OPINION: 'The message being sent is that confident Black women simply can’t boast their achievements without facing some level of humbling by sharing their spotlight with white women who lose,' writes MrErnestOwens
Reese a “classless piece of shit.” It should be noted that it was Clark, not Reese, who previously garnered a reputation for making the same “You Can’t See Me” hand gesture—that was never a hot button issue until her fellow Black opponent did it.
By suggesting that both teams should be invited, it appears as though the first lady is trying to form a sort of peace treaty amongst the two players. But the losing player Clark, who is white, sharing the spotlight with the winning Reese isn’t the sort of compromise that is fair and just. For starters, it reinforces a racial double standard that Black players can’t be great without the insertion of their white peers.
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