WNBA star reignites war of words with Caitlin Clark and insists she must speak out in ‘culture war’: ‘We all have a platform, we all have a voice… silence is a luxury’
Connecticut Sun star Dijonai Carrington has tweeted Caitlin Clark after the Indiana Fever star appeared to brush off claims about the use of her name in an ongoing culture war.
When asked by reporters about the way people use her name in public discourse, Clark responded, “It’s not something I can control, so I don’t spend too much attention and time thinking about that stuff,” she said . ‘To be honest, I don’t see much of it.
“Like I said, basketball is my job. Everything on the outside, I have no control over that, so I’m not going to spend time thinking about that.
“People can talk about what they want to talk about, have conversations about whatever it is. But for me, I’m just there to play basketball.”
That seemed to be a problem with Carrington, who said on Twitter that players should shout out what they see.
DiJonnai Carrington (21) subtweeted Caitlin Clark (L) for her response to a question about the use of her name in an ongoing ‘culture war’ surrounding the WNBA in recent weeks
‘Day. That you don’t care that their name is used to justify racism, bigotry, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia and the intersectionality of them all is insane,” Carrington tweeted.
‘We all see the sh*t. We all have a stage. We all have a voice and they all carry weight. Silence is a luxury.’
In recent days, the discourse surrounding Clark — especially her lack of inclusion on the U.S. Olympic roster — has reached a high level of toxicity on the Internet.
It’s evolved from beyond a basketball conversation to a point where, as Andscape writer David Dennis Jr. in Around the Horn said, “people on the fringes who do exist, but who exist in real life – not just internet trolls; politicians, experts and the like – [are] Using Caitlin Clark as an avatar to lash out at the people they disrespect: especially the WNBA makeup, black women, et al.”
Controversial conservative pundit Jason Whitlock has blamed the “Black Gay Mafia” and “angry lesbians” for why Clark was not included in Team USA.
Another conservative pundit, Clay Travis, claimed that people are targeting Clark because she is a “white heterosexual woman in a black lesbian league.”
Even a Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, said Clark deserved a spot on the U.S. Olympic team roster.
Caitlin Clark insists the raging debate surrounding her every move in the WNBA is not a distraction
It is alleged that Clark was targeted by the WNBA because he was “straight and white.”
Carrington and Clark have a history behind them, despite the latter’s recent introduction to the competition.
A few days ago, Carrington was ridiculed for mocking what she considered a flop when Clark had a foul called her way.
Carrington is one of the best players on the Sun – who have the best record in the WNBA at 11-1.