the many men that the 304 begged to share their bodies with her were predators, refusing to instead say that the 304 was the predator since she initiated and insisted these men share their bodies with her. But Candace was correct about the BLM organization.
To me, you have come a long way with your channel. At first you came across to me as just a Chitown and Reece fan. But I have now noticed your maturity to bring in the whole league into your dialect. Your ending to this vid was awesome. So glad I kept with you and gave you the chance to grow.
She only made College HISTORY Records and it was Televised on National TV or I would have never seen it. She's just an Awesome Person who is great at what she does. That's about it .
Thank you Quita for being a true Catilin Clark fan and objective human being. You, like myself, listened to what she said and not what we wanted or didn't want to hear. That's the problem with people, when people have an agenda and we don't fit into that agenda, we then become a problem. I hope Catilin blows the doors off the WNBA next season and breaks 62 additional records.
You're a very rational minded person, for one. I totally agree with your analysis of why people can like a certain person because they relate so well with the person. 32:08
Great video! I have a lot of male friends of every race whose favorite female player is Clark but who's favorite THREE NBA players of all time are black. A couple put Larry Bird at third. Most of these guys started watching WBB because of Clark's playstyle. She brought them in and as the season went on they were learning about other players. Most stuck with the Fever, but some started liking the Aces or the Lynx with a couple going for the Liberty. All respected the Suns but none favored them, which is why I think its playstyle. People like exciting players or teams.
Gotta edit this: “This is an excellent excerpt from yesterdays show if you just want to watch the insightful, unbiased, and rational review of the article and surrounding discourse by the wise-beyond-her years Quita.” Seriously the very best take on this that I’ve heard. Agree, a video interview is my preference. Also appreciate differentiating between fans and those that want a mascot (previously I’ve called them trolls but mascot is so appropriate). Quita, this is so well done and why I’m here for the long haul!
@@elisabeth2304You’re absolutely right, Quita touched on all of the facets of the story. I too thought the notion of a mascot vs someone you’re a real fan of was really poignant. She did not mince words when she pointed out that people for whom she is a mascot aren’t really fans of hers if her political opinions have caused them to sour on her. My fandom started because she was a Hawkeye AND because she’s actually from Iowa, but she has held my fandom with her excellence on the court and her poise behind the mic.
The best thing about your dialogue is very representative of the disparity within the fan base. The manner in which you research and pull different aspects together reveals that you're asking questions to expand your understanding of a situation and learn more about the world around you. Those who are condemning thoughts, jumping to quick conclusions, or filling in blanks are simply keeping themselves comfortable and safe by keeping out anything they don't understand by characterizing things as whatever is easily available within the scope of their beliefs. Until it becomes the norm to gain understanding through asking questions and listening to all sides, there will continue to be opinions shared representing more the feelings of the author than the subject at hand.
I like Dan Patrick's take on it. There are a lot of great players in the W, but Caitlin is a phenomenon. She drew people like me to the W. Now I've seen some of those great players. Build on that and stop attacking her. Celebrate her and the other stars. This is a big chance to grow the league.
Did you listen to the podcast about the person who interviewed her? It was really good. Sports Media with Richard D is the name of the podcast. Highly recommend it. It helped me understand how the interview occurred.
I love how you broke this topic down. You are so rational and reasonable. I appreciate that. All the talking heads are making themselves look bad. I will refuse to pin any negativity on the wnba players themselves. They have stayed out of it and for the most part minded their business. What people don’t know if they are only revealing their own messed up view about people that are different than them or think differently than them.
We as Black Americans need to understand that when it comes to sports we don’t corner the market on all of the greatest players. Some of us literally think that there’s no way any White player can be as good or better than a Black players and that just dumb in my opinion and always have been. Calling CC22 the great White hope is the greatest example of this. No other races of people think like this we some of us certainly do and some of the WNBA really do to.
Ya man. I’ve watched WBB for a long time. Some times, a group of 5 tiny pale girls can surprise an overconfident group of sistas. The regional matchups in WBB is cool, like CFB, with different styles and tactics all across the country. It seems that in the in the women’s basketball game, the athletic advantage, or whatever, is less pronounced or something than with the men.
Race... I'm an old white guy. Fan of Tiger Woods. Fan of Williams sisters. Fan of Mahomes. I am a fan of great players. I resent being called raciest for being a CC fan. I know it's out there and I hate it. But that is not Clark's fault or mine. I appreciate you standing up for the truth. The truth is she is a great bb player and a better person than all the haters. I am sure CC has a bunch of racist fans. I am also sure some of her haters are racist (Swoops, Dunkin, etc.)
I love everything that CC stands for. Her personality and personality that she seems to is much more important than basketball and it’s more of that that actually drawled me to her as a fan.
