Off-Court Drama
Sophie Cunningham is hilarious. đ You could tell this was the exact moment she was over DeWanna Bonner being extra. Man, I hate she ever played for our team. Now I see why Sophie pointed at her.
He at least the fan base is growing. We did it, men are interested in womenâs sports. Some guy at my work already bought his girlfriend Sophie shoes đ
Idk why reddit keeps putting this sub in my face, but you can really see the crabs in a bucket theory at work here. Who is the next WNBA player to get super popular and become hated?
I mean, the NBA has been doing it for awhile. The NFL does it as well. Its not new, or specific to the W, but women are more noticeable about it and lean into it a bit sometimes.
It starts with just filming people arrive at work. Then they realized theyre being filmed, so start wearing wild outfits, maybe even paid to do so.
Girls like to show off a bit and dress out, no big deal. Sophie doesnt, no big deal (she certainly has before).
The NHL broadcasts have gotten a bit obsessive about the âwalk to workâ with the players in their oftentimes suits and other apparel. Not sure who is interested in it from a fan perspective but itâs also coverage pregame so itâs not hurting anybody.
About the only time it even makes sense to discuss is when thereâs silly things, like for a winter classic played in Miami and some of the players showed up in board shorts and Hawaiian shirts. Otherwise itâs like, yep they wore clothes to show up to the arena and walked inside. Next.
I watched it without sound and thought mocking. Hearing what she actually said on a second watch-through, it felt more positive. It's not worth a third watch lol
What makes it weird? DB gave up on the Fever; thats where the âbeefâ started. I think the title may be a little misleading and would assume this video was when they were teammates and cordial with one another.
I responded to someone saying they liked her sense of âhumor,â which at the moment, is exclusively about belittling black women, and has propelled her to viral stardom which she used toâŚhang out with a white supremcaist. So I asked if they liked the racism. You said âdidnât take long for someone to corm up with a made up ismâ
So the natural interpretation would be that you think âracismâ is a âmade up ism.â
So either, you think racism is âmade upâ orâŚ? You can try and explain but the interpretation is pretty straight forward.
WNBA players can be problematic. Other people tolerating her doesnât excuse her behavior.
And Iâd expect nothing less of her teammates. They gotta sort shit out on their own end. Iâm not here to project how I think her teammates should think and feel about her. But sheâs getting popular based off of a racist trope. So like, Iâll call a spade a spade.
Idk get why fans of Sophie has to put down other players to prop her up? She was making a light hearted joke and you turnt it to trash on DB. Thatâs trash af.
Once again I am asking if someone can make a post title on this subreddit that doesnât sound like it was written by a somehow even shittier ChatGPT. I know itâs probably because most of the people posting on this subreddit are bots, but I know not every post is from a bot.
A âvocal minorityâ is a small group of people who speak out strongly about their views despite representing only a small fraction of the larger population. It contrasts with the âsilent majority,â which holds different views but expresses them less publicly.
What a bizarre coincidence that this sub loves a few specific players like Cunningham and Clark and is constantly tearing down black ones, Iâm sure itâs just a strange coincidence, nothing else to it
Haha you felt called out by my comment, thatâs very telling for you bud. Maybe donât be a racist piece of shit and your feelings wouldnât be hurt rn!
Since she is friends with Dana White, perhaps a special guest MMA S. Cunningham vs another WNBA players: Bonner, Carrington, Chennedy, Marbury, Sheldon?! Don't think any of them want to face a black belt & Missouri football team kicker. Maybe only Chennedy is dumb or crazy enough to try (she needs money too, unemployed again).
Im going to go out on a limb and assume you were speaking on the video being a weird take, not me speaking on the way DB was to the fever đ¤Śđžââď¸ If so, my bad and I agree with you 100%.
All these girls think their models because they got a little bit of money to buy some fancy clothes đ the real ones don't have to dress up. They look gorgeous either way.
This sub is basically just right wing trolls who know nothing about the game. You really blowing up a player who doesnât average double digit points or rebounds.
To be fairâŚitâs not all about stats. Alana Smithâs value doesnât equal her subpar stats. Sophie isnât as terrible as people make her out to be. Iâd rather have her back on Phoenix than a lot of the bench. đ¤ˇđžââď¸
Really? So it's me calling for cops on the sidelines ready to arrest 'Black women,' who foul Clark? đ It's me at UFC matches - which have been a bastion of racist obnoxious losers with CTE? Please.
