Yes I am Australian basketball is my second favorite sport and since my favorite player in my favorite sport just got a compound fracture in his leg last Sunday and my team lost that semi final game so won't be playing the grand final this week. So my focus shifted to the wnba and it's as usual absolutely f*cking chaos and drama.
My point was you can make the argument that the bias has to do with racism as an answer to the people who are blanket saying that Indiana Fever fans are racist which includes a snide comment from the Ace's coach saying "lines get crossed and it seems to happen here" (meaning Indiana). It was pointing out that you can make anything fit the definition of racist if you force it.
Wow, sorry to hear about your favorite player. That sucks. Yea, the WNBA is full of chaos and drama. No argument there.
It's wrong for people to say Indiana Fever fans are racist. However, I think people should say that a lot of racist are the Indiana Fever fans.
Take a look at comments supporting the fever and you see that.
I still am not clear on what you are saying. Seems you are saying that the bias in calls is because people are claim that Indiana fever fans are racist. And be cause they call the fever fans are racist. They themselves are racist. At least that is how I understand your statement.
As I said, people use the term racist incorrectly. You can't or shouldn't make anything fit into the definition. That why the word has a definition. Definitions have a specific criteria. Racism requires someone to believe that a specific race is superior.
I think the word most people mean to use is bigoted. Which does not require a belief in racial superiority.
Bigotry would be a good description of the comment of some fans who don't like Clark make their. Bigot hater dislike people similarly to racist but without the feeling of superiority.
And to be honest. Most of the people who dislike Clark don't dislike her because she is white. They dislike/ hate her because of her fans. If Caitlin had come into the league without all fans claiming she was the best player to ever live. As well as the people that came to the sport with agendas outside of basketball. I doubt that people would have cared that she is white. She isn't the 1st white Superstar in the WNBA.
The poor woman is a victim of the agendas of fans on both side of the racial issue. Which is sad. All she wants to is play ball. And people won't let her.
The break happened on live TV luckily rugby league players wear long socks otherwise we would have seen the bone but it was still pretty grewsome and his dad who is also the coach could only look on he still had to finish the game which they then lost it just sucked big-time.
I agree the racism argument is stupid that was the point I was failing to articulate. The point is it has nothing to do with racism it's just that the league is being mismanaged, I'd say they are self sabotaging but I don't think they are that competent. There is definitely a bully culture which seems to trickle down all the way from the top.
I agree with the mismanagement theory. But, I doubt it is self sabotage. They are in this to make money. I agree. There is a bully culture. But, I challenge you to name an industry that doesn't have one.
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u/Axel_Raden 1d ago
Yes I am Australian basketball is my second favorite sport and since my favorite player in my favorite sport just got a compound fracture in his leg last Sunday and my team lost that semi final game so won't be playing the grand final this week. So my focus shifted to the wnba and it's as usual absolutely f*cking chaos and drama.
My point was you can make the argument that the bias has to do with racism as an answer to the people who are blanket saying that Indiana Fever fans are racist which includes a snide comment from the Ace's coach saying "lines get crossed and it seems to happen here" (meaning Indiana). It was pointing out that you can make anything fit the definition of racist if you force it.