Don't you think a lot of it comes down to money? C22 makes more money than anyone in the W maybe even before she played her first game. That's gonna piss some folks off. But is it her fault that she benefitted from the birth of NIL deals in college? No. Is it her fault her college does a great job managing media? No. Does she get more money as a white woman than she would as a black woman? For sure. Is that her fault? No! But it feels to me like a lot of it is just jealousy about the money.
Quita touched on it when she talked about the jealousy, I think the attention translates into deals and money. People are inherently jealous, it’s normal for humankind, period. Let’s be honest, even moreso for women. I can say it from experience. You’re right. You’re also very right on media savvy which far too few mention, the Iowa Women’s Basketball program has trained her VERY well which adds to her appeal. She is very careful to not put her foot in her mouth. I wonder if that is also part of what she learned academically as an advertising major. She’s very self assured and confident but avoids coming off as arrogant.
@sassenachdragon some people say the Iowa women all kinda sound the same and I can't really argue with that but they are NEVER embarrassing. I live in Iowa City and I know they have serious media training for them. Seems like some places don't take it so seriously.
@@sassenachdragon I got my MBA at Iowa and I've worked my entire professional career in marketing. I really don't think that Caitlin's marketing program is where she learned her media skills. That's not what marketing programs teach. More likely Caitlin learned her media skills through instruction provided by the Iowa women's basketball program.
29:16: (I'm a CC fan) I think being a girly girl is Angel Reese's strongest weapon on the court: She keeps surprising with her driving force under the basket. She's freakishly strong.
I 1000% agree with everything you just said Quita! Perception of what a person perceives of someone in their mind is crazy and a let down. Especially when you find out that the person was nothing like you thought and like you said if that is a reason why you take your ball and leave, you were never ever a fan! Thanks for saying this!
In the mainstream (not you Quita, thank you for your fairmindednes approach) I have yet to see ''an honest conversation'' about the racism, derision, hate, abuse, and assault, perpetrated primarily by black women (mostly in basketball and media) against Caitlin Clark. Until that happens all of the attempts to claim primacy over her quotes ring hollow if not exploitative.
The folks like Megan Kelly who claim CC "apologized for being white" don't actually care about the actual words she said or the facts contained within them. It's just all about stirring up racist outrage and drama.
You are right, this has gotten out of hand. We can’t even enjoy the W bc of politics. Sports is suppose to unite ppl. As a female fan I just want to meet other women who are fans!
Clark is a great player! Give her props! My personal opinion i dont like that a white woman saying that Black players should be given their props as well! She is not the great white hope! Black movie stars goes through the same with their pay against their white counterpart.. One day Blacks will get what is due to them!
I think you did a great video. I think a lot of people just want to hate. It’s very sad. I’m a 61 year old white woman and the majority of the players I enjoy are black. Does that mean there’s something wrong with me. No. I’ve been watching women’s basketball since I was in high school. I just want to watch a good game with good players. I don’t care what you look like.
@ you’re correct and I know that but it’s just human nature to want to liked and excepted but if you’ve like long enough you know that that’s not how the world works.
All I can say is, you’re the best, and I wish you the best. You are the ONLY channel that I can stomach watching all the way through. And I see a lot of them.. And after everything that Sheila Johnson has been through in her life, before and after she became a billionaire, her comment seemed so out of touch. I HOPE that they simply taken out of context and misquoted.
one more thing and I apologize for the length but aja literally said that with clark it's a racial issue before the tournament started, dc same angel same etc etc the percentage is still about 70% black 30% white but of these 30% the players who actually play will be about twenty??
You got most of the issues right but to me, you failed to acknowledge the real issue. Her statement implied that her greatness, her allure, why she is popular is because of white privilege. Which is not true. CC has fans in Africa during her days in college because of her play, not her whiteness. She should stick to her game leave her game away from politics. Also what you're saying that people who don't want to watch her anymore we're never fans is WRONG. There happen to be people who have other things above sports in their lives. CC has the right to her opinions and political ideas. However she can be a militant and whatever else outside of the sports. You say you don't talk about politics because it's all about sports, let the players including CC stop associating sports and their politics.
She done it because they pressured her into it they abused her called her fans racist they pressured her by saying silence is a privilege saying she had white privilege and so on and so on the league has tried to diminish her accomplishments every since she came into the league they are always saying it’s not just Caitlin Clark they don’t want to give her credit but they want her to be a spokesperson for them when they won’t do the same for her Some people like Angel because she is black because she sure can’t make a layup or shoot all she can do is rebound
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. That has been true since the beginning of time. Some people are going to be more attracted to people because of the way they look, whether it is their beauty, skin tone, their height, you name it. Reality is that that will never change.
I like CC ,but as a LSU fan I watch The Sky, Angel and Milla ,I don't care if she's woke we play them 5 times this year hope we win 3,going to be rivals yes they are rivals.
You never should apologize for being who God created you to be. No of us had a say in the matter of how we were born. Those who hate or are jealous of people for whatever reason really need to question God who made is all.
