You know who didn't have a problem with Angel, Caitlin Clark. She defended her. Perhaps some of the issue is that some people (white, black, Asian, etc.) can talk trash and some people (white, black, Asian, etc.) can't take it. Sometimes those talking trash can dish it out but can't handle the return volley. (I know some politicians like this). There may be a very strong correlation between power and privilege and whether you can "take it" but I think there is a less straight forward correlation between ethnicity and taking it and giving it. I think trash talk reveals our hearts, in good ways and bad ways. I am not excited that there was trash talking, but that both Angel and Caitlin could dish and take and played a great game is what matters and should be celebrated.
My generation used to say, "if you can't take it, you better not dish it out." I think that still applies. And when we have mental health crisis over our performance, perhaps we should also evaluate how we have formed our estimation of ourselves because your emotions are blowing a horn that something ain't right. Trash talk fine, but we, and our competitors, are more than our performances. When we know that we are more than what we "do" we will be able to dish and take it.
You know who didn't have a problem with Angel, Caitlin Clark. She defended her. Perhaps some of the issue is that some people (white, black, Asian, etc.) can talk trash and some people (white, black, Asian, etc.) can't take it. Sometimes those talking trash can dish it out but can't handle the return volley. (I know some politicians like this). There may be a very strong correlation between power and privilege and whether you can "take it" but I think there is a less straight forward correlation between ethnicity and taking it and giving it. I think trash talk reveals our hearts, in good ways and bad ways. I am not excited that there was trash talking, but that both Angel and Caitlin could dish and take and played a great game is what matters and should be celebrated.
My generation used to say, "if you can't take it, you better not dish it out." I think that still applies. And when we have mental health crisis over our performance, perhaps we should also evaluate how we have formed our estimation of ourselves because your emotions are blowing a horn that something ain't right. Trash talk fine, but we, and our competitors, are more than our performances. When we know that we are more than what we "do" we will be able to dish and take it.