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How Angel Reese’s ‘Protected Species’ Incident Exposes a Double Standard About Respect in the WNBA
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Her confidence, celebrations, competitiveness and physical style of play have been repeatedly dissected in ways familiar to many Black women athletes.
For generations, Black women athletes have been expected to be strong enough to endure criticism but careful enough not to show anger.
Still, for Gray, Reese and other Black women in the league, accountability is not only about punishment.