If I had to only watch people that agree with me then I couldn’t watch a movie or any sport. I just don’t like that CC expressed it. Just like I wish A’ja would just be quiet about Race! I want to escape from the political drama.
It’s really sad nobody else in the league got a “welcome to the league” moment. Their biggest cash cow and most talented rookie in her class and that’s who they decide to give the treatment to, let’s be real they didn’t like her from Iowa. They ran with the CC and AR narrative. It’s just annoying
Oh, please. Every rookie gets their “welcome to the league” moment - if not several moments. You seem to be participating in a victimization narrative about Clark that Clark herself rejects. You also might be forgetting that basketball players tend to be very competitive people by nature.
As a white woman, I've very rarely heard any Black woman (or Black person) say they didn't think acknowledging white privilege was important the way you did here, Quita. I'm certain she was trained to do so, and I agree she needs to, fwiw. I agree with you that she isn't disliked because of her lack of pigment. Anyone denying racial dynamics is avoiding reality, for sure. This country was built by Black and Indigenous people. What is the MOST crappy about this situation, however, is this is a time to publicly respond to our racist history and systems by building each other up. And while I think CC does this, I don't think the vets do. Aja is downright irresponsible with her rhetoric; hypocritical to name one form of privilege while ignoring the ways she was born privileged. It becomes another example of women being catty and passively tearing each other down, instead of the possibility to see women come together and build each other up- of all skin tones. I'd prefer to watch them hype each other up than this gossipy rivalry stuff. And if you poke someone in the eye, offer to help them off the floor.
I agree with you Quita about players not being political mascots. They can think whatever they want. However, people become fans not only about the skill but also the person, that's the truth. When an athlete you like agrees on something you don't agree it might get backlash. The key of the backlash was her saying "being white, there is privilege", that was the problem. I think she made a mistake there considering the racial tension in the US. I will continue watching, I just hope she doesn't become Megan Rapinoe
@jinku77 there is privilege tho, so that shouldn't be a political statement. It's a fact. A provable, researched fact. Plenty of people would have been mad if she tried to deny that.
@sierrafrost1222 What research has facts that prove there is white privilege? It is nonesense. And yeah, a lot of people would be mad if she didn't acknowledge it, guess they are still mad, those people are never happy, it is never enough inclusion and recognition, so that's why I think she made a big mistake. Time will tell if she will regret it or not
I think other players in the WNBA think they are just as good or better than Caitlin Clark and that means that they should get more love form the media too. I personally agree with that. It has nothing to do about race. On the other hand, I agree with people who are turned off by the constant complaining by a lot of the WNBA players about complaining about not getting paid enough when the don't enough fans to pay for their salaries with the NBA subsidizing their league. That is only going to make these players less popular. It's really best to not say much publicly about social issues and politics. Something like the idea of "white privilege" because many people thinks it's a racist and ignorant concept that shouldn't accepted, and there a lot of people that do believe in it and believe people who don't accept it are racist, so there is no winning situation. Either situation you wind up being made out to support racism and in someone's doghouse. So really athletes should just stick to talking about sports and stay humble. If you really want the league to be more popular, controversial activism is not the way. It will get the league cooked.
Thank you Quita 🫶 I Loved the Topic and I Enjoyed your Solid Commentary. You are who I Turn to for Great WNBA and College Womens Basketball related Content and I Thank you Quita for All that you do and for your Channel.
You are welcome to move on. For the rest of us, we are going to enjoy the career of the greatest person to happen to women's basketball...Just as we enjoyed Tiger golf, Magic/Bird-Jordan-Kobe in basketball, Messi in soccer. If you want to throw peanuts and miss greatness, you 've been gifted the freedom to do just that.
No athlete has increased their sports revenue like CC other than Tiger Woods. Not to mention her foundation gave 5 million to charities. Not to mention she is the first player in WNBA history to try and get bonuses for players based on attendance. Not to mention she got the league chartered flights. Not to mention she got endorsements for a few of her teammates ( she declined TJ Maxx and gave it to Allyah Boston). She also got Mitchell, wheeler and Hull in commercials. Yeah..she is athlete of the year and I didn’t mention 62 records broken.
@@Cosmiclava-f9t time to move on from this story!!!! "Unrivaled" is getting ready start and it's time to concentrate more on that and the other ladies who are going to be playing that league. PERIOD!!! Enough of Clark already. It's not even WNBA season and she is not playing in "Unrivaled". Trying to keep her relevant during off season looks desperate and silly.
Separating Truth from Fiction indeed, since Kelsey Mitchell and Plum both shot higher percentages from 3s then CC over their entire College Careers. Here's another FACT, Pete Maravich set the scoring Record in 3 years and without the help of the 3 point shot, something CC thrives on in spite of the fact she did NOT perform at a higher level doing it compared to Kelsey Mitchell and Plum in College. So the Firestorms happen when we award everything to the Losers as opposed to those that have actually WON or actually did it BETTER. Like at least somebody from the New York Liberty or at the very least, the undisputed WNBA MVP, Wilson.
