USA Today writer invokes Emmett Till, says Caitlin Clark puts Black and queer players 'in danger' by flopping

Dan Dakich asks Rep Marlin Stutzman what the outcome will be if the WNBA continues to deny accountability for the mistreatment of Caitlin Clark.

USA Today columnist Nancy Armour wants Caitlin Clark to stop flopping and berating WNBA officials.

Plenty of people agree with that take, including OutKick's Dan Dakich.

Others would argue that Clark’s frustration is understandable, given the physical treatment she has received and the WNBA’s inconsistent officiating. Either way, Armour is well within her rights to criticize Clark’s behavior on the court.

Nancy Armour argues Caitlin Clark's flopping and berating WNBA officials puts Black and queer players in danger, even invoking Emmett Till in her column. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

But Armour’s latest column goes much further than that. Much, much further.

Armour argues that Clark’s reactions to missed calls put "Black" and "queer" WNBA players "in danger," essentially blaming Clark for alleged racist messages sent by people she doesn’t know and has publicly condemned.

No, this is not satire.

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But Armour didn’t stop at claiming Clark’s behavior puts Black and queer WNBA players in danger.

She invoked Emmett Till.

Yes, Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy who was abducted, tortured and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after a White woman accused him of making an advance toward her.

To reach that preposterous comparison, Armour recast Clark’s complaints about disputed foul calls as part of a much darker historical pattern: white women portraying Black people as threatening and placing them in danger.

That's the insane premise Armour asks readers to accept.

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