It's combination of a number of things. It's not just that she's caucasian. It's she's somewhat pretty (for some folks), girls like Taurisi look like they got run over by the ugly truck. It's not that she's pretty and white, it's she's straight too. Oh yea, there's an undercurrent there to a league who is probably much more gay than you think. Sue Bird was pretty and white but didn't catch heat like this. But it's not that she's white, pretty, and straight, it's also that she hasn't won anything. This is the biggest point against her, I think. She hasn't won anything. If Jordan hadn't won that NC at UNC as a freshmen, when he was the 4th best player on the team (although had the highest ceiling and most likely just needed experience), can you imagine the backlash he would have gotten when he started to blow up Nike? Although most likely he doesn't get the Nike contract, still..... no skins on the wall and folks don't care that women's basketball is very vertical and top heavy. And lastly, she's white, pretty, straight, but no titles.... and she's got a nasty streak when she plays. She's animated when she plays? She stares, she talks shit, she whines to the officials, she gestiulates, she rolls her eyes, she's overly dramatic if things aren't going her way. So, it's she's young, white, pretty, straight, who acts entitled and whines to officlals on the court (off the court, she's is extraordinarily adept at dealing with the media) and has no championships to show for it. Yet, she's the one getting all the heat? She's the womens' basketball savior? She's the WNBA's next Jesus? So it's multifaceted..... but still extremely shallow.