Shooting percentage argument, LOL. You ignore degree of difficulty, impact on the defense, and team results. Clark created THE MOST EFFICIENT TEAM IN BASKETBALL while in college and increased her pro teams efficiency MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER. Your fails are too sad to be funny.
CC was responsible for 25% of the WNBAs revenue. So unless 3 point shot% and winning a college championship or WNBA championship is more important…there it is. Aja Wilson has 3 MVPs and two titles…yet never did that to the league bottom line. Cash flow is king.
@@Cosmiclava-f9t CC was the most protected player in College like EVER. LOL. You also don't realize I understand the DEEP rich history of Iowa Basketball long before anyone ever knew who CC was. The Iowa Coaching made them efficient, not your Chosen ONE. LMAO.
@@Biggdoom344 Wilson has always added to the WNBA bottom line. LMAO. No, cash Flow is not King because Tax write-offs for NBA owners of the WNBA teams is KING. LOL.
why continue to pretend that what she said is harmless?? she told the white girls that whatever goal they reach is only because of the color of their skin and she told the black girls that no matter how hard they try they will always be behind some mediocre white girl, I am Italian and I have no interest in your politics, but I felt dragged in being an ex-fan now. she implied that her fans are racist and that what she achieved is only due to privilege, well then why doesn't she give the roty back to angel who honestly did better and has many more fans than cc?? and maybe she should have refused the recognition of the time that should have gone to aja. anyway life goes on and angel has a new fan
We as Black Americans need to understand that when it comes to sports we don’t corner the market on all of the greatest players. Some of us literally think that there’s no way any White player can be as good or better than a Black players and that just dumb in my opinion and always have been. Calling CC22 the great White hope is the greatest example of this. No other races of people think like this we some of us certainly do and some of the WNBA really do to.
You never should apologize for being who God created you to be. No of us had a say in the matter of how we were born. Those who hate or are jealous of people for whatever reason really need to question God who made is all.
Thanks for your perspective here, spot on! 😎
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏾
What has Caitlin Clark done to warrant bad faith interpretation of her comments? That's my issue--anyone who infers negative, is representing their own views and agenda. She has been nothing but kind (off the court, on the court she's a killer) I like your thoughtfulness and evenness. Thank you. Can't wait to the season to hear your takes on actual ball.
@@suegordon8907 she can't win for losing.
@@EASTSIDERIDER707 No she can't. Of course white priv exits in America. Regular Priv is becoming the bigger problem arguable. AND Caitlin's skin had zero to do with her winning Athlete of the Year. Did A;ja break a 54 year old record AND then a bunch of records in the W? Did Candace? Did Stewie? No. On this one, race had zero to do with it.
Disagreement isn't bad faith.
I love to hear your commentary voice. Thank you for being out here and help us to navigate the BB landmines. Thank you and keep being YOU.
I love your professionalism. I appreciated how you handled this topic. 😊
I think Candace Owens said it best for everyone to leave Caitlin Clark alone. You basically echoed those sentiments. Let Caitlin be Caitlin and let her work on her game
Wow, I’m shocked to see that kind of balance and maturity from Candace Owens.
@@boondoggle4820 If true, it reminds me of an old saying about broken clocks.
@@RandyHawkeye And in this case Candace was wrong. Rarely is she wrong.
Candace was also wrong 304 Philiips, saying that the many men that the 304 begged to share their bodies with her were predators, refusing to instead say that the 304 was the predator since she initiated and insisted these men share their bodies with her.
But Candace was correct about the BLM organization.
Thanks!
To me, you have come a long way with your channel. At first you came across to me as just a Chitown and Reece fan. But I have now noticed your maturity to bring in the whole league into your dialect. Your ending to this vid was awesome. So glad I kept with you and gave you the chance to grow.
Thank you for the support!
She only made College HISTORY Records and it was Televised on National TV or I would have never seen it. She's just an Awesome Person who is great at what she does. That's about it .
Thank you Quita for being a true Catilin Clark fan and objective human being. You, like myself, listened to what she said and not what we wanted or didn't want to hear. That's the problem with people, when people have an agenda and we don't fit into that agenda, we then become a problem. I hope Catilin blows the doors off the WNBA next season and breaks 62 additional records.
Can’t wait to get back to basketball all this drama is too much. 2025 season can’t start soon enough. 🌺
Great video , loved the content and your viewpoints
You're a very rational minded person, for one.
I totally agree with your analysis of why people can like a certain person because they relate so well with the person. 32:08
Wonderful commentary Quita! You're a class act for sure. Can't wait until the basketball season begins !!!
