The columnist for USA Today who sparked outrage over her attacks towards WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark has a lengthy history of injecting her liberal views into sports.
The newspaper’s sports writer, Nancy Armour, took aim at the iconic Indiana Fever point guard for repeatedly “flopping” on the court, arguing it’s becoming “dangerous” for others, specifically Black players.
She argued the “racists” and “white nationalist faction to Clarks fandom” will see her as a “white woman in need of saving and take matters into their own hands,” citing harassment Black players have faced following various altercations with the basketball star.
“It shouldnt need reminding this country has an awful history of Black people being harmed, even killed, in the name of ‘defending’ [W]hite women,” Armour wrote Wednesday. “The WNBA’s All-Star Game this weekend is in Chicago, Emmett Till’s hometown, and a local art gallery is currently hosting an exhibit imagining his life if he hadn’t been lynched. While its incumbent on the WNBA to do more to protect its players, there also should be an expectation on Clark to recognize the wider consequences of her actions.”
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The writer linking Clark to Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who falsely accused 14-year-old Till of making unwanted advances that resulted in his brutal murder, sparked outrage among critics.
Armour walked back what she called an “inartful comparision,” insisting she neglected to provide enough context in her column â but doubled down on her argument.
“However, this point stands: There is a history in this country of perceived threats to [W]hite women being weaponized against African-Americans, and the danger that poses to Black players in the league,” Armour wrote in a statement posted on Instagram. “Players have been abused online and have reported receiving death threats. That has to be taken more seriously.”
“I sincerely regret that my lack of appropriate context is overshadowing that important conversation and the action that needs to be taken by the WNBA to address it directly â for the benefit of ALL players,” she added.
USA Today added an editor’s note to the column saying it was “updated to provide further context and clarity.”
Armour, who joined USA Today in 2014, has long fixated on fueling her sports columns with her far-left views.
On Thursday, after her latest attack on Clark, she slammed The Heritage Foundation, who she dubbed the “authors of Project 2025,” alleging “they’re coming for Title IX” based on a recently-released policy report that concluded the longstanding law that requires schools to provide equal opportunites for men and women has become a “powerful engine of feminist social engineering” that doesn’t address the inherent difference between both sexes.
“Our bodies, our self-confidence, our independence â theyre not going to stop until women have the same rights and opportunities they did before the 1970s. Which were almost none,” Armour claimed.
“Its easy to say the Heritage Foundations efforts will go nowhere… But Project 2025 has done too much damage already not to take the threat to Title IX
