‘Make America White Again’: Stephen A. Smith Argues Caitlin Clark Discourse Highlights Racial ‘Divide’ in America

Smith Well that s ░░░░░░░░ way to look at ░░░░░░░░ and I think that ░░░░░░░░ an accurate way to ░░░░░░░░ at it And a ░░░░░░░░ way to look at ░░░░░░░░ and I applaud Janae ░░░░░░░░ saying what she said ░░░░░░░░ just think that when ░░░░░░░░ use the word racism ░░░░░░░░ s understand something here ░░░░░░░░ didn t just bring ░░░░░░░░ racism She brought up ░░░░░░░░ She brought up misogyny ░░░░░░░░ brought up you know ░░░░░░░░ She brought up all ░░░░░░░░ these different things And ░░░░░░░░ is that important Because ░░░░░░░░ society that we live ░░░░░░░░ of course xenophobia homophobia ░░░░░░░░ brought all of that ░░░░░░░░ Why is it important ░░░░░░░░ point that out Because ░░░░░░░░ has transpired yes Caitlin ░░░░░░░░ is the name of ░░░░░░░░ day to use but ░░░░░░░░ s a broader issue ░░░░░░░░ that can t be ░░░░░░░░ And that is this ░░░░░░░░ is a white young ░░░░░░░░ And she s been ░░░░░░░░ magnet in a way ░░░░░░░░ has benefited the league ░░░░░░░░ ways that others have ░░░░░░░░ even though their efforts ░░░░░░░░ been worthy and deserving ░░░░░░░░ being as celebrated if ░░░░░░░░ even more celebrated And ░░░░░░░░ s a reminder that ░░░░░░░░ matter how far we ░░░░░░░░ that we have advanced ░░░░░░░░ a society there s ░░░░░░░░ such a long way ░░░░░░░░ go because in the ░░░░░░░░ if you re white ░░░░░░░░ re bright You re ░░░░░░░░ And as a result ░░░░░░░░ shine comes your way ░░░░░░░░ the eyes of a ░░░░░░░░ of people in America ░░░░░░░░ s transition Very uncomfortable ░░░░░░░░ touch on but just ░░░░░░░░ correct You have somebody ░░░░░░░░ s a presidential candidate ░░░░░░░░ is his claim to ░░░░░░░░ Make America great again ░░░░░░░░ have people interpreted that ░░░░░░░░ me Make America white ░░░░░░░░ These are the things ░░░░░░░░ critics have said He ░░░░░░░░ his supporters spanning the ░░░░░░░░ of millions There are ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ tens of millions of ░░░░░░░░ supporters on their side ░░░░░░░░ has that led to ░░░░░░░░ divide It is not ░░░░░░░░ divide that is created ░░░░░░░░ is a divide that ░░░░░░░░ illuminated because it s ░░░░░░░░ and showing that it ░░░░░░░░ been in existence all ░░░░░░░░ It hasn t gone ░░░░░░░░ As we travel for ░░░░░░░░ NBA Finals and Janae ░░░░░░░░ here with yours truly ░░░░░░░░ Kendrick Perkins and Brian ░░░░░░░░ and stuff like that ░░░░░░░░ the city of Dallas ░░░░░░░░ re chilling this metropolis ░░░░░░░░ you know we re ░░░░░░░░ a good time Go ░░░░░░░░ some of the outskirts ░░░░░░░░ Texas go to some ░░░░░░░░ the outskirts of Florida ░░░░░░░░ to some of the ░░░░░░░░ of various places throughout ░░░░░░░░ country and you see ░░░░░░░░ that ain t trying ░░░░░░░░ heal all of that ░░░░░░░░ was the way that ░░░░░░░░ was and we ain ░░░░░░░░ trying to change it ░░░░░░░░ anybody We holding on ░░░░░░░░ this whatever that it ░░░░░░░░ be And as a ░░░░░░░░ of that we find ░░░░░░░░ on too many occasions ░░░░░░░░ the conflict that we ░░░░░░░░ had subsided that we ░░░░░░░░ had evaporated before our ░░░░░░░░ eyes And what we ░░░░░░░░ learned is it has ░░░░░░░░ It has not So ░░░░░░░░ Carrington spoke up I ░░░░░░░░ where she was coming ░░░░░░░░ I certainly don t ░░░░░░░░ Caitlin Clark accountable for ░░░░░░░░ But what Caitlin Clark ░░░░░░░░ to understand is that ░░░░░░░░ s not really you ░░░░░░░░ It s you the ░░░░░░░░ It s you the ░░░░░░░░ per se that is ░░░░░░░░ utilized to address a ░░░░░░░░ point If we could ░░░░░░░░ it everybody has done ░░░░░░░░ Dr Martin Luther King ░░░░░░░░ And others were trying ░░░░░░░░ make things happen in ░░░░░░░░ 50s in the 60s ░░░░░░░░ Parks was refusing to ░░░░░░░░ up seat up on ░░░░░░░░ bus Everybody knows That ░░░░░░░░ something that was orchestrated ░░░░░░░░ a bigger issue needed ░░░░░░░░ be addressed and they ░░░░░░░░ to find the right ░░░░░░░░ to address it And ░░░░░░░░ history we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ plethora of things transpire ░░░░░░░░ take place where an ░░░░░░░░ had the light shined ░░░░░░░░ them and it was ░░░░░░░░ and plotted and planned ░░░░░░░░ of a bigger message ░░░░░░░░ a bigger issue needed ░░░░░░░░ be addressed but the ░░░░░░░░ person needed to come ░░░░░░░░ to give us the ░░░░░░░░ to address it And ░░░░░░░░ might not have been ░░░░░░░░ their own volition but ░░░░░░░░ happens Caitlin Clark is ░░░░░░░░ wonderful basketball player who ░░░░░░░░ think is going to ░░░░░░░░ a star in this ░░░░░░░░ and she is box ░░░░░░░░ And she does generate ░░░░░░░░ and all of those ░░░░░░░░ are true but the ░░░░░░░░ that she is a ░░░░░░░░ white lady and the ░░░░░░░░ has gravitated to her ░░░░░░░░ way that they have ░░░░░░░░ a way they have ░░░░░░░░ for no one else ░░░░░░░░ the 28 year history ░░░░░░░░ the WNBA and Lord ░░░░░░░░ how long Team USA ░░░░░░░░ been into existence it ░░░░░░░░ just further evidence of ░░░░░░░░ times that we re ░░░░░░░░ in but most importantly ░░░░░░░░ times we ve been ░░░░░░░░ in and the progress ░░░░░░░░ purportedly has been made ░░░░░░░░ it has existed to ░░░░░░░░ degree doesn t negate ░░░░░░░░ fact that we can ░░░░░░░░ gloss over the reality ░░░░░░░░ what we re exposed ░░░░░░░░ every single day That ░░░░░░░░ what Janae has spoken ░░░░░░░░ that is what Carrington ░░░░░░░░ alluding to That is ░░░░░░░░ a plethora of people ░░░░░░░░ the WNBA and within ░░░░░░░░ world is alluding to ░░░░░░░░ Yo y all there ░░░░░░░░ still a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to be done because ░░░░░░░░ haven t changed nearly ░░░░░░░░ much as we would ░░░░░░░░ to believe, period.”