Great video! I have a lot of male friends of every race whose favorite female player is Clark but who's favorite THREE NBA players of all time are black. A couple put Larry Bird at third. Most of these guys started watching WBB because of Clark's playstyle. She brought them in and as the season went on they were learning about other players. Most stuck with the Fever, but some started liking the Aces or the Lynx with a couple going for the Liberty. All respected the Suns but none favored them, which is why I think its playstyle. People like exciting players or teams.
Great video, thank you...
This is an excerpt from yesterdays show if you just want to watch the Caitlin part
Gotta edit this: “This is an excellent excerpt from yesterdays show if you just want to watch the insightful, unbiased, and rational review of the article and surrounding discourse by the wise-beyond-her years Quita.”
Seriously the very best take on this that I’ve heard. Agree, a video interview is my preference. Also appreciate differentiating between fans and those that want a mascot (previously I’ve called them trolls but mascot is so appropriate). Quita, this is so well done and why I’m here for the long haul!
@@elisabeth2304 perfect edit 😁
@@elisabeth2304You’re absolutely right, Quita touched on all of the facets of the story. I too thought the notion of a mascot vs someone you’re a real fan of was really poignant. She did not mince words when she pointed out that people for whom she is a mascot aren’t really fans of hers if her political opinions have caused them to sour on her. My fandom started because she was a Hawkeye AND because she’s actually from Iowa, but she has held my fandom with her excellence on the court and her poise behind the mic.
The best thing about your dialogue is very representative of the disparity within the fan base. The manner in which you research and pull different aspects together reveals that you're asking questions to expand your understanding of a situation and learn more about the world around you. Those who are condemning thoughts, jumping to quick conclusions, or filling in blanks are simply keeping themselves comfortable and safe by keeping out anything they don't understand by characterizing things as whatever is easily available within the scope of their beliefs. Until it becomes the norm to gain understanding through asking questions and listening to all sides, there will continue to be opinions shared representing more the feelings of the author than the subject at hand.
I like Dan Patrick's take on it. There are a lot of great players in the W, but Caitlin is a phenomenon. She drew people like me to the W. Now I've seen some of those great players. Build on that and stop attacking her. Celebrate her and the other stars. This is a big chance to grow the league.
Did you listen to the podcast about the person who interviewed her? It was really good. Sports Media with Richard D is the name of the podcast. Highly recommend it. It helped me understand how the interview occurred.
On which platform is this podcast?
I just looked for it on TH-cam to no avail. Do you have a link?
I love how you broke this topic down. You are so rational and reasonable. I appreciate that. All the talking heads are making themselves look bad. I will refuse to pin any negativity on the wnba players themselves. They have stayed out of it and for the most part minded their business. What people don’t know if they are only revealing their own messed up view about people that are different than them or think differently than them.
Thank you Quita! It’s refreshing to hear your common sense perspective. Very wise.
We as Black Americans need to understand that when it comes to sports we don’t corner the market on all of the greatest players. Some of us literally think that there’s no way any White player can be as good or better than a Black players and that just dumb in my opinion and always have been. Calling CC22 the great White hope is the greatest example of this. No other races of people think like this we some of us certainly do and some of the WNBA really do to.
Ya man. I’ve watched WBB for a long time. Some times, a group of 5 tiny pale girls can surprise an overconfident group of sistas.
The regional matchups in WBB is cool, like CFB, with different styles and tactics all across the country. It seems that in the in the women’s basketball game, the athletic advantage, or whatever, is less pronounced or something than with the men.
She could have said all of that in two words. It’s jealousy.
I can’t wait for the next season to start ❤❤❤, I’m so excited.
Perfectly articulated!
You know, Quita, I think the off season is too long. The playing season should be longer. Gives us fans too much time to think, lol.
Love Alisa Pili bc I'm from Alaska and it's SOOO cool that she's made it, annnnnnd bball is super important to Alaska Native culture. ❤
Race... I'm an old white guy. Fan of Tiger Woods. Fan of Williams sisters. Fan of Mahomes. I am a fan of great players. I resent being called raciest for being a CC fan. I know it's out there and I hate it. But that is not Clark's fault or mine. I appreciate you standing up for the truth. The truth is she is a great bb player and a better person than all the haters. I am sure CC has a bunch of racist fans. I am also sure some of her haters are racist (Swoops, Dunkin, etc.)
Quita is WORKING that outfit Chile ❤
I love everything that CC stands for. Her personality and personality that she seems to is much more important than basketball and it’s more of that that actually drawled me to her as a fan.
Get over it
.She's the best.Dpnt believe it wait till 2025 she's going to blow. Every one a way.
It seems this is a participation trophy generation. Everyone wants recognition.
Especially Aja ! The one who screams the loudest, lol
@ just screams daddy issues
Good video and at least you looked at it alot different from other youtubers
I enjoy watching her play. Don't know her and don't love her. But..I have great respect and admiration for her dedicated and effort.
