DiJonai Carrington ejected for flagrant-2 on Sophie Cunningham
its true that what sophie cunningham said unequivocally sucked. it’s also true that i had never heard of her before the past week or so. it’s become pathetically easy to rocket to relevance by being anti-trans. is there a way to acknowledge the harm while also depriving it oxygen? i don’t know.
paul johnson32I don't really think so. Social media is what it is. Denying oxygen is the best strategy and just seems impossible or at least deeply unrealistic
voids bunny 🏳️⚧️21But that's the grift. These mediocre losers know there's an entire career just waiting to begin by being anti-trans. The fascist media machine will give them relevance regardless. It's not the people pushing back who are the problem.
DFAntastic16Honestly, probably not in a case like hers. She’s been building up to this for *years.* She’s a streaky shooter w/ no other skills, known for being a dirty player & parlayed that into being a social media star along ppl who hate black women, especially gay ones. This was just the last push.
Kat Rohn14I think the less we can name them directly and the more we can fill the space with sustained and supportive comments from multiple sources that aren't just rebuttals, the harder it is for their stories to become the driving narrative. Unfortunately the current environment thrives on reactivity.
D.M. Schmeyer10There is not, unfortunately. The acknowledgement and the oxygen are unfortunately and inseparable linked.
Serendi Pity7great questions! I'm queer and when I was in activist circles I saw queerphobic comments every day - they were shared by activists, with critical comments or calls to action. It was one of the hardest times in my life as I felt attacked ALL THE TIME. I believe in uplifting and sharing trans voices.
vanoreo25in a sense, having people in your life who are "apolitical" for lack of a better word, is a good barometer because i dont think i've met anyone who knows who riley gaines is that is not already tuned into the """trans debate"""
Lucy Promise9i genuinely dont think there is. the most i think u should do for these people is to just tell them to fuck off dont elevate them for others to see, they want attention, dont give it
liz3i am curious about this too! a friend once yelled at my friend group for our nonstop “here’s another trans-hating headline” posts bc she was sick of being reminded how much strangers hate her, and it stuck with me real hard
DiJonai Carrington commits a hard foul on Sophie Cunningham who goes after Carrington and gets held back by Timpson, Carrington assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected - with several replays
Dave205DiJonai Carrington, WELCOME TO THE RESISTANCE
CJ Fogler155DiJonai's reaction to the flagrant two
Rav141DiJonai posted this to threads a short while ago
Midnight Oil104Oh God I've found the lead of every FoxNews show for the rest of the weekend -_-
J. MiLk58Also, Sophie took like 10 steps to get to that layup. Clear travel.
Wailele Sallas37Message sent. Message received. Old school basketball. You love to see it
Lupita Nihongo65Congress is really gonna pass a bill declaring the Indiana Fever a protected class fam 😩 Well, not the whole Indiana Fever, just the birthright ones
Rude Law Dog30talk shit get hit, idiot
cam10Was there live, getting her shit wrecked was her most exciting contribution to the game by a lot
CEO Johnny Cans10This transphobe is going to get her shit rocked by cis women every game, and it's clear from some of the racist outrage about it almost all of her defenders have never watched basketball before.b
KMJeezy7This is a flagrant because she came down on her head but she was going for the ball. Sophie push DiJonai in the neck and I hope Chicago asks for a review.
Jake6They're gonna be crying about this for a month minimum
😡moth😀5The goal in everyone's life should be to live your life in such a way that people don't want to rip your head off.
Rearfactory5Sophie ran into DiJonai’s elbow trying to escape, what an act of cowardism!
Jonesy5Players governing the game always works better.
Dutch Pendergrass4I got $5 on her fine
That’s clearly all ball play from Dijonai Carrington on Sophie Cunningham. Yall see a foul? I don’t
ducknrun35.bsky.social16Sophie gets what she gets, and she should like it. Thats what happens when you tether yourself to a 5th place college swimmer 🤷♂️
bingbongsad12If anything Sophie fouled DiJinai by biting her arm during a perfectly routine block.
Brett’s football club are champions of Europe, sort of*11Damn, she could have hurt that players arm by ramming her bigoted head into her. 20 game suspension.
michaeldoh.bsky.social715 yard horse collar, first down
Roaring Fork Dweller4She should be suspended for several games
msbukat.bsky.social4A stupid foul. Helps lose this game and the next one for her team.
The whole Sophie Cunningham "the media needs to focus on my basketball" thing is such a fucking joke because WHAT FUCKING BASKETBALL YOU'RE A BENCH PLAYER WHOSE A FLUKY 3 POINT SHOOTER WHO CAN'T PLAY DEFENSE ON A TEAM OF REAL SHOOTERS WHO CAN'T PLAY DEFENSE YOU EXIST Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
ICE must be destroyed 🏳️⚧️🏴68TO GIVE REAL WNBA PLAYERS A WATER BREAK. Your "virality" is entirely based on being a white girl who conservatives want to fuck who gets absolutely fucking rocked by Black women on the court because you get rocked by everyone because you can't fucking hoop. OF COURSE Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Loomin' Onion™7she's lucky if she racks up a triple single
All that talking, just to come back and put up 5 points, 4 rebounds and ZERO assists in two games combined 😭 45 minutes. 1 made basket. And a -28 in a 4-point win. Yes, please focus on basketball😭🗑️ #WNBA
Kev In Your Area 🖤🩷♦️🧡💜⚔️ 케빈10“Shut up and not dribble” is the truest statement I have seen said about her situation.
ShaB.Elisabeth🌹3She threw stones and now trying to hide behind let's just focus on basketball. Since that's what you're getting paid for, good idea Sophie. 🙄
Schwarziest (fuck Trump edition)10She's bad at ball, worse at life.
sydder8Listen, she saw the writing on the wall WAY (like wayyyyyy) before everyone else did and if you look at the choices she's been making, everything makes a lot more sense from the grifter POV
Black.Metronome 🇧🇧 🇧🇲5She'll be outta the W next year. She's barely an average player and she's done irreparable harm to the league and players.
the entity formerly known as landsnark/dsmilti...3what if.... HEAR ME OUT!!! WHAT IF this IS her concentrating on b'ball? #wnba
Chicago Sky has let me down in a lot of ways, but I have nothing but respect for DiJonai Carrington. she posted this on threads after the ejection.
Final thought on DiJonai Carrington: I truly hope the Sky and league are prepared for what’s coming. Folks are going to go after a queer black woman and it could get very out of hand.
Nata Edwards7I barely trust the men’s league to handle this right, and you want me to think the understaffed side of keystone cops will get this right?
Jon Becker5You'll forgive me if I have very little confidence in the league leadership to handle this well.
angela2maybe some of the sky STH increase is going to extra securi— lmao
Dijonai Carrington knocked down Sophie Cunningham on a hard foul. It was definitely a foul but Sophie reacted by going after Dijonai. Very emotional. Had to be held back. Got upgraded to a flagrant
