Russian Crime Story

 

In case you haven’t heard, Brittney Griner is in jail. In Russia. Why? Because of racism. And misogyny. And homophobia. In America.

Wait. What?

Yes, it’s true. She is simply an innocent victim and once again, America is the bad guy. In her mind (and in the tiny minds of her supporters, including the usual suspects – Democrats, Liberals, and the Mainstream media), if she were a straight, white, male, President Biden would have already ridden in on his white horse and saved her from the consequences of her own actions. (Although honestly, it’s near impossible to picture feeble, old Joe riding in to save anyone!)

One of WBNA coaches has already said that if it were LeBron James, he would already be home. So, maybe she believes that if you’re famous enough, you could still be African-American, and hate your own country, as long as you’re straight and male. Maybe Griner just checks too many boxes.

Or maybe. Just maybe. She broke the law in a foreign country and her fame and celebrity couldn’t save her.

No, that can’t be right. It’s America’s fault. She’s making a million dollars a season playing basketball in Russia, because here in the U.S. she only makes around 220K a year. Compared to me, she is very wealthy, but of course, compared to male NBA players, she considers herself to be vastly underpaid. So, she has no choice but to go make money in foreign countries. Misogyny in America, you know. Just ask Megan Rapinoe.

According to her and several other top professional female athletes, they deserve equal pay to their male counterparts. Anything less is just unfair and discriminatory. Of course, what they are really looking for is a socialist welfare handout. They just don’t like capitalism. Professional (and collegiate) men’s sports are highly profitable. Women’s sports are not. Sad, but true. And unfortunately for Griner and others, the WNBA does not make money. Actually, the league loses more than 10 million dollars every year! Does The WNBA Lose Money For The NBA? (sports-king.com) Therefore, salaries are considerable less than the average NBA salary. Now, if LeBron wants to share his 45 million a year salary with the WNBA, he can certainly do so, but don’t hold your breath.

(LeBron has already weighed in with his hefty political opinion. Anti-American, as always, but what do you expect from the richest victim in the country.)

Anyway, back to Griner. I have no doubt that her problems in Russia are exacerbated by her status as a professional American athlete. Putin is probably tickled to death to have her in custody, but make no mistake, he has no fear of America. Or of holding on to American prisoners. Not as long as we are represented by the weakest world leader in history.

Let me conclude with some final thoughts.

·         Let’s face it. No one likes to see our heroes fall. I hate to see any American citizen treated as a political pawn in this manner, and I hope that she is treated fairly in the court system over there. And yes, I hope that at some point, we get her out of there and back home. I also hope that our country doesn’t trade some arms dealer just to get back an ungrateful, spoiled, and entitled athlete who foolishly broke the law while in Russia.

·         And no, I don’t believe it was an accident or that someone planted the drugs on her. More likely, it was just carelessness. And lack of respect for the laws of other nations.

·         This is yet another example of Typical Liberal Hypocrisy – you refuse to stand for the American flag, but you expect the country to come rushing to your aid when you get in trouble in a foreign country. Do you think Griner will have a different level of appreciation for the U.S. when this is all over? Or will she resent us even more for not rescuing her immediately after she messed up so badly?

·         And finally, why do celebrities get to call the White House and beg the President for help when they get in trouble? Would the average citizen have any hopes of such access? Would you or I?