Sunny Hostin of “The View” implied that Caitlin Clark’s rise to fame is due to her race and looks.
Clark, known for her impressive NCAA career at Iowa and being the top pick in the WNBA Draft, has seen her popularity soar this year.
During Wednesday’s episode of the ABC talk show, Hostin discussed how certain privileges may have contributed to Clark’s increasing recognition.
“I do think that there is a thing called pretty privilege,” Hostin said. “There is a thing called White privilege. There is a thing called tall privilege, and we have to acknowledge that.
“And so part of it is about race because if you think about the Brittney Griners of the world, why did she have to go to play in Russia? Because they wouldn’t pay her,” she said of the WNBA.
‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ co-host Will Cain argues Sunny Hostin’s comments are racist and discusses a new private equity group’s move to invest in universities that plan to pay student-athletes:
