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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Arwa Mahdawi

Caitlin Clark’s name has been used to push bigotry – and she finally pushed back

A tall white woman wearing a white, yellow and green basketball jersey throws her very long arms into the air and grimaces, in a stadium filled with people.
‘On Thursday, Clark addressed the issue more directly when a writer from the Athletic asked her how she feels about her name being weaponized.’ Photograph: Doug McSchooler/AP

Caitlin Clark v ‘angry lesbians’

You don’t need to know anything about basketball to have heard of Caitlin Clark. She’s a record-breaking superstar who has helped take women’s basketball to new heights. Unfortunately, she’s also been shoved into a starring role in the culture wars. An awful lot of conservative men, who don’t ordinarily give a damn about women’s sports, have decided that she provides a very convenient excuse for them to be racist and misogynistic on main. Although, to be fair, they don’t normally need an excuse.

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