Caitlin Clark 'White Privilege' Comments Expose Double Standard With Angel Reese

Caitlin Clark is the most popular player in the WNBA. That's not up for debate. But arguably the second-most popular player is Angel Reese. 

Yet, there is a huge chasm in the way that the two must behave publicly. That became crystal clear when Clark received the Time "Athlete of the Year" award for 2024. 

It was a no-brainer decision, given the unbelievable impact that Clark had on the WNBA in just one season. 

She single-handedly turned the league into must-watch television for millions of Americans, something the league had never achieved before she got there. 

But the black women in the league, and the hardcore left-wing radicals in the media, asserted that Clark's popularity was solely because she's white. 

Caitlin Clark felt compelled to acknowledge her "white privilege" during an interview with <i>Time. </i>

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It had nothing to do with the fact that she's already the best female basketball shooter in history or that she set more than 60 records in her rookie season, they believed. 

No, it was something outside of her control, her race, that was driving public enthusiasm for the basketball star. 

To be clear, Clark's race plays a role in her popularity. But it's because she's a white player dominating a mostly black league. 

People, of all races, were drawn to Tiger Woods because he was a black man crushing the competition in the historically white PGA Tour. How come Tiger Woods didn't have to apologize for being black, even though that clearly aided his popularity? 

But the media and WNBA players hounded Clark the entire season, demanding that she apologize for being white. And part of the reason so many applauded Clark was her courage to not give in to