Jemele Hill Incorrectly Accuses OutKick of 'Belittling Black Women' For Pointing Out Caitlin Clark Hypocrisy
Over in Bluesky Heaven, Jemele Hill uploaded a video to address the "bad faith actors" who "came after her" for deleting a tweet in which she claimed Caitlin Clark does not face the same type of online hate, harassment, and racism as the black women of the WNBA.
"On the latest episode of SPOLITICS, I address the trolls who tried to come for me over an old Caitlin Clark tweet that once again demonstrated they don’t care about Clark — they just care about belittling Black women," Hill says.
Who is belittling black women?
Upon review, Hill was referring to us.
She showed several shots of OutKick on the screen, including a recent episode of Dan Dakich's podcast, and an article by Dan Zaksheske from January 14. The article Hill references questions as to why she deleted her post about Clark shortly after police arrested a man accused of stalking the WNBA star.
Here was her post:
Here is her response video.
For background, the Marion County Prosecutor's office alleged the man in question sent Clark numerous threats and sexually explicit messages on social media before trying to physically contact her by traveling to Indianapolis. And Hill's post became a topic of conversation after the arrest because the post appeared to dismiss and downplay the threats Clark has received since entering the WNBA last spring.
To be clear, Hill isn't alone.
For months, the usual suspects in the media tried to convince fans to ignore online hate directed at Clark and focus only on the mean tweets directed at the black women.
In reality, Clark is by far the most scrutinized and targeted player in the WNBA. Of course she is. That comes with the territory of being the biggest star in a sport. However, the narrative remains that racist whites view