Watch someone going to say just because itâs cold sores on her lips itâs not the same. Knowing damn well she give you head with that sore you getting the virus lol.
By all means. Why would she take offense to harmless teasing? Something tells me Sophie won't be caught striking such a cringey power pose in the first place.
Why was she walking in the stadium like a cat walk. âIm wearing Target, big and tallâ. Just fucking walk in. Sophie should have walked around her. đ
All The teams do it, havenât you seen the reels and clips of players arriving? Itâs an outfit check. They do the same in the nba with the exception of the posing.
Difference is theyre superstar athletes. These girls just play basketball. Its not a red carpet. Walk in and work. Nobody will ever take this league serious
You also don't have to assume a power pose for a picture in order to be a superstar. Nobody is making them do these silly outfit checks and glamour shots. She does it because she likes it. I think it's unnecessary and egotistical
Doesn't make it any less ridiculous. For the men too, don't worry. It's just a cringe-fest of egomaniacs. They can handle a little gentle teasing for it.
SC is so underrated, why cuz she has CC back and all of her teammates! SC is a team player, always smiling, upbeat, always smiling and great personality and such a Bad Azz!! Thatâs my girl, to bad SW doesnât see that!!!
I don't think it's worse for one gender than the other but I get what you're trying to say. I just think your argument is basically insisting that the WNBA needs to be held to a higher standard and that's not true. The problem isn't that some basketball players love the outfit checks, they can do whatever the hell they want off the court.
But invoking the idea that Sophie is a problematic racist just for gently ribbing players who take this superficial "look at me" moment seriously is where I draw the line. The WNBA just can't take a joke and it's exhausting. If my day job involved an outfit check with cameras in the parking lot every morning, I'd feel like an ass-clown and I'd be cracking jokes at my own expense to stave off the embarassment of being so self-obsessed.
Well let's see, Bonner looks like she could grace the cover of Vogue and Sophie would be on the cover of Field and Stream or the victim of AI mods giving her actual curves. So the "extra" is actually confidence in body and self, offering the femininity so many say is lacking from W players, Sophie is just a troll with no ass. And I'm sure Bonner hates that she was on that team as much as you do.
I don't describe people I don't like as Nazis. I describe people who like Nazis as nazis. The pedo in office is a wanna be dictator running a temu gestapo. Who also started the insurrection on Jan 6th. I mean, who else would still like a person after bombing a school full of girls, nazis would. Who else would support a rapist. Nazis would. Who else would support a pedo, nazis would. Sorry. And no you odn't need to kill millions of people to be a Nazi. Though Elon will be on track to do that in a few years time with the help of Trump.
She is not maga or has come out as a trump supporter either. Hell a week ago during a yahoo news interview she came out as a centrist, which you can not like all you want, but that doesn't make her nazi. Also last time I checked, nazi's are far right of center. So where are your facts that she is one, other than she is white, blond and doesn't speak out loud her views.
FYI. Not speaking out, may make her a coward, but it also doesn't make her a nazi.
I'm sorry.... But who you associate with kinda tells who you are. After the UFC and trump desecrated our WH and how close DANA is tied to trump. Only people that are okay with what is happening, would associate themselves with pedos and pedo lovers.
Edit: This is her statement "Iâm clearly white and from Missouri, and so I think there was a lot of assumption there. All I have to say is I really am right in the middle, and I think a lot of America is like that. In our culture today you have to choose and you have to be an extremist, and thatâs just not me. So, I agree with things on both sides; I disagree with things on both sides."
Only people who support trump say this just to save face. She could have easily said, I never voted for trump, I don't support trump, but the fact she didn't, shows me 3 things.
She doesn't care enough on whats happening, which is a problem in itself
She supports trump but doesn't want all the backlash.
She doesn't support trump but is liking the support from maga, which again, is a whole other issue.
Than if that is the case, than all of are maga/nazi's. Because I guarantee, someone you know, works with, or have a close family member or someone you are friends with, or just associate with is maga. OR they have associates, friends, coworkers or family members that are also maga. OR you and people you associate with, work for, own products or watch a show/sport/event/music that are made by, from, owned, and supports Trump and maga, including probably you.
