Spoiler alert: I am about to post today's final score. Stop here if you don't want to know yet. Rapinoe 2, France 1, Trump 0. Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. advance to the semifinals vs. England. France is eliminated. Donald Trump returns to cheating on his golf scores.
Is Megan Rapinoe a "distraction for the U.S. national team? Hmmm. In the last two games, Rapinoe has scored four goals. The only four goals scored by the team. So I have to hope that wonderful Megan Rapinoe keeps "distracting" the others right through to winning the World Cup.
Is it possible that a good soccer player can also be a jerk? There are 11 players on the field at a time. 10 follow the company line....1 does her own thing. Im sure the OTHER 10 are tired of hearing about it (distraction) by now. I know I am. Last point.... Jill Ellis, a Brit by birth, crosses her heart AND sings. Why Rapinoe thinks its OK for her play this stupid game can only mean one thing ... shes a good player and a jerk
Jozy doesn't "cross his heart". Is he a jerk? ********, he doesn't even mouth the words or look at the flag.
Yeh, her teammates look really disgusted with Rapinoe as she scores goal after goal. But I admit: she's a distraction for right-wing and/or homophobic fans.
By the way, the two times the camera flashed by Alex Morgan she was not singing the National Anthem. (Though she did have her hand over her heart.) I wondered if this was solidarity with Rapinoe. I'm not on Twitter; was there discussion there about Morgan seemingly not singing?
She could be not singing for the reason I do not sing anything ever. I have a voice that can curdle fresh milk. I am doing everyone within 15-20 feet a HUGE favor by not making any attempt at trying to carry a tune. It is possible there are worse singing voices in this world but they have to very few and far between.
Well, Timon, the President of the United States seems to care. And this is page #6 discussing this issue, with my comment about to become comment #137. So some people here seem to care. And I am one of them. I greatly respect Megan Rapinoe for kneeling during the National Anthem to support Colin Kaepernick, other African American athletes, and Black Lives Matter in their protests against police brutality and racism. And I greatly respect Rapinoe for the continuing statement she's making in refusing to sing the National Anthem.
Well, that's what it's about. literally. "WHEN I TAKE A KNEE, I AM FACING THE FALG WITH MY FULL BODY, STARING STRAIGHT INTO THE HEAR OF OUR CONTRY'S ULTIMATE SYMBOL OF FREEDOM - BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, JUST AS IT IS YOURS, TO ENSURE THAT FREEDOM IS AFFORDED TO EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY." - Pinoe
Thanks for posting this quote, which I'd never seen before. This is exactly the kind of patriotism we need. My admiration Megan Rapinoe grows and grows. Must be fun for all the right-wing and/or homophobic U.S. fans--as well as all those who wrote on this board that Rapinoe is washed up and shouldn't play--to watch her score goal after goal. Do they cheer? Do they boo? Do they walk out of the room?
I nearly miss thread after thread on the men's board about player's not putting their hand over their heart and/or singing.
Megan Rapinoe gladly accepts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's invite to Washington after World Cup https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...nvite-to-washington-after-world-cup/23759544/
I find it funny people really believe they have a pulse on how the team feels about certain behaviors, ideas, statements, etc. You think the players are fed up with Rapinoe's "distractions"? What is she doing, organizing pride marches in the training grounds? Giving Fidel Castro length speeches during team meetings? Passing the basket for Buttigieg campaign donations? Requiring everyone to write a paper on their five favorite gay historical figures? Hell, have any of you claiming "distractions" been on a team before? In reality, the amount of time they spend talking about the thing thought of being a distraction is roughly the same amount of time I wish to spend shopping with my wife. Most of their time spent in France will be spent BS-ing around with each other and managing all the free time. Either way, I'll bet the team dynamic is much different than people think and Rapinoe making a few statements to the media doesn't make any difference to them.
Nothing against you as you are defending a lot of Rapinoe's criticisms but I find it disturbing in the year 2019 we are zooming into these moments. These are some scary observations considering we are entering fascist territory for that it shouldn't matter if one chooses to sing or not to sing, just stand there. Are we punished for not singing now? What does it matter?
"We"? No, not really. Pinoe still has a position on the USWNT, and no one has colluded to prevent her from playing NWSL ball. The people opposing her haven't been able to affect her employment status.
It's rather ironic, however. She is basically saying that when it comes to equality, he USA should be doing SO much better. And that we won't be a truly great country until we treat people of all races and sexual orientations without prejudice. But here's the thing: When Donnie the Con Man came out with his ubiquitous slogan "Make America Great Again" he was basically saying that America WASN'T great. So, when Trumpanzees hear their messiah say that America isn't great, they cheer. But when Rapinoe says America isn't great, they call her "Ameriphobic".