WNBA Player Criticizes America Following Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action: “Our Country is Trash in So Many Ways”
WNBA player Natasha Cloud (Source: ESPN)
In response to the recent Supreme Court ruling deeming affirmative action programs at Harvard and UNC unconstitutional, Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud took to Twitter with her criticism of America.
Her sentiment, calling America “trash in so many ways” and arguing that the country continues to “oppress marginalized groups,” seems to fall into an unfortunate trap of misunderstanding the very essence of this court ruling.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard and UNC’s affirmative action programs were unconstitutional.
The recent ruling against them is rooted not in prejudice, but in upholding the principles of equal protection under the 14th Amendment.
The court decision strives to ensure that no student is discriminated against on the basis of race.