Don't you think a lot of it comes down to money? C22 makes more money than anyone in the W maybe even before she played her first game. That's gonna piss some folks off. But is it her fault that she benefitted from the birth of NIL deals in college? No. Is it her fault her college does a great job managing media? No. Does she get more money as a white woman than she would as a black woman? For sure. Is that her fault? No! But it feels to me like a lot of it is just jealousy about the money.
Quita touched on it when she talked about the jealousy, I think the attention translates into deals and money. People are inherently jealous, it’s normal for humankind, period. Let’s be honest, even moreso for women. I can say it from experience. You’re right.
You’re also very right on media savvy which far too few mention, the Iowa Women’s Basketball program has trained her VERY well which adds to her appeal. She is very careful to not put her foot in her mouth. I wonder if that is also part of what she learned academically as an advertising major. She’s very self assured and confident but avoids coming off as arrogant.
@sassenachdragon some people say the Iowa women all kinda sound the same and I can't really argue with that but they are NEVER embarrassing. I live in Iowa City and I know they have serious media training for them. Seems like some places don't take it so seriously.
@@sassenachdragon I got my MBA at Iowa and I've worked my entire professional career in marketing. I really don't think that Caitlin's marketing program is where she learned her media skills. That's not what marketing programs teach.
More likely Caitlin learned her media skills through instruction provided by the Iowa women's basketball program.
29:16: (I'm a CC fan) I think being a girly girl is Angel Reese's strongest weapon on the court: She keeps surprising with her driving force under the basket. She's freakishly strong.
Sad she feels she needs to ride CCs Coattails cause I love her style and I think she's cute as a button.
Caitlin's mom is Italian, and they discriminated against Italians too many years ago.
@@NightOwl-xz5eb did we enslave Italians to build this country?
I 1000% agree with everything you just said Quita! Perception of what a person perceives of someone in their mind is crazy and a let down. Especially when you find out that the person was nothing like you thought and like you said if that is a reason why you take your ball and leave, you were never ever a fan! Thanks for saying this!
In the mainstream (not you Quita, thank you for your fairmindednes approach) I have yet to see ''an honest conversation'' about the racism, derision, hate, abuse, and assault, perpetrated primarily by black women (mostly in basketball and media) against Caitlin Clark. Until that happens all of the attempts to claim primacy over her quotes ring hollow if not exploitative.
The folks like Megan Kelly who claim CC "apologized for being white" don't actually care about the actual words she said or the facts contained within them. It's just all about stirring up racist outrage and drama.
Is it possible to be a fan of every player in the league and a bunch who have either already retired or who haven't arrived yet? I hope so.
You are right, this has gotten out of hand. We can’t even enjoy the W bc of politics. Sports is suppose to unite ppl. As a female fan I just want to meet other women who are fans!
Clark is a great player! Give her props! My personal opinion i dont like that a white woman saying that Black players should be given their props as well!
She is not the great white hope!
Black movie stars goes through the same with their pay against their white counterpart..
One day Blacks will get what is due to them!
I think you did a great video. I think a lot of people just want to hate. It’s very sad. I’m a 61 year old white woman and the majority of the players I enjoy are black. Does that mean there’s something wrong with me. No. I’ve been watching women’s basketball since I was in high school. I just want to watch a good game with good players. I don’t care what you look like.
The Journalist seems to have leading questions toward this subject that wasn't necessary. I said the same thing. Where's the Video of the Interview.
Some of the WNBA players do hate cc22 and it was so apparent. All you had to do is pay attention Q. I don’t see how you missed that
So what? There’s no requirement that everyone likes each other
@ you’re correct and I know that but it’s just human nature to want to liked and excepted but if you’ve like long enough you know that that’s not how the world works.
All I can say is, you’re the best, and I wish you the best. You are the ONLY channel that I can stomach watching all the way through. And I see a lot of them..
And after everything that Sheila Johnson has been through in her life, before and after she became a billionaire, her comment seemed so out of touch. I HOPE that they simply taken out of context and misquoted.
All this does is double her popularity.
one more thing and I apologize for the length but aja literally said that with clark it's a racial issue before the tournament started, dc same angel same etc etc the percentage is still about 70% black 30% white but of these 30% the players who actually play will be about twenty??
Aja has been using the race card every time things don’t go her way.🤦🏽♀️🤔🤔🤔
Q,I agree with most of what you’ve said but there’s bias there no matter what anyone says.
There’s bias everywhere, in every walk of life and profession. That’s just the world we live in and it’s not gonna change….. ever
You got most of the issues right but to me, you failed to acknowledge the real issue. Her statement implied that her greatness, her allure, why she is popular is because of white privilege. Which is not true. CC has fans in Africa during her days in college because of her play, not her whiteness.
