Media & Representation
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A’ja Wilson Should Not Have to Be Cast as the Villain in Someone Else’s Popularity Story
Source context Bernice King criticized commentary suggesting A’ja Wilson was insecure about Caitlin Clark. There is a familiar sports-media shortcut in which two women cannot simply be excellent at the same time. One has to threaten the other, envy the other or become the obstacle in the other’s ascent. When a decorated Black athlete is…
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A’ja Wilson Should Not Have to Be Cast as the Villain in Someone Else’s Popularity Story
Source context Bernice King criticized commentary suggesting A’ja Wilson was insecure about Caitlin Clark. There is a familiar sports-media shortcut in which two women cannot simply be excellent at the same time. One has to threaten the other, envy the other or become the obstacle in the other’s ascent. When a decorated Black athlete is…