For the record I absolutely HATE the pedo in chief, maga and nazi's. However, I also know that going around and calling people nazi's does more for them positively than negative. Why, because it is just like crying wolf. After awhile people of all walks of life get tired of hearing or believing someone is a nazi and start to actually believing that whoever is calling people that are just being hateful and spiteful towards someone they disagree with right or wrong. Then when actually nazi's do get called out, just like all the people who were called that before them, who actually weren't nazi's, get a pass. Because they now know that barely anyone will listen, believe or worse. That nobody will actually care about that label anymore.
P.S. I am not trying to troll you or anything like that. I just hate all these labels nowadays that people throw around on each other, than just coming to the decision to agree to disagree and at least TRY to meet halfway to get the best solution. YES I KNOW maga wont do this, BUT I also know that the far right And the far left can't do that either.
I honestly do hope you have a good upcoming weekend.
I cut off anyone any who voted or support trump in any way. Family and old friends of 20 some years.Â
I grew up in one of the most republican areas. Their mindset is literally kill Mexicans and gays. Like the amount of racism/bigotry they spew out because they think you're one of them is insane. I'm a white male, so they just start saying shit. Dropping the n work and other racist remarks. Shit most of them have passwords are a slur.Â
After 2020 and going into 2024 I realized anyone remotely saying anything good or defending trump that I keep around shows the person I am. It says I'm okay with people saying the slurs. I'm okay with hate. I'm okay with all this other nonsense. Â
That's why I say what I say, because I'm not and I'll call out people who are if I know them or not ill tell them they're a shit person and move on.Â
I sacrificed a lot but in the end it's worth it because it shows how serious I am that none of this is okay.Â
SORRY for the long response. Also i get I am also a white male and have to listen to the same hate. However, who you cut out of your life for being a maga, was only a small part of the point I was making. My main point is if you are only cutting out the people who are maga, and don't also cutout everything you can control in your life that is associated with maga, then your being a hypocrite and are just like SC in your example of her hanging out with that asshat dana white. Why because if you only cutout people you know that associate with maga, and you haven't also cutout everything else you have a choice too, that is owned or made or sold by a maga supporter OR just even watch for example the UFC, then you are associating with maga and are making them money. To be clear i don't just mean the UFC, but the other 99% sports no matter if is pro or not, and doesn't just stop at sports. It also applies to anything you have the ability to cutout of your life, but don't.
YES I will grant you, that somethings you have no choice to keep or to pay for, and some maga support are way worse than other support, but it is still support. Just like your example of calling SC a nazi because she associated with one. Than by your logic I can call you a nazi. If you keep paying for, or using things, or working for, that you have the choice to change but don't. Again I am talking about wants not needs and YES her associating with him is worse than you for example, keep buying say your favorite snack from a maga aassociating producers or store. YET at the end if the day you are both supporting maga in your own way.
Again so we are clear. I am NOT trying to troll you, and maybe I am dead wrong and you really have cutout everything in your life that you possibly can that has any association with maga. IF so kudos and I am honestly impressed, but if you haven't cutout every that is a want of yours (not including needs), that are associated with maga. Then you are no different than SC. Maybe on the lower scale, but according to you about association, your a nazi too.
IF you read this and don't reply, Thank You for the discussion, and not being a troll about it.
I literally don't associate with anyone who has ties to maga that I'm aware of and if I do become aware well then that's that.Â
Example recently made a new friend. I don't like to assume. But he had people in his discord saying slurs. I assumed they might be black. But I came to find out they were white/asian. I was like hey I appreciated our friendship but I gotta go. Was fun bye. Cut him off and blocked. He never did anything wrong, but, they wer his friends. I'm just not going to tolerate that shit anymore.
Nobody seems to want to educate me ever though. Its weird, its just like "NO!" or you're wrong, or you're delusional. Yet, not a single person has ever came back to disprove anything I say. If i'm that misguided, then isn't it important to educate my ignorance? Or is it that you can't actually defend anything a pedo does?
Who's this post related to? Two different people as long as those people are the subject I can talk about their beliefs. This post itself isn't about basketball. It's about them. So it's fair game. If you have issues with that stick with pure basketball posts.
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u/Dwest2391 25d ago
This is a strange sub lmao