She should stick to her game leave her game away from politics. Also what you're saying that people who don't want to watch her anymore we're never fans is WRONG. There happen to be people who have other things above sports in their lives.
CC has the right to her opinions and political ideas. However she can be a militant and whatever else outside of the sports.
You say you don't talk about politics because it's all about sports, let the players including CC stop associating sports and their politics.
She done it because they pressured her into it they abused her called her fans racist they pressured her by saying silence is a privilege saying she had white privilege and so on and so on the league has tried to diminish her accomplishments every since she came into the league they are always saying it’s not just Caitlin Clark they don’t want to give her credit but they want her to be a spokesperson for them when they won’t do the same for her Some people like Angel because she is black because she sure can’t make a layup or shoot all she can do is rebound
What message did Clark send to young girls?
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. That has been true since the beginning of time. Some people are going to be more attracted to people because of the way they look, whether it is their beauty, skin tone, their height, you name it. Reality is that that will never change.
I like CC ,but as a LSU fan I watch The Sky, Angel and Milla ,I don't care if she's woke we play them 5 times this year hope we win 3,going to be rivals yes they are rivals.
You never should apologize for being who God created you to be. No of us had a say in the matter of how we were born. Those who hate or are jealous of people for whatever reason really need to question God who made is all.
Aja has the worst attitude
If I had to only watch people that agree with me then I couldn’t watch a movie or any sport. I just don’t like that CC expressed it. Just like I wish A’ja would just be quiet about Race! I want to escape from the political drama.
It’s really sad nobody else in the league got a “welcome to the league” moment. Their biggest cash cow and most talented rookie in her class and that’s who they decide to give the treatment to, let’s be real they didn’t like her from Iowa. They ran with the CC and AR narrative. It’s just annoying
Clark makes more money than 90% of the league combined. Pretty sure she’s doing ok
Oh, please. Every rookie gets their “welcome to the league” moment - if not several moments. You seem to be participating in a victimization narrative about Clark that Clark herself rejects. You also might be forgetting that basketball players tend to be very competitive people by nature.
@@RandyHawkeye which ones ? I’m open to hear ?
@@Goldhearted_AR literally got choke slammed on the court! And it was on purpose! Not some weak ass hip check or eye poke.
As a white woman, I've very rarely heard any Black woman (or Black person) say they didn't think acknowledging white privilege was important the way you did here, Quita. I'm certain she was trained to do so, and I agree she needs to, fwiw.
I agree with you that she isn't disliked because of her lack of pigment. Anyone denying racial dynamics is avoiding reality, for sure. This country was built by Black and Indigenous people.
What is the MOST crappy about this situation, however, is this is a time to publicly respond to our racist history and systems by building each other up. And while I think CC does this, I don't think the vets do. Aja is downright irresponsible with her rhetoric; hypocritical to name one form of privilege while ignoring the ways she was born privileged. It becomes another example of women being catty and passively tearing each other down, instead of the possibility to see women come together and build each other up- of all skin tones.
I'd prefer to watch them hype each other up than this gossipy rivalry stuff. And if you poke someone in the eye, offer to help them off the floor.
At least check them out after !
@mariamonsegur9403 exactly. Just model sportsmanship.
Yall ride this girl coat tail to much..she earn nothing
I know how they can fix it. Just name Donald Trump athlete of the year. 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭
😂😂😂
@@Ice-c-o8q he already is person of the year so why the hell not 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@AlexOtto🤣🤣🤣🤣
Y'all media is so fake and sad
I agree with you Quita about players not being political mascots. They can think whatever they want. However, people become fans not only about the skill but also the person, that's the truth. When an athlete you like agrees on something you don't agree it might get backlash. The key of the backlash was her saying "being white, there is privilege", that was the problem. I think she made a mistake there considering the racial tension in the US. I will continue watching, I just hope she doesn't become Megan Rapinoe
She’s a million miles from Megan Rapinho…people need to get a life
@TaiyouArt I know, that's why I said "I hope..."
So you think the problem was the part where CC told the truth about white privilege? 🤔
@jinku77 there is privilege tho, so that shouldn't be a political statement. It's a fact. A provable, researched fact. Plenty of people would have been mad if she tried to deny that.
@sierrafrost1222 What research has facts that prove there is white privilege? It is nonesense. And yeah, a lot of people would be mad if she didn't acknowledge it, guess they are still mad, those people are never happy, it is never enough inclusion and recognition, so that's why I think she made a big mistake. Time will tell if she will regret it or not
Could've sworn I saw Caitlin blink twice during that interview
Great Take Quita!
