Because the daybreak of time, individuals have tried to take down cool, gifted, lovely ladies, and belief that in 2025, that development has sadly caught round. WNBA star Angel Reese is essentially the most sufferer of this, and whereas I assume nobody ought to be shocked, it’s fairly disappointing. The Chicago Sky’s rookie posted movies of her New 12 months’s Eve outfit and was instantly slammed by individuals on-line for exhibiting an excessive amount of pores and skin.
Stuff like that’s as predictable because the ending to a fairy story. That’s the unlucky half, nevertheless it’s additionally value speaking about the truth that she seemed extremely lovely. She wore a floor-length leopard print lace robe with a stomach-deep neckline that very a lot offers Jennifer Lopez in that Versace gown and a excessive leg slit. The gown clearly confirmed off her physique, and that was sufficient to ship a complete mob of offended feedback.
This morning, Reese appeared to have deactivated her Instagram in response to the negativity. A whole lot of the feedback had been shaming her for exhibiting off her physique, suggesting that she persist with taking part in basketball. That is apparent and boring misogyny, the concept that an expert athlete can’t additionally get pleasure from being attractive or getting dressed up for an evening out. Reese was a university scholar this time final yr, and clearly she has a life outdoors of her job, similar to everybody else. This notion is, after all, by no means complicated for male athletes, whose private lives and even precise scandals aren’t ever given a lot seriousness, so long as they’re GOATs on the court docket.
The excellent news is Reese has shooters. Her supporters are simply as loud as her haters.