They See You Now: Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese

Published: April 4, 2023, 4:23 a.m.

b'The 2023 women\'s NCAA championship game broke records for viewership, and racist reactions also broke the internet.\\xa0\\n\\nTwo phenomenal players--Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese--used the same "can\'t see me" gesture during basketball games in the series. One player garnered almost no attention, or simply positive attention, for the gesture, while the other was lambasted.\\xa0\\n\\nCan you guess the difference between the two?\\xa0\\n\\nCaitlin Clark is white and Angel "Bayou Barbie" Reese is Black.\\xa0\\n\\nIn this podcast I break it all down--why did this particular incident garner so much attention; what other racial double-standards have we seen; how should we move forward in a more racially aware way?\\xa0\\n\\nBe sure to subscribe/rate/review this podcast. And we can continue conversations like these on my Substack (JemarTisby.Substack.com).\\xa0\\nJemarTisby.com\\xa0\\nInstagram.com/JemarTisby\\n\\nNPR Explaner\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'