Does Sophie Cunningham benefit from white privilege? Of course she does | Etan Thomas
by Etan Thomas from US news | The Guardian on (#77KJQ)
One of the player's WNBA rivals said the Fever guard is treated differently from her Black peers. There's plenty of evidence to back that statement up
White privilege. An accusation that triggers multitudes of white people in America as if you had insulted their mother. Mention racism, and people may debate you. Mention discrimination, and people may even listen. But say the words white privilege", and suddenly defenses go up, outrage erupts, and people start explaining why privilege couldn't possibly have anything to do with what everyone just witnessed with their own eyes.
Which brings us to DiJonai Carrington and Sophie Cunningham.
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