Racist controversy in the WNBA over A’Ja Wilson’s opinion on the privileges of white players
A video of A’Ja Wilson, the WNBA MVPtalking to Kelsey Plum about the alleged privileges of white players in the women’s NBA It has generated great controversy in the world of basketball.
A’ja Wilson vs. Breanna Stewart in the WNBA
A’Ja Wilson chats with her partner in the Las Vegas Aces on Paige Bueckersmedia star of the University of Connecticut in the NCAA.
Paige Bueckers
“We, as black women, Paige reminds me a lot of you. Like you’re saying, ‘It’s not really about me.’ She knows that. And she knows how her privilege has gotten her to that point,” Wilson told Plum in a video that has gone viral and has surpassed 20 million views on X (Twitter) alone.
Understand your privilege. It’s like what gets her to the top in a sense.
“And she’s also good at basketball, obviously. She understands her privilege. It’s like what takes her to the top in a sense. She reminds me a lot of you. And I mean, that’s a compliment,” insisted A’Ja Wilson, three-time MVP and two-time WNBA winner.
Many Internet users They interpreted this ambiguous compliment from A’Ja Wilson to Kelsey Plum as a disparagement of white players.
I think a lot of people might say it’s not about black and white, but for me it is.
A few months ago A’Ja Wilson also spoke about racial differences in the WNBA: “I think a lot of people can say that it’s not about black and white, but for me it is. It’s really because you can be great at that you are as a black woman, but maybe that’s something people don’t want to see.”
Sue Bird: “Caitlin Clark did not bring racism to the WNBA”
Sue Bird, one of the greatest basketball players in history, also spoke about racism in the WNBA on the podcast with her partner Megan Rapinoe.
The 13-time WNBA All-Star maintains that racism has always been part of the WNBA landscape and that the arrival of media star Caitlin Clark has nothing to do with that.
Caitlin Clark with the Indiana Fever in the WNBA
“Racism has been affecting the WNBA since long before this year. This is not something new. In that sense, I think Caitlin Clark is being used as a pawn. Caitlin did not bring racism to the WNBA,” said Sue Bird .
