A Word: The WNBA’s Great White Hype

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🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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“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.” Guest: Veteran sports journalist Jemele Hill Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a word, a podcast from Slate.
0:03.4	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:04.8	W-M-A rookie sensation Caitlin Clark has brought a lot of attention to League,
0:09.2	but some of that includes male sportscasters who don't know much about the women's game.
0:13.4	Writer Jamel Hill says they need to learn fast or learn to keep quiet.
0:18.0	A lot of men who are in the sports space do not know how to credibly talk about women's sports and credibly talk about these
0:24.0	athletes without kind of making an ass of themselves. Whatever you think of me and how
0:28.7	they compete all you gotta do is apply to women and y'all will be all right.
0:31.3	Jamel Hill on the WMBBA's Caitlin Clark Effect coming up on a word with me Jason Johnson.
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