They are making it clear: announce your support for Harris, get harassed.

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    Clark on her own personal account likes a post on Twitter.

    MAGA: Keep politics out of sports!

    Chief’s Kicker (Butker): Makes a misogynist and politically charged speech at a Christian college graduation.

    MAGA: Way to tell them like it is! Keep it up.

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      Total tangent here, but I have a lot of cognitive dissonance around Butker. I mean I call him Butt Kicker. He’s an amazing athlete but has gross political ideas and power.

      What’s dumber, I was upset to hear Brittany Mahomes passively endorsed Project 2025. I wasn’t terribly surprised that’s her stance, but seeing her confirm it and quickly backtrack with petty bullshit just. Ugh. Meanwhile, our other star players Kelce and Mahomes are keeping their mouths shut as Swift is taking heat. Idfk. Just a bunch of drama that makes me feel like I’m back in high school, but the stakes are much, much higher.

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    I know Elon Musk is, but are so many Republicans really this despicable? Or is it Russian bots trying to make it look like it?

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      That Hillary Clinton deplorables comment? Most truthful thing she’s ever said in her life.

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      Yes, they really are this despicable. Republicans who aren’t despicable are not welcome in the party. You’re either on the Trump train or you’re dead to them, the Trump cultists have fully taken over the GOP.

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    You could say that their only move is threats and Harris-ment

    I preemptively accept my downvotes for this terrible pun

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    I’m sorry, but let’s be realistic… if she came out in support of trump she would get a lot of negative responses also. We’re a pretty divided country.

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      True but I feel like it would be mostly civil criticism from the left rather than the threats you see on the right. Both negative feedback sure but not of the same intensity.

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    I generally feel bad for Caitlin Clark in the amount of complete bullshit this woman has had to endure this year.

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      Hey, she got me watching WNBA content and I don’t even watch the NBA. Mostly I just get intrigued by players people dislike for no reason, like Lamar Jackson in the NFL. Dude has won 2 MVPs and carries the Ravens offense but people just move the goal posts on him every year.

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    Maybe, just maybe, she was endorsing Taylor Swift’s statements regarding do your own research and make your own choice but please vote. Hard to be negative about that (unless of course your entire political party is a bunch of racist, sexist, xenophobic fascists lol).

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      Sadly, encouraging people to vote goes against the Republican platform, because a higher voter turnout would absolutely demolish them.

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      Seriously, this is just all the people that never watched women’s sports anyways lol

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    Unpopular opinion: She would also be harassed if she had endorsed Trump.

    EDIT: I’ll admit, I got curious about what kind of comments a celeb gets on social media after endorsing Trump. Some people have said that they deserve the harassment, which is at least honest. To be totally clear, I think that Trump is uniquely evil in the modern history of America. He is a grifter and I don’t see how anyone could support him or his policies. He is a racist, chauvinist, likely rapist, dangerous for our economy, physical safety, and basic rights.

    My only point is that maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to throw stones. Taking a political stand is risky for any celebrity, and we should be respectful of people when they do. Also, vote early.

    Well, you tell me: Is this harassment?

    She the first one they would throw off the wall #handmaidstale

    I can’t with you. Next tatoo of that big forehead, should be “Pendeja”!

    PLEASE DO NOT GET YOUR POLITICAL ADVICE FROM A WOMAN OF HER KIND!

    🤡🙃🤡🙃🤡

    Stay over there with “your people”!

    You’re White wash!

    FOR SURE SHE AINT BLACK

    SHUT UP, B****!

    No wonder Kanye dated you. 🤢🤮

    Joseline was right. #Disgusting.

    You are frugly.

    Says the girl who has a Black mom and white dad that only rides black 🍆 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ Did you let Trump eat you up?

    🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️

    🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

    Watching unedited videos of you, I’m wondering when did your face become so saggy??

    Straight up drag man.

    airhead

    By those fake big teeth

    You look like you have BV.

    😂😂😂😂This heaux done lost her small mind

    I mean I guess…he must hv really grabbed her by the 🐈!!!🤷🏽‍♀️😹😹

    You’re 40 years old. Lay off the filters and you only on this level cause you slept with a football size team of celebrities

    This is what happens when rappers get airheads off the pole and empower them.

    your not to bright are you?

    Burnt out shawty

    Source.

    Also, WOW, corporate social media is really a sad, angry garbage pile. Thank goodness for the fediverse.

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      Maxx Crosby from the Raiders recently posted a pic with Trump and I was disappointed, but moved on. I’m sure he caught some flack, but probably nowhere near as much as Clark has.

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    She can’t be bothered by the entire WNBA and ESPN constantly being negative to her, these fake fan bigots and morons aren’t going to do anything to her.

    However these people are still weird and deplorable.

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      Like it or not, elections are a popularity contest, and having Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark showing support for Harris is a good thing.

      Even if you don’t know who they are, they’re big names who will turn out voters.

      And if you think having a platform disqualifies you from weighing in on politics, then tell that to Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan lol.

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        I’m so disheartened that Hulk Hogan has been a douche this whole time. As a kid, he was a super energetic friendly dude. I’m sure he is friendly in person, but his beliefs don’t align with the persona that I had in mind.