Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud made headlines last week when she referred to the United States as “trash.” This was her response to the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action.
“Our country is trash in so many ways and instead of using our resources to make it better we continue to oppress Marginalized groups that we have targeted since the beginning of times. Black/brown communities& LGBTQ+ man we are too powerful to still be attacking issues separate,” Cloud wrote on Twitter.
These comments didn’t sit well with former Celtics enter Enes Kanter Freedom. He shared his response to Cloud’s comments on Fox & Friends earlier this week.
“I am offering her or anyone, whenever their season is over, I will buy their ticket first-class. … I would like to take them to these some of those regimes out there like I said, again, China, Russia, Iran, Turkey, and other ones, and forget about calling them trash. These regimes, you know, you criticize them. You and your family members will be in jail and tortured to death,” he said.
“If you think America is so bad and so trash and so terrible, then leave. But before you leave, please have a phone conversation with your colleague, Brittney Griner. You know, she knows the best. She was the one that’s saying, ‘oh, yeah, this country, we have so many problems, we should not sing national anthem ever again and stuff.’ But then she realizes on the other side what could happen. So that’s why I am telling everyone, just have a conversation with people, experience what these regimes can do.”
On Wednesday night, Cloud responded to those comments from Freedom.
“I have respect for @EnesFreedom lived experience in his country. I would expect him to have the same respect for MY lived experience as a black gay woman in my country. You have no idea what it means to walk my journey or anyone else’s for that matter,” she tweeted.
I have respect for @EnesFreedom lived experience in his country. I would expect him to have the same respect for MY lived experience as a black gay woman in my country. You have no idea what it means to walk my journey or anyone else’s for that matter. https://t.co/YbPDodE4Al
— Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4) July 6, 2023
It doesn’t sound like Cloud was offended by Freedom’s comments. If anything, she appears willing to have a mature conversation about this subject.
We’ll see if Freedom issues another response to Cloud next time he’s on FOX’s programming.
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