Veteran journalist Jemele Hill calls out male sportscasters for “petty” jabs at Caitlin Clark’s WNBA competitors, and explains Clark’s impact on the game.
“Petty.” “Jealous.” That’s what many male sportscasters are saying about the women competing against WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark. The former Iowa star is bringing a new level of attention to women’s basketball, but many men who ignored the league for years are now leading the coverage. So how is sexism and racism fueling the way they’re talking about Clark and the rest of the WNBA ?
On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by veteran sports journalist Jemele Hill to discuss the way the media treats Clark and the African American players who are competing with her. Hill is a contributing writer to The Atlantic, and wrote about the issue for them in the article, “The One Downside of Gender Equality in Sports.”Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts.
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