In Reply to: I don't know if I actually ended up saying this ... posted by blindness on April 15, 2026 at 18:17:32
"While it is clear that the UCLA team represents a diverse group of athletes, it is also important to acknowledge the realities of how team rosters are perceived from the outside. For observers who are not privy to the day-to-day internal workings of the program, the noticeable absence of darker-skinned Black women can unfortunately lead to difficult assumptions—including the speculation that racial bias or racism from the coaching staff might be a factor.
I sincerely hope that is not the case. However, given the social climate we live in, optics matter, and navigating this reality falls on the university. The goal for UCLA shouldn't be to overcompensate or to operate from a place of guilt, but rather to be mindful and intentional moving forward. It is up to the program to ensure that genuine care is being taken, providing quiet but clear reassurance through their actions and recruiting that true inclusivity is a priority, and that bias plays no role in who gets to take the floor"
Let's see how they overreact to that.