I think other players in the WNBA think they are just as good or better than Caitlin Clark and that means that they should get more love form the media too. I personally agree with that. It has nothing to do about race. On the other hand, I agree with people who are turned off by the constant complaining by a lot of the WNBA players about complaining about not getting paid enough when the don't enough fans to pay for their salaries with the NBA subsidizing their league. That is only going to make these players less popular. It's really best to not say much publicly about social issues and politics. Something like the idea of "white privilege" because many people thinks it's a racist and ignorant concept that shouldn't accepted, and there a lot of people that do believe in it and believe people who don't accept it are racist, so there is no winning situation. Either situation you wind up being made out to support racism and in someone's doghouse. So really athletes should just stick to talking about sports and stay humble. If you really want the league to be more popular, controversial activism is not the way. It will get the league cooked.
Thank you Quita 🫶
I Loved the Topic and I Enjoyed your Solid Commentary. You are who I Turn to for Great WNBA and College Womens Basketball related Content and I Thank you Quita for All that you do and for your Channel.
She overrated
Oh yea and beat the US Olympic team in the all star game
TIME to move on. . . . . . Clark is taking up too much space and energy like usual. 🙄
You are welcome to move on. For the rest of us, we are going to enjoy the career of the greatest person to happen to women's basketball...Just as we enjoyed Tiger golf, Magic/Bird-Jordan-Kobe in basketball, Messi in soccer. If you want to throw peanuts and miss greatness, you 've been gifted the freedom to do just that.
No athlete has increased their sports revenue like CC other than Tiger Woods. Not to mention her foundation gave 5 million to charities. Not to mention she is the first player in WNBA history to try and get bonuses for players based on attendance. Not to mention she got the league chartered flights. Not to mention she got endorsements for a few of her teammates ( she declined TJ Maxx and gave it to Allyah Boston). She also got Mitchell, wheeler and Hull in commercials. Yeah..she is athlete of the year and I didn’t mention 62 records broken.
@@Cosmiclava-f9t time to move on from this story!!!! "Unrivaled" is getting ready start and it's time to concentrate more on that and the other ladies who are going to be playing that league. PERIOD!!! Enough of Clark already. It's not even WNBA season and she is not playing in "Unrivaled". Trying to keep her relevant during off season looks desperate and silly.
@@denisebailey3226you hating as usual 🙄
I don’t think anybody is trying she’s just insanely popular
Separating Truth from Fiction indeed, since Kelsey Mitchell and Plum both shot higher percentages from 3s then CC over their entire College Careers. Here's another FACT, Pete Maravich set the scoring Record in 3 years and without the help of the 3 point shot, something CC thrives on in spite of the fact she did NOT perform at a higher level doing it compared to Kelsey Mitchell and Plum in College. So the Firestorms happen when we award everything to the Losers as opposed to those that have actually WON or actually did it BETTER. Like at least somebody from the New York Liberty or at the very least, the undisputed WNBA MVP, Wilson.
@@ebenezertetteh1619 They really don't have any real criteria which basically makes it a meaningless award. LOL.
Shooting percentage argument, LOL. You ignore degree of difficulty, impact on the defense, and team results. Clark created THE MOST EFFICIENT TEAM IN BASKETBALL while in college and increased her pro teams efficiency MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER. Your fails are too sad to be funny.
CC was responsible for 25% of the WNBAs revenue. So unless 3 point shot% and winning a college championship or WNBA championship is more important…there it is. Aja Wilson has 3 MVPs and two titles…yet never did that to the league bottom line. Cash flow is king.
@@Cosmiclava-f9t CC was the most protected player in College like EVER. LOL. You also don't realize I understand the DEEP rich history of Iowa Basketball long before anyone ever knew who CC was. The Iowa Coaching made them efficient, not your Chosen ONE. LMAO.
@@Biggdoom344 Wilson has always added to the WNBA bottom line. LMAO. No, cash Flow is not King because Tax write-offs for NBA owners of the WNBA teams is KING. LOL.
why continue to pretend that what she said is harmless?? she told the white girls that whatever goal they reach is only because of the color of their skin and she told the black girls that no matter how hard they try they will always be behind some mediocre white girl, I am Italian and I have no interest in your politics, but I felt dragged in being an ex-fan now. she implied that her fans are racist and that what she achieved is only due to privilege, well then why doesn't she give the roty back to angel who honestly did better and has many more fans than cc?? and maybe she should have refused the recognition of the time that should have gone to aja. anyway life goes on and angel has a new fan
Thinking Angel Reese has more fans than Caitlin Clark is comical. You literally can’t even find one tangible stat that corroborates this.
Hey haters Time knows who the real mvp is
Caitlin Clark, clearly.
We as Black Americans need to understand that when it comes to sports we don’t corner the market on all of the greatest players. Some of us literally think that there’s no way any White player can be as good or better than a Black players and that just dumb in my opinion and always have been. Calling CC22 the great White hope is the greatest example of this. No other races of people think like this we some of us certainly do and some of the WNBA really do to.
You never should apologize for being who God created you to be. No of us had a say in the matter of how we were born. Those who hate or are jealous of people for whatever reason really need to question God who made is all.